L'Absinthe
French Restaurant in Primrose Hill
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Opening Times
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30 Open 18:00 - Closes 22:30 |
Wednesday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30 Open 18:00 - Closes 22:30 |
Thursday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30 Open 18:00 - Closes 22:30 |
Friday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30 Open 18:00 - Closes 22:30 |
Saturday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 16:00 Open 18:00 - Closes 22:30 |
Sunday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 16:00 Open 18:00 - Closes 21:30 |
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All In London Review
An unassumingly retro menu and fantastic value for money
We start with the salade Lyonnaise, but don’t be fooled by the term “salade”, for this is a bowl filled with smoky bacon lardons, crispy croutons and a poached egg, with the curly lettuce leaves drizzled in mustardy dressing the least important element. The French onion soup is another filling option, with heaps of sweet onion topped with a hunk of bread covered in melted cheese. Clearly this is the food that winter was made for.
The confit of duck has meat so soft you could hold a drumstick up and it would fall off, and it’s coated in crispy, flavoursome skin, paired with tasty savoy cabbage and baby onions. The beef Bourguignon has the piercing aroma of thyme, tender beef, carrots and a large portion of mashed potato on the side to soak up the fragrant stew.
For dessert, there’s a rich chocolate mousse flavoured with coffee, and apple tarte tatin with ice cream, the latter could be a little warmer, but it’s a tiny point in an otherwise great meal.
About two years ago the owner bought the premises next door and opened Spirit of L’Absinthe, a café and deli selling quiches, croque monsieurs and Toulouse sausages, food that is several notches above average sandwich shop fare and that has saved me from many lunchtime hunger pangs. With the demise of Trojka a few weeks ago Primrose Hill lost one of its few affordable, quality eateries, so thank heavens for L’Absinthe, with its unassumingly retro menu and fantastic value for money.
Reviewed by Leila
Published on Nov 26, 2012
In The News
Summer menu now available daily at L’Absinthe
25% off every Monday throughout June
Christmas at L'Absinthe
Christmas menu now available
Come and celebrate with L’Absinthe on their fifth birthday
Special celebratory menu of restaurant's most popular dishes
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