Le Cafe Du Marche

We recently dined at Café du Marche for our office Christmas party last week. We had a group of 13, so it was a larger table to accommodate. I cannot speak highly enough of the service we received - the staff were attentive, friendly, and skilled at serving our group, despite us being a bit rowdy. Our meals were delivered to the correct person without any confusion, which was impressive. Our glasses were always full, and any requests we had were promptly taken care of. The food was delicious, and we all had a fantastic time. I highly recommend this restaurant for its great food, ambiance, and service. We will definitely be returning. Thank you, Café du Marche, for a wonderful evening.

We had an amazing experience at this restaurant last night. The atmosphere was fantastic, the food was great, and the staff was lovely. What more could you ask for? The pianist was the icing on the cake. We will definitely be returning.

I have been wanting to dine at Le Cafe du Marche for years. It has been around for a long time. We arrived at 12 noon and by 1pm it was full, mainly with business people. The set menu has recently increased in price, but it is still good value. We were immediately served with wonderful French bread and butter. My wife had a crab tartlette for starters and loved it, while I had a superb game terrine. We shared the cote du boeuf which came with good fries and a salad. We enjoyed plenty of drinks, including a decent pinot noir red called Enfant Rascalle. There was no room for dessert, but we had a very enjoyable and relaxed couple of hours. The total cost came to about £100 per person. The only downside was the somewhat unfriendly service from one lady, but overall it was a solid 5-star experience. We will definitely go back one day, and hopefully not wait another 35 years to do so.

This spot is great for a meal with friends or a romantic night out. It's tucked away in a lovely corner of Clerkenwell in one of those rare old buildings full of charm and character. Service is lovely and the kitchen is very accommodating of dietary requirements (and any last minute affogato requests!

I have not been to this atmospheric restaurant for at least 20 years and i was quite pleased to see that little had changed regarding the decor and furniture. The menu is short but the dishes offered had a gallic appeal. My host and I opted for the 2-course menu at £39.95 both starting with Soupe de Poisson which was a deep, rich red bowl of real Marseille style flavour accompanied by croutons, aoili and some grated cheese. The soup arrived hot and quickly. So far so good. Then, surprisingly, service fell of the fabled cliff and our Cote de Boeuf for 2) with sauce bearnaise £19 supplement) arrived after about an hour of waiting without any meaningful explanation. Disappointingly the meat was rather cold and quite tough which considering it was premium priced was not acceptable. This was accompanied by a satisfactory bottle of the red Cuvee Garrigue from Languedoc £29.95). I much enjoyed the company but the service and beef quality should be so much better. Interestingly, as I was leaving another table was complaining vociferously about very tough Roast Partridge breast so perhaps there is an ongoing kitchen problem that needs attention before reputations are further dented?