Bistrot Bruno Loubet

I ordered the pork crackling appetizer, the French onion soup, and the beetroot ravioli.
I was a little disappointed with the crackling, which I had never had before (I think the word refers to a different food in the states) and which seemed a bit bland to me.
The soup was good for the cold and rainy night, but it wasn’t exactly what I wanted. The broth was undeniably rich but maybe a little less seasoned than I would have preferred.
I held high hopes for the ravioli. Unfortunately it was completely un memorable. I may go back for their breakfast service but I think I’ll pass on future dinners.

Great breakfast place. Visit a couple of times a week. Haven’t tried other meals.

Decent food if you’re a fab of this sort of thing, and excellent service, but the special dish I ordered felt like a weak seafood Thai curry that was missing the rice!
Luckily the starter and wine made up for it :)

I really like breakfast here, and dinner too, but «brunch» at Bistrot Bruno Loubet kinda blows. The selection includes very little one would actually want at the weekend between 11:00 and 14:00 and their inexplicable refusal to do the vegetarian full English during this time is a downright shame.
Modern Pantry next door is a much better brunch bet.

This place occupies a strange niche. By the standards of a «hotel restaurant», it’s undeniably good. But if we’re comparing to real, big-​boy French restaurant, it’s kind of an underwhelming experience.
I had the opportunity to eat here several times during a long stay at the Zetter; twice for breakfast, once for dinner, and one room service situation. The breakfasts were decent, but totally forgettable. The dinner was… adequate. I had quail, served atop a strange concoction of greens and beans. The poultry was perfectly cooked (but bland), and the greens/​beans had an odd texture, and were also underseasoned. Overall, the dish was unremarkable — which is fine for a hotel restaurant, but not what you want from 20£/plate dining.
The room service was room service, nothing more. It’s kind of unbelievable that this tiny hotel has a 24-​hour in-​room dining (I hope that the fellow in the kitchen finds ways to keep himself busy!), but it’s also really amusing to see bangers and mash on the menu for a French restaurant. I suppose they know their market.
All in all, Bistrot Bruno Loubet is a very good hotel restaurant, but I wouldn’t make a special trip to eat there.

Wow, was I disappointed by this place. The really bad kind of disappointment, too. Like when your gelato place runs out of your favourite flavour. Or when your dad backs over your bicycle with his car (sad to say, this happened to me more than once as a child).
Anyway, the disappointing factor here really boils down to the food. The service, atmosphere, everything else is really quite nice. We started with the sardines and French onion soup. Just back from Copenhagen, we’ve kinda been on a herring kick. Sad to say, it was half as good as any of the herring dishes we had in Copenhagen.
My French onion soup bordered on major fail. It was unappetizingly sweet. The server told me it’s because the kitchen caramelizes the onions before assembling the soup. Well, yeah, I’m pretty sure most every French onion soup recipe calls to caramelize the onions before adding the wine, stock, etc, but maybe it was the type of onion used that made it so sweet. The emmental cheese soufflé (their twist on the gruyère croûton served with FOS traditionally) was decent. The whole dish was underseasoned.
The mains split ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. My stone bass with lime potatoes was superb. The only recompense of the evening for sure. My dining companion’s rabbit was well overcooked, deeming it nearly inedible. The breading was mushy, and the accompanying sauce with it was off-​putting as well. He only ate a few bites. In their defense, the waitstaff enquired about his food. He told them it wasn’t very good, but neither of us was in the mood to make a big deal of it. However, they still removed it from the bill and apologized profusely.
Loubet has been on my ‘to-​try’ list nearly the entire time that we’ve lived in London. And I can truly say this is one of the bigger disappointments I’ve experienced on the London dining scene. I can’t say I’ll give this place a second chance. It’s kind of like having my bicycle run over by my dad’s car all over again.

I met a coworker here for dinner and we were both very impressed. The staff was friendly and attentive, the place was comfortable and the ambiance was very nice. I had the Olive oil slow cooked lamb shank, sweet lemon purée, moussaka and the Mash potatoes with garlic confit and herbs. Wow, very good. I enjoyed every bite. We also had a reasonably priced, but very good, bottle of wine with dinner. If you are looking for an upscale dinner with quality food at what I believe to be a reasonable price, check it out.
I would give this 4.5 stars if I could. I reserve a 5 star rating for a life changing experience. This was good, I just can’t go all the way to a 5.
Would I eat here again? YES
Would I recommend to a friend? YES
Was it a good value for the money? YES

