Newburg

I ended up ruling out hotel restaurants, and booked at a restaurant found through the Squaremeal link proposed earlier in this thread. Thanks to all for taking the time to help me! Newburg

Thanks for all the good recommendations! Final planning has now placed the dinner on a Sunday however, where most of the proposed restaurants are closed... I’d be grateful to hear if any of you would have proposals for suitable restaurants, open on a Sunday. Thanks again!

I'm arranging an informal business dinner in London for 12-14 persons, and hope that some Gulleteers more familiar with the London restaurant scene than me might have some suggetions for suitable restaurants. Price range: up to GBP 50-60 for the food, plus drinks. Kitchen: British or European Ambience: relaxed, traditional as opposed to modern, not too crowded or noisy. Thanks in advance!

Café de la Paix at Intercontinental le Grand Hotel on Place de l'Opera is open all day, and only a short walk from Galleries Lafayette. It has a beautiful brasserie interior, but is more expensive than most brasseries. The food, while well prepared, is traditional rather than adventurous.

We dined at l'Angle du Faubourg on a weekday in June this year, and had the Menu Dégustation at 70 Euro: Velouté de petit pois á la menthe fraîche Risotto crémeux "de bouche á oreille" Daurade á la plancha, legumes confits aux citrons Foie gras de canard poêlé au banyuls Fromage affiné Croustillant au chocolat "Caraque" Sorbet aux fruits du moment. Total cost for two persons was 229 Euro, including aperitifs and a bottle of standard champagne. I shouldn't comment on the quality as such of the dishes, as I don't have much basis for comparison, but we liked the food very much and felt that it was a fine experience. Duration of the meal was 3 ½ hours, which to us felt right with adequate spacing between dishes. The physical ambience of the room was fine, and we liked the contemporary decor, the warm colours, and the plushness. On the other hand we had the feeling that this is a place where you speak softly and don't draw attention to yourself. The service was OK as such, but quite remote and impersonal, and one of our waiters seemed somewhat inexperienced. Upon booking, we had mentioned that we were celebrating a 50 years birthday, in order to increase the chances of securing the table. We definitely didn't want any fuss about the birthday, but were on the other hand mildly surprised that they didn't congratulate us. Some people are impossible to please. On a side note, a couple of days earlier we had sampled Alain Passard's temporary Végétable restaurant at the Printemps department store. This was a unique chance to enjoy some of his dishes, and a great culinary experience. A big thanks to eGullet for passing on the information about this opportunity!

In the Marais, check out Le Relais Saint Paul, 33 rue Francois Miron. We had a very nice dinner there in June - 3 menus of 19, 25 and 32 Euro. Cosy place, seems to be favoured by locals, attentive and friendly service, delicious food. http://www.lerelaissaintpaul.com Edited to add this PS: During the same stay, we also had dinner at l'Angle du Faubourg, which was suggested earlier in this thread. We found the restaurant very comfortable and the food good, but felt that the service and the atmosphere was too impersonal. Or perhaps it was just that we didn't connect with the place on that particular evening.

"Also, if there's a Michelin 1-star that is open for Monday dinner that she'd enjoy, I'd love to hear about it." Taillevent's/Vrinat's 1-star restaurant l'Angle du Faubourg is open on Mondays. I'm heading there in June, based on extensive studies of this forum... http://www.taillevent.com/english/angle/angle.html