Raymond Blanc 

Bistrot Bruno Loubet opens at the Zetter Hotel

22 February 2010:




Bruno Loubet, one of Raymond Blanc's protégés,  has returned to London after eight years living and working in Brisbane, Australia. Bistrot Bruno Loubet will open on 22 February 2010 at The Zetter in Clerkenwell, London. The menus will showcase Loubet’s distinctive modern bistrot food, and will feature some of the hallmark style of his previous influential London establishments, Bistrot Bruno and L’Odéon.

Bistrot Bruno Loubet will be an 85-seat restaurant, with small lounge area, that will be open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menus will showcase Loubet’s distinctive cooking technique of modern bistrot food, and will feature the hallmark style of his previous influential London establishments – including Bistrot Bruno and L’Odéon.  $0$0Commenting on the new partnership, Mark Sainsbury, co-owner of The Zetter hotel, stated: “We are thrilled that Bruno is joining The Zetter. The Clerkenwell area is increasingly becoming a vibrant destination for restaurants, bars and hotels, and Bistrot Bruno Loubet will be a fabulous addition to the scene.”





TYPICAL DISHES

Onion and cider soup, upside-down Emmenthal soufflé

Mauricette snails and meatballs, royale de champignons
Hare royale, onion raviolo, pumpkin and dried mandarin purée
Beef daube Provençale with mousseline potatoes
Rice pudding pannacotta and marmalade
Brioche, crème fraîche and rhubarb tart

PRICES

Starters from £6.50-£8.50; main courses £13.50-£18; desserts £5-£6.50
Sharing three course menu (whole table) – lunch £17.50, dinner £22.50 per person

THE ZETTER HOTEL

The 59-room hotel was opened in March 2004 by partners Mark Sainsbury and Michael Benyan (who also collaborated on Moro restaurant in Clerkenwell). A converted Victorian warehouse, the site was previously a football pools company of the same name. Eco-conscious hoteliers, they have used energy-saving and eco-friendly materials where possible, including water pumped from the hotel’s own 1500-foot bore-hole beneath the building to both support the air-conditioning system and supply the restaurant’s bottled spring water. Visit the hotel website for more details – www.thezetter.com

MISCELLANEOUS
Reservations: 020-7324 4455    
Website: www.bistrotbrunoloubet.com
St John’s Square, 86-88 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5RJ
Restaurant Manager: Edgard Helle

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