A lesson in classic French dishes, it’s no surprise that Le Gavroche has earned itself something of a reputation as a finishing school for the UK’s best chefs.Ĥ3 Upper Brook Street, W1K 7QR, .uk A family affair opened by Albert and Michel Roux Snr in 1967, Roux Jr took over the running of the restaurant in 1993 when his father retired and has kept it among one of the capital’s best ever since. Thanks to turns on Masterchef: The Professionals and Saturday Kitchen, Michel Roux Jr has cemented his place as a household name in the UK over the past decade – none of which means he’s allowed standards at two Michelin-starred Le Gavroche to slip.
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It’s well worth investing in the wine pairings to get the full experience.ħ0 Charlotte Street, W1T 4QG, .uk Le Gavroche, Mayfair** Seating just 19 people around a horseshoe-shaped counter, here chef-owner James Knappett and his team are the entertainment, interacting with guests and showing off their skill as they whip up creative and unusual dishes.
Kitchen Table’s sparse website doesn’t give much away – which is fitting for a restaurant that serves a no-choice multi-course menu that even diners don’t get to see until the end of their meal. Accordingly, you'll need to be quick if you want to get a table but you'll be well rewarded with food that promises unparalleled attention to detail and immaculate presentation.Ħ8 Regent Street, W1B 4DY, Kitchen Table, Mayfair** Serving contemporary French cuisine as a set lunch (which, at £65 for three courses, is something of a steal) or an eight-course tasting menu, the space is intimate, with room for just 34 covers. Having cut his teeth at fellow Michelin-starred eateries The Greenhouse and Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, Alex Dilling set up shop with his name over the door at Regent Street's Hotel Café Royal in September 2022 – and six months later secured two Michelin stars. Yes, it will set you back accordingly – three a la carte courses rings in at £210 with wine pairings adding up to an additional £395 per person – but it’s an experience you’ll never forget. A riot of colour, plush fabrics and irreverent details (we know we don’t need to tell you about those toilets), its Lecture Room & Library is helmed by head chef Daniel Stucki, who serves up delectable plates of modern French fare across both a la carte and tasting menus at lunch and dinner. Having held three Michelin stars since 2019 (it gained its first in 2005 and added a second in 2012 before achieving the full complement), Sketch is about as far from a reverent temple to haute gastronomy as it’s possible to get. Inventive dishes focus on one main ingredient and are offered as a single £215 tasting menu.ġ6 Carlos Place, W1K 2AL, .uk Sketch Lecture Room & Library, Mayfair*** The setting is indeed impressive, but it’s the food that remains the talking point at this three-Michelin star hotel-restaurant. Critics lauded the extensive overhaul, which saw the removal of formal white tablecloths and the introduction of a soft-pink colour palette, spongy velvet chairs, a huge glass-blown chandelier and artwork by Damian Hirst. Blondet’s oft-changing tasting, vegetarian and a la carte menus highlight fine seasonal produce and the kitchen’s technical prowess.ĥ3 Park Lane, W1K 1QA, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, Mayfair***Ī lot was made of the refit of Hélène Darroze at The Connaught in 2019.
And while Ducasse’s fingerprints are still very much in evidence on a menu featuring French classics, such as beef fillet with charred leek and mustard, and lobster medallion with chicken quenelles, truffle and pasta, it is executive chef Jean-Philippe Blondet that Ducasse has to thank for maintaining standards. Central Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, Hyde Park***Īn icon of fine dining, Alain Ducasse has no fewer than 20 Michelin stars under his belt, three of which adorn his namesake restaurant at The Dorchester hotel on Park Lane.
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