«Ho hum.» That’s the expression my dad uses when he is somewhere really posh and it just doesn’t impress him. Actually, that’s the sound I get out of him when I don’t impress him — I suppose as the youngest daughter I could be considered expensive and therefore posh. Bistrot Bruno Loubet is «ho hum.»
Let me start by saying, I ate a seafood sausage. Yep. The mind boggles. My mind often boggles, so maybe that isn’t a good representation. The best way to describe the menu is limited. If you’re a fussy eater you’ll be lucky to find anything that takes your fancy. This is also the case if you are vegetarian. The dishes they create however are fabulous, a little traditional in a quirky way, but delicious.
The however staff are pompous and not friendly, which does spoil the meal. I don’t dress like a suit, you’ll often find me a DMs and a dress. This I find can mean that I’m not always treated the same. What a shame. Bistrot Bruno Loubet, get your head out your arse and you could be a solid four star venue. Sort it out.

We decided to try the Zetter for a business lunch following some intense morning meetings. Thinking this French restaurant would be more Croque Monsieur as opposed to cassoluet: we were wrong on both accounts. Including the food and the tude.
Upon walking into the less than ¼ full restaurant and asking for a table. We were told by our server that we were «lucky» there was a cancellation. What an odd thing to say seeing as the restaurant is barely full. Anyhow, this would not be the last time we’d exchange glances at each other due to the service, but we were nonplussed as we were promptly seated, served a carafe of water and some delicious homemade bread that we ripped into. The menu is extremely fancy and definitely geared at those who are looking to linger over several courses and bottles of wine. However, all our dishes were beautiful: the presentation was stunning with a taste to match.
All of us loved our meals, but would recommend you seek Bistrot Bruno Loubet for dinner as opposed for a quick lunch — especially seeing as we didn’t walk out the door until 2 hours later. But as they say, c’est la vie!

Oh la la, très fantaisie! (Ok, so I think I may have just said something about my imagination… or insulted your first born.) To translate: we’re about eleventy billion miles away from a Holiday Inn Express hotel breakfast buffet here at Bistrot Bruno Loubet!
Perched comfortably beside the Zetter’s lobby, this smart and sleek dining establishment is anything but conventional with a menu that would drop even the foodiest of jaws. For example, my dining partner partook in poached eggs on pea pancake with crisp pancetta. Bistrot Bruno should win a bonus star on alliteration alone, agreed?
Get your fix of traditional faves like a full veggie, or dabble in the Asian and North African inspired cuisine. I was a bit put off by the price of the breakfast bar at £12.50, but when I calculated in the fresh juices, hot drinks and unlimited morningtime goodness on offer, I was converted. Top that with stellar lunch and dinner offerings and I reckon you’ll soon find BBL filled with more locals than travelers.
I must admit, a good hotel restaurant is about as tough to pull off as IM sarcasm — but when it’s done this well, it’s an instant win. Along that line, I won’t be recommending this place to anyone.

I went to the zetter restaurant with a couple of friends visiting from Italy. What I wanted to do was not only dispel the myth that food in London is low quality, but also show them that the «modern european» restaurants here craft menus that may be very creative and surprising for someone used to the very good but also very traditional restaurant scene in Milan. The Zetter is a nice restaurant with a very warm ambience: although in theory it’s the restaurant of the overlying hotel, they market it as a «restaurant with rooms», to stress the fact that it’s got a dignity of its own. Our experience was in fact interesting, and relatively rewarding given that I booked through toptable and had a 50% discount on the food. The 30 pounds per person we ended up paying were very good value, but I think that the 45 pounds we would have paid without discount would have been too expensive. The service was in fact somewhat slow (it took us 2h15 to get through the meal, and I felt we waited too much when we had to order or when our dishes were empty), and one of the waiters had a somewhat annoying attitude to joke and tease us (that might please someone, but I tend to find it inappropriate). The food was OK, I had pappardelle with rabbit ragu that were well cooked and pretty tasty, but soaked in a very soggy sauce and buried under a thick layer of parsley that tended to overcome all other flavours. My main was guinea fowl wrapped in parma ham and I was indeed surprised by how plentiful and well cooked it was. My friends had prawns with pork belly, crab salad and angust steak, all very tasty and indeed refreshing for someone not used to this kind of cuisine. The crème brûlée we had as a dessert was good but not unforgettable. So, overall, a good experience, I’m giving three stars because of the slow/​annoying service and of the somewhat flawed pasta. On a ⁰⁄₁₀ scale this would be a 7, though.