GALVIN'S BISTROT DE LUXE, LONDON

The name is strange but if it's familiar you've probably heard of the more expensive Galvin at Windows at the top of the Hilton Hotel. Here's a set lunch of top quality at a reasonable price, the original restaurant. Just walk south from Baker Street stati

The ladies has floor to ceiling doors. BeeKind hand gel and lotion.

Set menu of three course. Amuse gueule to start of tiny cheese bite. Yummy.

The table has white cloth and napkins, choice of wall banquettes or chairs, a flower in a small silver vase, a gourd for decoration.

The wine was wonderful. We had a chianti.

YES, great food.

My starter was Ok, rather tasteless egg with very salty cod cake - and not much of the vegetable - I expected a really tasty seaweed. The bread was nothing special, rather too crisp with huge holes, but I liked the butter presented on slate.

But I was too busy sipping the wonderful wine to be bothered about my starter. I was soon onto a wonderful main course of chicken in the tastiest sauce.

The best dessert from the set menu, quince, tasted like pear, fresh, with sprinkles and very tasty.

Creme caramel with figs from the main menu.

Coffee comes with spherical chocolate containing liquid raspberry.

I've heard they hope to get a Michelin star. They deserved it for the main course and dessert. the coffee cups were colourful. What else do they need to do? I've turned the cup as it should be with the name visible to the diner, the handle on the right and the spoon across the top so it is not knocked off when you lift the cup. it was presented at an angle. But for food alone, it's nine out of ten.