Wow, what a restaurant. This is my first review but not my first experience of a michelin star restaurant and i have to say it was one of my favourite meals ever. The pumpkin soup, rabbit and King Louis desert coupled with a great Merlot was fantastic. The service was impecable and even the breads were brillant. Lovely location, will be going back very soon. Forgot to say £58 per head with the Merlot and coffees, great price. Thank you!

First off - Gauthier doesn't really strike you as a michelin star restaurant. It seems like a lovely quiet town house decorated in an upper class dining manner. You ring a doorbell to a very discrete entrance door which is immediately opened by staff ready to take your coats and escort you to your table.

All the staff and service was highly commendable, all the waiters being very helpful, informative, and pleasantly nice. The menu is simple yet in depth and offers a very nice range of dishes for customers to choose from.

Now, this being my first Michelin star restaurant visit, I cannot really compare the food with other restaurants of similar quality. I will however make some points that definitely defined the highlights and lowlights of my meal.

I ordered a 5 course meal. Crab salad, lobster tagliatelle, halibut, grouse and a mango salad dessert. The crab salad with clam jelly was delightful BUT the shredded crab had 4 bits of hard shell in it which was something I was very disappointed with to say the least - at a michelin star restaurant. The lobster dish was also very plain and despite the broth having a very pleasant and aromatic hue, I found it did lack the extra dimension that I expected from a michelin star dish. The halibut on the other hand was delightful. It was cooked to perfection, and the green pea puree was heavenly. The grouse was also splendid, although I did find the leg was a tad bit too pink and rare for my liking. the Mango Salad dessert was everything I expected. And despite the portions being fairly small, you could hardly argue with the price which was just over 50 pounds for a 5 dish meal.

I have to say, I did leave the restaurant not completely satisfied. In terms of a meal out, it was superb. But an inquisitive and mind blowing meal? Definitely not.

I would Recommended Gauthier for people looking to get into fine dining, and get a taste of what it has to offer.

Lovely little french gem in the heart of Soho. I knew nothing about Soho Gauthier before going. Its hidden in a townhouse on Romilly street - you need to ring the bell to be let in (which is a little strange). We ate on the first floor and the food was very good. The service was excellent. all you would expect from a good french restaurant.