Best Contemporary French Restaurants in Oakwood

Generally an enjoyable meal but a bizarre wait for our drinks as the waiter who solicitously took our order when asked where they were said”he was not allowed to go to the bar”!

Excellent food, excellent service and with a50% off special offer was just tremendous value. Salmon rillete was lovely and chicken paillard very tasty.

Overall a very enjoyable experience however the service was somewhat disjointed, we waited an unacceptable amount of time after one glass of champagne had been poured before my guest received theirs. The atmosphere is lovely and we appreciated the pianist in the background. The traditional afternoon tea food was well presented and tasty. We loved the savoury selection.

CORE is exceptional. We've been fortunate enough to have been to a significant number of Michelin 3 stars. We both agreed this is a top 5. It's hard to add anything meaningful to the prior positive reviews. I'll add a couple of items I haven't seen much in the reviews. First, my wife is a vegetarian and CORE accommodated that beautifully. Second, the price of CORE, is very fair, particularly when compared with other 3 stars. We both had the classic menu, drank a nice bottle of Malbec, had two cocktails and some cognac. The bill was less than $1,000 US. While that is still a lot of money for a meal, it's probably the least we've paid at the 20 plus 3 stars we have now been to. Finally, we were impressed that the founder was very visible and friendly to patrons throughout the evening. That's something we are increasingly seeing less of in 3 star restaurants. It was nice to be greeted by her as we walked by the kitchen. It seems ridiculous to give a review and not talk about the food at all. It is exceptional and I have no insights that other reviewers have not already provided. This is a 3 star restaurant in every respect.

Excellent atmospheric brasserie right in the heart of London, the set price menu seems to be good value, I had an excellent and very tasty, large, piping hot mushroom soup and a chicken main course, that was perfectly seasoned and extremely tasty. Efficient friendly service; I will certainly come again soon.