French Restaurant in the 1970s

[Lizzy_Faire]

Please forgive the odd query, but for anyone old enough to remember, they may be able to help me.

When I was a wee thing in 1977 I went to French restaurant in central London, not sure where, but the image of it is unforgettable and it is driving me insane!

It was situated in a Georgian home and above the doorway, outside, was a large cage with parrots and a peacock, I believe, all sorts of exotic birds. Inside, I sat in an armchair in the the front parlour, had an aperitif and ordered, then moved into the restaurant for my meal, which was duck, I believe. Anyway, it was a sumptuous experience and obviously the restaurant is long gone, but if anyone has a clue of what I'm talking about, I'd love to know the name of the place and where it was.

Thank you.

[Harters]

Could be anything (and very long gone). French places were much more popular and prevalent here back then.

[bodessa]

Banking on the fact that memories of 35 years ago might be slightly hazy, two suggestions:
- The Gasworks: a huge birdcage certainly sounds like the kind of thing they might have gone for. And I'm sure duck was one of the few things they ever cooked!
- Le Gavroche: not in a Georgian home (and I'm doubtful about the birdcage too!),but the front bar/back restaurant set-up fits the bill.

This list might help: http://www.afn.org/~alplatt/food.html

[Lizzy_Faire]

Thank you. Le Gavroche is the closest I've come to finding it.