Le Gavroche is a restaurant on 43 Upper Brook Street in Mayfair (London England). It was opened in 1967 by Michel and Albert Roux although the original premises were on Sloane Street until 1981.
The restaurant offers classical French food, although some dishes come with something of a modern twist. The most famous dishes are Soufflé Suissesse (cheese soufflé baked on double cream); Le Caneton Gavroche (whole poached duck in a light consommé serve...
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Le Gavroche is a restaurant on 43 Upper Brook Street in Mayfair (London England). It was opened in 1967 by Michel and Albert Roux although the original premises were on Sloane Street until 1981.
The restaurant offers classical French food, although some dishes come with something of a modern twist. The most famous dishes are Soufflé Suissesse (cheese soufflé baked on double cream); Le Caneton Gavroche (whole poached duck in a light consommé served with three sauces for two); and Omelette Rothschild.
Albert's son Michel Roux Jr is the current head chef having taken over the kitchen in 1991. Under his stewardship Le Gavroche has been consistently placed in Restaurant's Top 50.
In 1982 it became the first restaurant in the UK to be awarded three Michelin stars although it was demoted to two stars in 1993. Regarding the loss of the third star Michel Roux Jr said: "Certainly I would love three stars. I believe in the system and the recognition would be wonderful. But I am not cooking that...
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