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8-10 Pollen St, London W1S 1NQ, United Kingdom
Visited for the Chef’s Table Experience for my birthday. I thought it was a solid and tasty menu but uninspiring, and the service lacked finesse. The standout was their “Tea & Cake” . The flavours were rich and scrumptious, setting high expectations. Another interesting element was the Ajo Blanco (“white gazpacho”) ice cream in the crab dish. The quality of the locally sourced ingredients was excellent, but I hoped for more memorable dishes. The service, although lovely, lacked the finesse expected at this price point. While the birthday card was a nice touch, adding a candle to one of the four desserts would have made it more special. Let's be honest, many restaurants at this calibre do this without requests. They gave us wrong cutlery for one of the courses. It was a bit embarrassing for them when we found the chocolate bonbons missing from a dessert box, and the staff had to quickly rectify it. Flavours were mostly classics, didn't get any wow factors. At £190pp, it was rather underwhelming. Perhaps their new projects would bring more excitement and thrill.
Having visited Sael a couple of weeks ago it seemed a good idea to try Jason Atherton’s other west end restaurant tuck away just off Regents Street. It’s a small menu and I have to say a first for me was gravy poured over the Caesar salad! But it was all delicious. A good wine list by the glass and crispy fries. Unusually the bar was quieter than the restaurant which is very noisy. No mention of specials although other tables were told. That’s both his restaurants that have done that.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Had an incredible dinner at Mary’s! We went for the prix fixe menu, and everything from starter to dessert was absolutely amazing. The smash burger was perfection—juicy, flavorful, and cooked just right—but the flat iron was just as delicious. The fries were crispy, and the sauces took them to the next level. Great atmosphere, friendly service, and top-notch food. Highly recommend!
Great food and service. High quality and attentive. We went for the halibut and monkfish with crispy kale, broccoli and fries on the side. The sommelier was also excellent and paired a fantastic wine with our options. Too bad the restaurant is soon to be closing. It is hard and we went during peak dinner time (8pm on Saturday) and the restaurant was very quiet. The tough reality of London now...
We had an incredibile dinner last night. Started with the burger and some drinks at the bar and the we tried the four desserts on the menu. Lot of attention to detail, we loved the flavours and would definetely come back. The staff also made us feel really welcomed.