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A spread of dishes on white dish ware on a black marble table surrounded by a brown leather booth.
7.9

Bébé Bob

Modern European

Soho

$$$$Perfect For:LunchSee And Be SeenCatching Up With MatesBirthdays
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Bébé Bob comes from the same restaurant group that brought London the ‘Press For Champagne’ button and, at first glance, this shiny spot on Soho Square feels similarly extroverted. It’s bold, bright, and could be the location for Austin Powers’ supper club. Look past its kaleidoscopic interior and you'll quickly realise that this showy rotisserie restaurant has a simple heart. It makes excellent chicken, roasts crispy potatoes, and is a welcomely uncomplicated dining option in an often annoying part of London.

The colorful and patterned interior of Bebe Bob with patrons at tables sitting in leather booths and blue mod chairs.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

The mosaic flooring and blue velvet chairs at Bebe bob

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The vibrant interior of Bebe Bob.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

A spread of dishes on a black marble table, surrounded by a brown leather booth and a red velvet chair.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

The gold accented exterior of Bebe Bob. There are red awnings and golden patterned windows.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

The colorful and patterned interior of Bebe Bob with patrons at tables sitting in leather booths and blue mod chairs.
The mosaic flooring and blue velvet chairs at Bebe bob
The vibrant interior of Bebe Bob.
A spread of dishes on a black marble table, surrounded by a brown leather booth and a red velvet chair.
The gold accented exterior of Bebe Bob. There are red awnings and golden patterned windows.

The carpet, banquettes, and walls glow red and blue, there’s a selection of caviars on the menu, and we wouldn’t be surprised if there was a Bollinger-fuelled conversation pit in another room. At night, glasses clink and laughter cackles across the room. Young PR sorts with Soho House memberships get down with the truffled fries just as much as the old Groucho advertising heads do with a portion of Vendée chicken at the bar. Frankly, it’s all much better value than any membership club.

Three oyster shells filled with caviar, butter, and blinis on a plate. One blini is held up with butter caviar spread on top.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

The colorful interior of Bebe Bob.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

A white dish of prawn cocktail.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

Two people eating a meal at the golden bar at Bebe Bob.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

The Landes Chicken at Bebe Bob, served on a wooden plate with a side salad, roast potatoes and two sauces.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

Three oyster shells filled with caviar, butter, and blinis on a plate. One blini is held up with butter caviar spread on top.
The colorful interior of Bebe Bob.
A white dish of prawn cocktail.
Two people eating a meal at the golden bar at Bebe Bob.
The Landes Chicken at Bebe Bob, served on a wooden plate with a side salad, roast potatoes and two sauces.

Peacocking aside, Bébé Bob is a practical restaurant. Old-school starters like prawn cocktail are expertly made and there are two choices of main: chicken or chicken. The Landes one (French, yellow, fancy) is pushed to the highest scale on the juice-o-meter while wearing an impressively crisp overshirt. It only comes whole. The less rich Vendée is similarly delicious and makes a strong solo lunch or dinner at the bar.

Every once in a while the kids’ menu gives the grown-ups a pang of jealousy, and Bébé Bob seems to get that. This isn’t a restaurant that wants to break the boundaries of gastronomy. It wants you to eat chicken, chips, get a little loose on champagne, and let your iPhone tell you to turn your headphones down on the tube home.

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Three oyster shells filled with caviar, butter, and blinis on a plate.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

Dégustation Of Caviars

This selection of Siberian sturgeon, Osciereta, and Amurski caviar is about as relatable as an anecdote from Prince William. The freshly made blinis are very good and, if you like caviar, this will go down a treat.
prawn cocktail in a white dish.

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Prawn Cocktail

Chopped iceberg, plump prawns, and not-too-cloying marie rose sauce can be a beautiful thing when done right. This one is. Apparently there’s cognac in the sauce but that’s hard to tell. It’s a great version of a classic either way.
Bébé Bob image

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Landes Chicken

A Landes chicken is one of those posh French yellow ones—the kind that had a big garden and listened to Radio 4 in the morning. And it tastes all the better for it. The skin is cooked to a sensational crisp and the meat so tender, and almost gamey tasting. It comes with a glistening chicken jus, the colour of a conker and the flavour of every good roast rolled into one.
Sauce being poured over the Landes Chicken on a white plate.

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Vendée Chicken

Marginally less posh but still a cut above what comes out of your oven on a Sunday, this chicken is a little less rich and equally delicious. The meat is juicy and the skin delightfully crisp.
A white dish of roast potatoes.

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Roast Potatoes

Lots of people claim to have the perfect roastie recipe and this one isn’t far off. Golden, crisp, and faintly jagged, these chicken fat-roasted potatoes are very good. Thyme and rosemary are always welcome too.

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