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"Visitors are greeted with a smile by wonderful staff..."
"a friend of mine spotted him and his fianc6e Iunching at Franco's last week"
"Franco’s succeeds not by putting fireworks on the plate but by getting dozens of small details exactly right"
"...readers have welcomed the new-look Franco’s like a long-lost friend..."
"The menu fuses the classic with more modern Italian fare; full of flavours and generous of portion"
"...but the café now leads through to a proper restaurant"
"Francos in has been in situ since 1946 and it is looking and tasting better than ever."
International Charity Truffle Auction at Franco's
Stanley Ho Pays Top Price at $417,200 Truffle Sale for Charity
Despite serving modern Italian cuisine instead of traditional English fare, Franco's is not out of place there.
He regularly haunts Jermyn Street in St. James, where a friend of mine spotted him and his fiancé Iunching at Franco's last week.
Press
TRIFLE FOR TRUFFLE?
Stanley Ho, 89, a casino entrepreneur, paid a record $330,000 (£212,000) for two white truffles weighing 2.87 pounds (1.3kg) at an auction held simultaneously yesterday in London, Rome and Macao. “It was fun,” said Piers Boothman, associate director of Christie’s International, the London auctioneer at Franco’s restaurant, on Jermyn Street. The record lot comprised a 1.9 pound (900g) Tuscany truffle and a 0.9 pound
Stanley Ho, 89, a casino entrepreneur, paid a record $330,000 (£212,000) for two white truffles weighing 2.87 pounds (1.3kg) at an auction held simultaneously yesterday in London, Rome and Macao. “It was fun,” said Piers Boothman, associate director of Christie’s International, the London auctioneer at Franco’s restaurant, on Jermyn Street. The record lot comprised a 1.9 pound (900g) Tuscany truffle and a 0.9 pound