I'd walked past the cafe Maison Trois Garcons on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch so many times over the past couple of years. Finally, I decided to pop in with a colleague awhile ago to see if it was good. Awhile ago is actually the summer of 2013! The cafe markets itself as a "lifestyle cafe" as it offers various gift items, accessories, home furnishings, and antiques for sale. I loved the vintage style and the "Wizard of Oz" neon sign at the back, and the cafe has adequate room; an additional seating area at the back of the restaurant provides more tables.
The desserts always appealed to me as there's quite a selection on offer. They also serve afternoon tea, so I really want to visit the cafe to try this. The only catch is that afternoon tea is not served until after 2:00pm, so I'd have to take a late lunch in order to do this.
On my first visit with my colleague, I had the thai chicken curry with sticky rice. This was divine. This was followed by a scone with butter and jam. The chicken was so tender and delicious and packed full of flavour.
On my second visit, I was joined by the same colleague and a different colleague. The second colleague is very particular about his food, but he was even impressed, even when the meal he ordered was not a traditional one. I had the chicken curry for the second time and topped that off with a vanilla cupcake. The curry did not taste as nice or tender as my first visit, but it was still good. The restaurant was also very busy during this visit, and we were seated in the larger room at a table with the skylight directly above us, so we got quite warm.
On my most recent visit, which was last summer, I visited on my own. I took a late lunch that day, but it wasn't quite late enough to be served the afternoon tea. I waqs also in the mood for cooked savoury food and not sweets. I ordered the usual Thai chicken curry with rice, and it was spot on, despite being a little watery. I had a lemon and pistachio pudding for dessert, and this had a light citrus flavour. I was hoping the flavour would be stronger than what it was, but it was still good.
Maison Trois Garcons is located at 45 Redchurch Street (E2 7DJ), a couple of blocks away from Shoreditch High Street overground station.
At the time of publishing this entry, I have noticed that Maison Trois Garcons cafe has closed. The last couple of times that I walked down Redchurch Street, the cafe was boarded up and being painted. Right after Christmas, I noticed that an antiques shop occupied the building, but I assumed they were redecorating. It looks like a new bakery or cafe is going to occupy the building. I am going to miss the chicken curry, and I never did get around to having that afternoon tea. Oh well. It's the ever-changing London, particularly east London, at work.
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