Saint Jacques Restaurant is a classic French bistro at 5 St James’s Street. Restaurateur and sommelier Richard Weiss brings a relaxed sense of hospitality to the elegant dining room, where breakfast, lunch and dinner combine traditional recipes with modern seasonal ideas and produce sourced from Britain and France.
Starters change with the market and can include fish soup with rouille, Bourguignon snails, smoked salmon with horseradish, seared Cornish scallops and a twice baked cheese soufflé. Roast bone marrow, seasonal asparagus and carefully composed salads show the kitchen moving comfortably between rustic bistro cooking and more delicate presentation.
The signature hand cut steak tartare is prepared at the table and served with chips and salad. Main courses might include wild sea bass with leeks and Noilly Prat sauce, ox cheek Bourguignon with mashed potato, lamb with Anna potatoes or veal kidney with Meaux mustard and Calvados. Grilled steak and poussin add enduring brasserie favourites.
Seasonal desserts range from fine apple tart and chocolate fondant to fruit, ice cream and French cheese. The carefully chosen wine list reflects the restaurant’s strong sommelier identity, while the set menu, breakfast selection and oak panelled private dining room make the restaurant suitable for occasions from a discreet morning meeting to a long celebratory dinner.
Address: 5 St James’s Street, St James’s, London SW1A 1EF, United Kingdom
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