Raw minced beef seasoned with spices, capers, onions, egg yolk, served with toasted bread.
Beer • French • Cheese • European
"only at chez bruce ate, because our original choice to the jubilee dinner (thames river cruise) was cancelled at short notice after we had already booked our hotel: in wandsworth. instead of canceling the whole trip to london, I decided to try cb and see if they could fit us as they were only about 30 minutes away from our hotel. it was a Tuesday night when we were able to get in. I have bruce poole cookbook so was very excited to taste the restaurant and eating was really good. very similar to la trumpet in chiswick and I think they share. my starter of enoki mushroom salad with romaine, rump and comte was enormous. my cousin also thought her makrelenrillettes were first class. we have rejoined our head; I choose the hain that was outstanding again. my cousin complained that her pork was too much meat and not enough of something else. she was again on board with the dessert of white chocolate jerk and rusty ice cream. I had the cheeseboard that was good, but I had better. good wine list, with a little decent half bottle. However, the bottle was ordered by pomerol i was not available, but the sommelier hit an alternative, cheaper bottle that was very good. brot was very nice. service was okay, not great. there were some stretch before us to pour wein, to take plates that were both my cousin and I annoyed. but this little grip aside, I thought £200 without wein was pretty good."
French • Cheese • European • Francesa
"The food, ambience and value for money were excellent as usual. Unfortunately they over charged us for the meal. However, they realised this afterwards and refunded us which was good. Would have been 10/10 but for the overcharge."
Global • Cocktail • Ice Cream • Chocolate
"Not much imagination went into naming 34, its address is 34 Grosvenor Square; such lack of creative facility does not bode well. And the address, well, that too sends a message, for as one London guide says: From its earliest days Grosvenor Square attracted residents of high social status, over half of whom, until well into the 20th century, were people of title. The square has never deteriorated socially. Are commoners even allowed? Finally, as part of Caprice Holdings Ltd, a group that includes Scott's less than five minutes walk away where hedge fund managers being seen and being rich seemed to us on our visit there more important than the food served, are we simply in the wrong place to get a good meal? Fortunately, the answer is no and the best part about 34 is indeed the food. We're pleased to say that 34 is much closer to the wonderful Le Caprice rather than Scott's, leaving us happy customers indeed. As you will have already surmised by now, 34 is the kind of restaurant that ta"
Jazz • Wine • Fish • Steak
"We booked this restaurant for our 40th wedding anniversary. The welcome was fine once we had pointed out we were booked into the restaurant and not attending the private event upstairs as the doorman assumed. The table was nice if somewhat cramped, and taking of drinks and food orders was prompt, albeit a bit persistent, as we wanted time to relax and enjoy the occasion. The pre dinner cocktails were excellent and the starters were delicious. We did however encounter issues with our mains, with my wife being given cabbage rather than the crispy potatoes she ordered (they did replace them but only after we pointed the mistake out) and the peas and carrots side being provided without spoons to serve them with (again corrected only once we pointed the lack out). My halibut tranche had lots of small bones as well as the main one I had been expecting and wasn’t that enjoyable to eat as a result. My wife’s lamp chop was nicely cooked but not exceptional. In fairness, the restaurant took all of the sides, including my fries which were excellent, off the bill without promoting and they gave us a wonderful sorbet and chocolate plate for the occasion, so overall a nice enough evening but not to the high standard I expected, given my previous experience there."
Beer • Wine • Steak • British
"Just really really slow not great service. Specified it was a corporate lunch and the main server (lady) was just really unhelpful and really giving us disdained looks all meal. Often tried to catch people’s attention during the meal and they’d look the other way. A shame, because I had been a week before and enjoyed myself a lot for a corporate lunch, it was spot on, the server was wonderful."
Steak • British • American • Steakhouse
"We went out as an 8 with people who are used to dining both here and in the USA , we got an excellent table at the back so we could see the whole of the restaurant . The bar staff looked after us with quick service and an he remembered all the drinks including a difficult cocktail. As we were there on a Sunday we had a super choice of the full menu including Brunch and we were allowed to pick and choose as we saw fit . All of us enjoyed the food and when we wanted sometime extra it was never a prob;em for our dedicated staff member Sebastian . I thought it was good value for money , and the wine list provided a decent choice for every wallet. We loved it as always and cannot recommend it highly enough."
Cafés • Steak • German • Austrian
"Ideally located for the theatre district, offering excellent prix fixe menus and a comprehensive European Austrian menu in elegant ambience. Food and service was flawless and banquet seating was comfortable..We were greeted by Eva who found us the perfect table. The best chicken schnitzel in London, I am told by my son; compared favourably to big Sister, The Wolseley."
