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Despite the fact that myself (Mrs West4urants) and a girlfriend went to Le Pain Quotidien, Mr West4urants cannot help himself and starts this blog post for me....
Belgian baker Alain Coumont opened the first Le Pain Quotidien - 'the daily bread' - in Brussels in 1990. Philippe Le Roux, the brother-in-law of a friend of ours, brought the concept to the UK in 2005. There are more than 20 LPQs here now, nearly all in London. The Chiswick restaurant opened in 2012 on the High Road where Balans used to be. Although chiswickw4.com reported at the beginning of last year that the site was up for sale, it seems to have survived.
And so here I am having lunch with special girlfriend number 3. I should say, that the ranking of my girlfriends is only in order in which they appear in this blog, not in order of specialness. That would be both impossible and inappropriate. However, in true 'girls who meet up' form we were chatting so much I forgot to take photos. Instead you have a picture of the lunch of the very kind girl sitting next to us (an avocado and lentil salad, I believe). Apologies.
Le Pain feels a little bit as if it's past its best. The shelves of bread felt a little sparse and the wood interior a tad faded. Our lunch was good but not particuarly outstanding. We both spoilt ourselves with the detox salad (quinoa tabouleh, raw vegetables, avocado and organic rapeseed oil) and a green tea - it was a Monday after all. To give credit, Le Pain is clearly moving with the times - that Instagram favourite, avocado on toast, is available for breakfast and a cashew cheese tartine was on the lunchtime specials. What's more, Le Pain has a huge terrace which will please the sun worshippers amongst you.
Food (for 1): £9.95
Drink: £3.00
Total: £15.00
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