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to eat near Westminster"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Places to eat near St James Park"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Matthew Ryle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurant Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London restaurant guide"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurants"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Maison François, St James' Park"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JNSqztTmUK0/X8Pi40ptb4I/AAAAAAAANK0/CVtBvk8kKNc5siLXJpyNayOx2sQCBJvvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00035.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1365\" data-original-width\u003d\"2048\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JNSqztTmUK0/X8Pi40ptb4I/AAAAAAAANK0/CVtBvk8kKNc5siLXJpyNayOx2sQCBJvvwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00035.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eMaison François, nestled in between St James Park and Piccadilly, is a beautiful French all-day brasserie headed up by Matthew Ryle. Given they opened in the midst of a global pandemic, which has wreaked havoc on the hospitality industry, I’d say it was an incredibly bold move - and one that’s paid off.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"docs-internal-guid-3867b49f-7fff-e98b-67a2-614afaa1bf99\" style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe dined on the night that the second lockdown was announced - and given the news, you’d expect the staff to be a little gloomy as once again they’re plunged into the unknown, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. We arrived and greeted by the friendliest front of house, and we’d arrived purposely early to head downstairs for some cocktails at Franks.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFranks set the tone for the rest of the evening and is well worth visiting ahead of your meal; it’s a beautiful, modern chilled out space with fantastic cocktails where you can easily spent a few hours.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime and time again, cocktails are served too sweet - but not here. Simone, who was on hand to suggest only the best cocktails, is a genius - we tried several, which were all fabulous, but the vodka orange is a fantastic take on a common cocktail. And if you’d like something that packs a bit more of a punch, then opt for the Frank’s Cup Lorrain.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ELVqRQ1wJs/X8PjBh9iyLI/AAAAAAAANK4/V9ZJX5ErBuckZ1rWD65F8O1ErOiFXp3-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00020.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1365\" data-original-width\u003d\"2048\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ELVqRQ1wJs/X8PjBh9iyLI/AAAAAAAANK4/V9ZJX5ErBuckZ1rWD65F8O1ErOiFXp3-gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00020.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eOnce we headed upstairs, to the charming restaurant were seated moments from the kitchen. The waitress - much like everyone else there - was friendly and incredibly informative when it came to choosing from the menu.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eWe ordered purely off recommendation, opting to start with:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cli dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" role\u003d\"presentation\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eRadishes, cervelle de canut \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e(£5)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" role\u003d\"presentation\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOx tongue brochette, sauce gribiche \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e(£6.50)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" role\u003d\"presentation\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eFennel à la grecque, crème fraîche, dijon, dill, pistachio \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e(£7)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eEach small plate was delicious, combining incredible flavours and maintaining that beautiful French cooking I adore, oozing flavour and I savoured every bite. The fennel was my standout though - truly mastering taking something simple and creating something beautiful.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eFor our mains, we decided to go for something different. Time and time again, I opt for whatever cut of beef they have on the menu but when we saw the \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ecôte de porc, sauce moutarde\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e (£33) we couldn’t resist ordering, and of course paired with pommes anna with truffle (£5). It was incredible - it’s often I forget how pork can be such an incredible dish if done well, and this was certainly done well with ladles of sauce moutarde all over. And the pommes anna...wow. Seemingly at Maison François, they do not skip on the truffle flavour with it coming through incredibly well.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ePaired with this, the sommelier recommended the \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDomaine le Roc des Anges, 'Segna de Cor' 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e at c.£60 - which was light, fresh with silky tannins. I could not recommend this wine more - it was beautiful.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eDespite being rather content with the fantastic food we’d had, we couldn’t avoid the brilliant dessert trolley which had everything your sweet tooth could desire, with incredible fresh pastry courtesy of Head Pastry Chef, Jérémy Prakhin. We opted for an apple tarte tatin and hazelnut choux pastry. Incredible.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Gz0JlP2gnk/X8PjQxVuznI/AAAAAAAANLA/dkQG3uuStmUxKAqXRhDk4F13dJKlla0IgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00015.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1365\" data-original-width\u003d\"2048\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Gz0JlP2gnk/X8PjQxVuznI/AAAAAAAANLA/dkQG3uuStmUxKAqXRhDk4F13dJKlla0IgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/Steven%2BJoyce-JOS2020057D00015.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eOverall, I cannot recommend this place enough - the food is delicious and flavoursome, the setting perfect and the service impeccable - all wrapped up with VERY reasonable pricing.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; 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text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ehttps://www.maisonfrancois.london/home/\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e34 Duke Street,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSt. James’s,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon SW1Y 6DF\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; 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