Fish • Soup • Coffee • British
"Friday evening for Christmas dinner with friends, a few free tables we had reserved. not many options in the menu. complementary bread and butter we did not order any appetizers. I had a cocktail pinklina, which was thought to be passionate about heavenly and rosensirup, but it was watered down, it actually had no taste and I regretted to get it. I asked if they could let me have a strawberry daiquiri style, but they were not able to make drinks on the menu. I had steak, which was delicious, came with a side of chips, wobble pure and bone-mark sauce. the steak was very juicy, so did not need much sauce. we also ordered the lobster pasta, which looked beautiful and the duck. I had dessert the Sickers bar, it was very filled and I couldn't finish it. I tasted just like a beeping bar with a side banan. we also ordered the hot chocolate cake, which was very heavy was a lighter option meringue. great ambiente, very dimme lighting I couldn't photograph my food clearly and also the image of the night was dark. there was music, a little loud, but there was a good atmosphere. service was good and personal friendly."
Tea • Bars • French • Breakfast
"our breakfast was bad! my man ordered the filled banana-french toast. what he served was burned two halves, and very hard to chew French toast. a half of the toast had a small disc muddy pampered banane (so he did not end up eating part of the French toast to become sick) and another half of the French toast had no banana! my egg beedict was such a small part, half an English muffin and 2 small eggs. one was cooked and the other was runny (as should be an eier benedict.) I would like to point out, however, that the prices for the right prices for lidon, which are not acceptable to these Scottish foods. with two coffees, our bill was just over £30... a complete and total waste of money! the waitress had no idea of the food they served, we were shocked when our food arrived because it looked like we had ordered nothing. So we asked the staff if it was the right order, and they didn't know. So they took our food back to the kitchen and brought us the same food again. then another employee came to our table, looked at the food, asked for our food to take back to the kitchen and brought the same back to us! I don't want to say anything. avoid this restaurant."
Delis • European • Austrian • Brasseries
"Unfortunately, the restaurant was packed the night we went. We had made a reservation through Open Table for a party of 4 but were treated as walk-ins and given a table near the door and next to a table of 10 who were extremely loud. As a result, the service was below par and we could hardly hear ourselves over the din. The wine waiter was lacking in education and skills and we were left to pour our own wines during the meal. The food was also below par— 3 of us had the house specialty (schnitzel) which was dry and lacking in presentation. Overall, this was a disappointing experience compared to favourable dining at other restaurants in the group — Bellanger and Colbert."
Tea • Beer • Wine • Dining
"The pre-theater set menu at this restaurant was very good, but unfortunately, our friend arrived at 6:32 and was told it was no longer available. Instead, he had to order a la carte, which resulted in him only getting a soup before going elsewhere for a sandwich. It would have been more profitable for the restaurant to offer the set menu. This was not a good customer experience and hopefully they will improve in the future."
Fish • Steak • British • Modern Cuisine
"Le Caprice is tucked away in Arlington Street in a surprisingly quiet spot behind the Ritz. If it sounds glam, it’s because it is. In a restaurant like that, the little details in service are what really set a place apart. We walked in with a booking and the maître d’ managed very discreetly and without me realising, to confirm a special little something that the s.o. had requested. Now that, is class. From our seats at the bar (we love the counter if you recall from my Bocca Di Lupo post I could see the maître greeting the regulars like a pro (handshake for the men, sometimes a hug for the ladies or a peck on the cheek). Even before we had a single bite to eat, we knew this...read more"
Cafés • Delis • British • European
"The Wolsey is a busy, lively restaurant with excellent food and service. I had the Wolsey fishcakes in lobster bisque and ratatouille and he had the coq au vin all outstanding. Staff are very friendly and look after you well. Bit expensive but great for a treat."
Fish • Bars • British • European
"usually difficult to get a table short time, but we had practically the whole restaurant to ourselves around 19 clock on Thursday. this was due to the fact that the local hotel occupancy rates were strongly depressed and the people of home working due to covid 19. this empty, there was atmosphere missing but service excellent. good choice of all courses and I especially enjoyed the Oktopus starter. grilled cod main course cooked to perfection with large damp flocks of fish. criminality brûlée with rhabarb and coffee finish. a good choice of crying, but the brandup is exaggerated."
