Le Mercury

140a Upper Street, London, N1 1QY

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Le Mercury is a French restaurant that is located near the Almeida Theatre and attracts many playgoers as well as locals. Catering for private parties of up to 120 guests is available upon request.

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  • FRIENDLY FRENCH RESTAURANT

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    My friend and i ended up on Upper Street last night and as I always do when I'm in Angel, started browsing menus for food. I've been to most eateries in Angel so we decided to try something new.We passed Le Mercury and decided to go in due to its cheap menuStarters £3.95 and Mains £6.95 which is incredibly reasonable for the area.i must admit, I was a bit scepticle at first- it was either going to be hit or miss. It also appeared to be rather busy and I wasnt sure we'd get a table.However, like others have mentioned in previous reviews its not just an intimate restaurant crammed full of tables on the ground floor-theres 3 floors of crammed intimate restaurant space!!!!!, it just goes up and up and up rickety wooden stairs.and yes, very dim candle lit, romantic and even though you're squished in we didnt notice or were aware of others sat around us. No idiots shouting or mis behaving. Infact the crowd was totally mixed- from 18 - 80.The service staff were lovely and cracked jokes continuously, especially when I ashamedly asked for ketchup for my steak and chips [!!!!!]We ordered a bottle of wine priced a couple of quid above the house and it was delightful.food was not outstanding but very pleasant for the price and just the right amount so that you can actually eat both starter and main.They also gave us enough time to rest inbetween courses and we ended up spending 3 hours in there.I'd definitely go back- love the rustic and authenticity of the place.

    By - 07/08/2008 Report this review


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    Romantic, fantastic food, great staff and CHEAP.

    By - 06/01/2008 Report this review


  • Tasty food in candlelit settings with tasty prices

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    In short: Le Mercury never fails to please me. In long: I seem to recall thinking on first impressions that this was a busy, and popular little venue. Emphasis on the little - the dining room looked crammed. You might not think its too romantic being dead close to the next table but once you sit down and realise you're going to have a tough choice deciding what to have you realise its actually a bonus - you get to have a good old nosy at what your neighbour is eating. However, from experience I can now say that its usually a nice enough bunch of people in there. We've never experienced any braying idiots sat right next to us (ah, unless I was the braying idiot and drowned everyone else out) so I don't think anyone could complain about it being a bit of tight squeeze.On that note, I used to think it was all on the ground floor, but its actually a three-floor beast of building. The separate rooms and their decoration really remind me of restaurants I've been to in France and add so much charm to the place, along with the cosy candlelight.The food. Seems ludicriously cheap for what you get. And there's plenty of different options for the three courses. I've tried most of the starters except the mussels. I cannot abide mussels but the liquid/sauce they are in is DEVINE. Apparently the mussels are pretty good too and the mollusc eaters amongst my friends always order them. I mop up the juices when they're not looking. Other starters have been generally pretty good though I'm not keen on that "chicken sandwich filler" (as Idoru puts it so well!) but then I've always prefered salad cream to mayo. Yes, I know, I'm a barbarian.As for the mains - there's plenty of hearty meat dinners on offer: big lumps of lamb, roasted chicken, steaks. I'm sure there's some delicious veggie options, but I think I get selective vision when reading menus having grown up in a "I'm not paying for bl**dy vegetables in a restaurant" sort of family.If you do want some vegetables with your meal then these come on the side, but if you have pigged all the bread and had a substantial starter then I wouldn't go overboard - each one shares easily between two.I always look forward to a visit to Le Mercury, it always delivers good value, good service, and above all good food. *********************************PS I also like it cos I had my first date with my soon-to-be husband here (don't worry, I'm not going to make a habit of adding soppy footnotes - this is my one and ONLY time, promise!)

    By - 12/07/2007 Report this review


  • Little Gem

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    Le Mercury is a quaint little place on Upper Street serving French and Meditteranean food. Despite being in competiton with so many other restaurants it still manages to hold it's own. The food is good and cooked very well and there is always a lovely range of dishes. The menu consists of 7 or 8 choices of starter and about 10 mains which cater to most palates and tastes. The desserts are good - nice lemon tart.The wine list delivers and the specials change daily.This place has a nice romantic feel - good for a quiet intimate dinner, with the only lighting coming from the candles on the table. The staff are lovely and patient.Just make sure you book as it is quite small and fills up in the evening very quickly. You can see why, as the prices are so good, I wonder how they do it.

    By - 12/07/2007 Report this review


  • Small Prices.. Small Perfect Portions...

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    The only light in the room is from the long candles in the empty wine bottles, but it's enough… they're really bright candles. I notice this because I'm the first to arrive and the rest of the group doesn't for half an hour.. For once in my life I'm early. I take the liberty of ordering a 14 pound bottle of Cote du Rhone, (which was very quaffable) and studied the menu. Starters for 3.95 and mains for 6.95 (Sunday special of roasts and halibut 7.50-11.95)! Desert for 4.95… I think I'm going to do 3 courses! I spot the team coming up the road and yell from the third story window, to the amusement of the 20 strong table behind me. The ground floor is crammed with small tables and the second the same, the third was just us(12) and the 20. I find out the princess of the dinner party only booked at 3pm that day. So, keep it in mind if you're a group roaming round Angel on a Sunday! There was plenty of room, and attention from the wait staff though she was a little long in taking our orders The food was lovely, small portions and French inspired… nouveau cuisine. Although the Parisian princess was quick to point out it wasn't real French food… She munched her way though an Italian mushroom risotto, which was quite tasty. (But I always find risotto too heavy and rich when out. No room for dessert!) She did concede my chicken livers were very French indeed, with croutons in a potato and leek reduction.. And they were good. Just 3 livers which was perfect (an entrée). The boys at the table clamoured for my bowl, so they could sop up the creamy remains with bread. I ended up having 2 entrees, for the second I had the crayfish. It was a little disappointing though morinsh and fresh. There seemed to be a big dollop of thousand island dressing(?) in the middle. The question was raised as to the difference between a crayfish and a prawn due to these particular specimens size similarity…. but what were we expecting for 3.95!! The best entrée had to be the goats cheese salad. Though the specials smoked chicken with proper French mayonnaise and romaine lettuce was pretty good. It was like sandwich filler from a lunch bar, but the best version you could imagine.! For me the highlight had to be the roast rhubarb for dessert… Amazing with sweet basil ice cream and a caramelised sugar reduction… I didn't bother with anybody else's, because I didn't want to share!

    By - 07/03/2007 Report this review


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    Small restaurant, serving French food. Food was gret, service was fine, recommended.

    By - 03/01/2007 Report this review


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