"Looking for a really French restaurant in the neighborhood, as La Poule Au Pot in Belgravia was full, we came across Soif. The menu looked quirky and imaginative, although not your traditional French farewell of great, generous, rich and healthy dishes. We ended up in a beautiful, cozy, small, living and flowering place, great atmosphere, clever, tasty small plates and decent net (not much choice here) and a rather sophisticated and long wine list with average £60 per bottle. I didn’t like what I drank cloudy, vine, a French co-activist, “made at home” wine. Bizarr we noticed other tables around us who drink the same wine, probably by gentle steer from Soif staff, instead of finding their favorite wine on the menu. The conversation about the staff, during the evening and the restaurant filled, the staff was more stretched and not available. Overall an interesting experience, more of a hit and miss, which we back ca. £190 for 3 small plates of £15 each, a main of £25, dessert of £14 for 2 (delicious but on the small side), 2 shots of Calvados and the infamous £66 wine plus 12.5% service charge. I could come back, but after I made my wines homework and eat something on my way before dinner in Soif."
