If I could give half-ratings this would be a 3.5, but one of our waiting staff really made our evening at the end, so I've rounded up to a 4.
We booked Coq D'Argent as a special 5th anniversary treat, and wanted to go somewhere...special to celebrate.
Firstly, the entrance is kind of hard to find if you're not using something like Google Maps, there are these tiny lifts that have 'Coq D'Argent' on them in red lighting above each, but they're hidden behind a corner. Nothing that a bit of googling couldn't help though!
We got the lift up and were greeted by the front of house staff, who congratulated us on our anniversary, and then proceeded to shove us into a corner table, surrounded by a wall, a COVID plastic barrier, and an air ventilation grate. Not very romantic or celebratory, is it?
When a waiter asked for our drinks order, we instead asked to move outside onto a terrace table, which is where we had originally booked for, so I'm not sure why we got shoved into a corner inside the main restaurant. He didn't seem best pleased to move us, which didn't make sense because they'd be taking our money wherever we sat. Not very impressed so far.
We ordered a bottle of red to go with our lamb and duck mains, and this really improved our experience - the food was delicious, melt in the mouth, so the quality of the food and the culinary team definitely made us feel better about our choice to dine here. The sommelier was attentive with our order and consistently topped our glasses so we didn't have to.
As we paid up, a second waitress asked us how or meal was and what we were celebrating and organised a sharing dessert platter for us which was really sweet of her.
If you are looking to save up and go to celebrate for something special, I would not say that Coq D'Argent was above and beyond other restaurants of the same calibre. However, the food was excellent and you would have a nice meal here.More