Tea • Bbq • Full • British
"This restaurant is really wonderful, located right next to the Prince Edward Theatre. While the bar area is great, we had made a reservation for the restaurant. I had requested a quiet table and we were accommodated. From the moment we were greeted to when we left, all the staff were friendly, helpful, and polite. Even the bartender said hello as we passed by on the way to our table. The food and drinks were exceptional. I had mentioned it was a big birthday celebration for my friend when booking. I had completely forgotten about this, but we were surprised with a delicious piece of cake and sorbet at the end, with birthday wishes. I definitely recommend this restaurant and bar. A big thank you to Tamara, our lovely waitress."
Beer • Steak • French • British
"Bad experience, the worst in London and for me it is very rare because I I am very attentive when I choose a cocktail bars or restaurants. I came with my husband last Wednesday and we definitely decided to not come back again. We lost time , a lot of time and money and after that , we opted for anothr cocktail bar nearby, beter experience in terms of customer service. We popped in, none approached us, none greated us, none believes in the importance of Eye Contact especially when you are busy, understaffed and customer has to wait. Obviously we can but just try to encourage us to hold. We had the feeling that they had enough with customers at 6:30pm. After a lot of time, we sat at the bar , we waited a lot for 2 easy cocktails, loud music, we could not talk each other, we left as soon as we finished our drinks. We did not see the Big Group there is behind this venue. From what we experienced I believe that just regulars customers are treated well so that's why they get some (not all of them) nice reviews. I also do not like the robotic way to reply to the bad reviews, like if you do not care about what we say as customers ,so please do not do it. You opened a terrace in the sqare, spring time just came and you do not have staff?"
Japanese • Fast Food • Vegetarian • Mediterranean
"beautiful restaurant, slightly different look with interesting deco details, very good eating and excellent service. equipped stones, exposed steel columns painted white, glass partitions, white flowing in the breakfast buffet area, industrialist view all contrast with the stylish seating areas. the large glowing ceiling lights look perfect there. eating is also quite good, our flat-stare with schiso soja, beautifully presented and very tasty, as well as our crab and economical salad with dijon senf and lemon mayo, very balanced aromen and texture. the steaks and brokkoli were perfectly cooked and the cheesake dessert with activated chatcoal sorbet inspired and really delicious. short, nice restaurant, very good food and excellent service. special mention to michaela that he is so welcoming and accentuated, dimitry for his wee recommendations and especially federica and maria, whose service was excellent on the day!"
Steak • British • Kitchen • Beverages
"A sequence of 5 issues in one visit... nightmare! Some friends and I arrived 15 mins after opening for Sunday brunch booked on open table. We ordered and as pre requested by Open Table I am gluten intolerant. I ordered GFree eggs benedict but what I suspected was a gluten version arrived. When questioned, the waiter was certain it was. I was still dubious so sent it back for confirmation. It wasn’t! They apologised but then said they ran out if GF bread and would I wait whilst they went to the supermarket?? After waiting 1 hour the orders for the rest of my party didn’t arrive whilst everyone else’s in the now full restaurant did. Apparently they confused our order with another table. When it eventually arrived after 80 mins, no toast came with the full English and when asked none ever arrived. Tea and coffee now cold as it was delivered 80 ago. After several complaints to the manager, several apologies we were offered complementary meal. What was intended to be a quick family brunch ended ip being a 2:30 min fiasco!!"
Tea • Bars • Wine • Beer
"Nice place. Service disappointing; loads of staff but very slow to ask for a drink order. Insist upon holding wine (chilling) away and out of reach of the table hence coming to try to fill your glass at the wrong time. Why can't restaurants understand that people drink at very different rates and don't want their glasses filled to a vulgar level before they have emptied the glass they are drinking? It is not only annoying but doesn't allow you to pace and watch how much you drink. And the wine is then not accessible when you want it! Despite requesting a very soft egg, the poached egg accompanying my fishcake was hard. The waitress (who has assured me it wouldn't be) was quick to bring me a replacement. Nice restaurant but I'd expect far better service from a good name like Ivy."
Cafe • Wine • Dining • British
"Food was fine but otherwise not great, sadly. No record of our booking despite text confirmation reply the day before and reception made it sound like they were doing us a favour when they found us a table. Two main dishes sold out even though only 1pm. Almonds ordered with champagne on arrival didn 't arrive although very nice waiter did bring us some olives as an apology. Manager then asked if we would consider moving tables midway after we had started our lunch to allow them to join our table for two to the one next in order to make a bigger table. We were also badgered to order by various different waiters even though we had already ordered. Our 'main ' waiter was friendly and did his best but the whole thing was pretty average (for it 's price). The restaurant is also very noisy (which to be fair, I knew from previous visits). The Botanist used to be quite stylish both food and ambience wise but this seems to have changed maybe new owners? Tbh I only went because Colbert (over the road) was fully booked."