{"id":376,"date":"2008-10-20T21:29:01","date_gmt":"2008-10-20T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/chez-georges-restaurant-a-new-addition-to-camden\/"},"modified":"2008-10-20T21:29:01","modified_gmt":"2008-10-20T21:29:01","slug":"chez-georges-restaurant-a-new-addition-to-camden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/chez-georges-restaurant-a-new-addition-to-camden\/","title":{"rendered":"Chez Georges Restaurant – A new addition to Camden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chez Georges – A new addition to Camden<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacklyn Swiecicki reports.<\/em><\/p>\n

Camden is fast becoming one of those distinctive areas where locals seem to know each other and visitors enjoy being a part of a closed-off community that is much unlike central London. Despite the unique punk crowd that surfaces around Camden market on the weekend, Camden is also an impressive place to visit and grab a bite to eat during the week. Lots of little restaurants and pubs are cropping up, or re-establishing business to keep Camden full of famished clientele all week long.<\/p>\n

A new addition to Camden\u2019s streets is French restaurant and cafe, Chez Georges. Quite hidden away on Delancey Street, it could easily be mistaken for one of Camden\u2019s many late-night kebab shops. However, despite the entrance being difficult to locate, it is downstairs where all the dining and entertaining takes place.<\/p>\n

Chez Georges has a real snug and homely atmosphere. This is definitely reflective in the menu which indulges in all of your autumn and winter cravings. On offer, a rich starter of Carpaccio of smoked duck with a roquet and parmesan salad. Winter-warming main dishes like grilled ribs of red deer venison, pearl onions and mushrooms; or perhaps you might prefer the pan fried fillets of Dover sole with hot butter and lemon, green asparagus and basil tomato concass\u00e9es. All of these dishes sound like food for the soul, real substantial grub that hits the spot \u2013 despite its fancy French translation.<\/p>\n

My favourite part of dinner was definitely the desert \u2013 Rumbaba. A moist sponge ball drenched in rum and served at room temperature. Although having the appearance of being sickly sweet, this dessert was so lush and not at all overpowering. Truly memorable.<\/p>\n

In order to get a good idea of what Chez Georges has on offer, owners Fatima Taylan and Simon Onana, who also heads the kitchen, have cleverly created set menus for autumn\/winter 2008. For a 2-course lunch, you can sample any dishes for just \u00a39.50. Or if you would like to visit Chez Georges as an evening treat, a 3-course meal, plus a welcome drink will set you back \u00a329.50. This is an amazing way to sample some French cuisine at a more than reasonable price point, considering that French fare is notoriously pricey.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chez Georges has a magical air of newness about it. You can see Fatima and Simon working the room, getting to know their customers and perhaps enticing them to become regulars. Staff are extremely friendly and happy to have a chat \u2013 very characteristic of Camden. It will be wonderful to see Chez Georges grow into itself, and I think it is a truly valuable addition to Camden. Chez Georges is a small business with a personality, and it could just become your special new local \u2013 votre favori!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chez Georges<\/p>\n

9A Delancey Street<\/p>\n

NW1 7NL<\/p>\n

02073888595<\/em><\/p>\n

Jacklyn Swiecicki <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chez Georges – A new addition to Camden Jacklyn Swiecicki reports. Camden is fast becoming one of those distinctive areas where locals seem to know each other and visitors enjoy being a part of a closed-off community that is much unlike central London. Despite the unique punk crowd that surfaces around Camden market on the read more …<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}