"A restaurant where snails are flambéed in pastis is our kind restaurant, especially when there’s a crystal chandelier involved as well. L’Escargot is Soho’s oldest French institution and it’s the closest quick and easy gets in this part of town, while still being 100% Soho. It’s a classic place with lots of velvet drapes and lots of butter. It makes for a classy but still casual lunch, especially when there are prix fixe options available. The pastis is optional. But, at the same time, it isn’t, if you know what we mean." - Oliver Feldman, Heidi Lauth Beasley, Jake Oliver, Rianne Shlebak