 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Sixty years of staying power; Eating Out: London's oldest French restaurant has been in business so long, even de Gaulle dined there in 1942.(Review)
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The Evening Standard (London, England)
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October 23, 2002| Author:
Maschler, Fay
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Byline: FAY MASCHLER
MON PLAISIR is 60 years old this year. The owners describe it as London's oldest French restaurant and I can't think of a reason or any other establishment that would entirely refute that claim.
L'Escargot (originally L'Escargot Bienvenu) in Greek Street is probably older, but the cooking offered there these days is what tends to be described as modern British.
Longevity in itself is not necessarily a virtue; it is the fact tha...
