Posh Food

I'm not sure when I'm leaving the country, but it will be that week.

Which Hawksmoor?

Nobu, simples.

So I took her there yesterday, and it was pretty good. The mushroom dish was tasty, the dressing was a nice taste. The lobster one was very tasty. The sushi was meh. She loved the penut butter ice cream and apple crumble and my chocolate and tea ice cream was nice.

Pretty expensive but it was good. Hyde park fun afterwards too. Woot! :D

Which Hawksmoor?

Guildhall, the only one that does the tasting menu

Went to Bob Bob Ricards last night

Oppulence isn't the word

I was gonna take 'er indoors there a couple months back, but read some indifferent reviews. What did you get and what was the damage?

Oppulence isn't a word

That's right...

Did you press The Button for champagne?

I can has reservation at Noma.

Get. The fuck. In.

I can has reservation at Noma.

Get. The fuck. In.

superb.. it's bloody brilliant

I was gonna take 'er indoors there a couple months back, but read some indifferent reviews. What did you get and what was the damage?

Food was spot on
Caviar for starters
Suckling pork belly on crumbled black pudding, lobster mash(lish!)
Some chocolate thing for dessert

Loads of vodka and tit-bits in between...can't remember much more, I was steaming even when I got in there!

Dunno the damage, I didn't pay.....expenses! ;-)

Did you press The Button for champagne?

No, I don't like champagne

get out of this thread

No, I don't like champagne

perhaps you've had stuff that doesn't suit your taste, but the right champagne in the right combination / situation is just a divine experience

..or as CP said: >>>>>>>>>

People think they have to like champagne....it's shit

I've had Cava's and Prosecco that taste better than champagne.

I've had Samuel Smith lager that tasted better than champagne

Fair point.

I've had Cava's and Prosecco that taste better than champagne.

this is true, same with any popular region there's some great and some gash

Just champagnes get away with charging more

I blame the French.

The assumption is that because it's called champagne and comes from that region, it must be better than a Cava or a Prosecco. It's all about the ability the French have to market their products.

French food is a prime example - you can't tell me that most foods would taste better if they were cooked in butter...

I fucking love butter.

mmmm....butterrrrrr

Anyone got any good posh food recommendations.

West London or West End? Restaurants you've been to recently worth going.

Any new places worth the hype?

Mon night went to Fifth Floor Restaurant - Harvey Nics. London Restaurant Festival - £25 for 3 courses.

1. Seasonal Terrine (Duck and can't rem, sometime-birdy) - but too chucky and chewy for my liking. Lacked flavour. Served with a marmalade. Prefer berries.
   
2. Crab Lasagne - too salty, had potential to be great. Portion was too big + the saltiness = I gave 1/3 of it away.
   Sides. Excellent chips. Lentils were a highlight. Cauliflower - don't bother.
   
3. Quadruple doughnuts and salted caramel - lucky I shared because there's too many decent sized doughnuts (Ranked: Vanilla custard, Cream cheese, Apple, Strawberry Jam) and too little salted caramel.
   
   

Would go back to try the a la carte menu. Really nice place, impressive for a date. Service was fine, just fine.

What about Pollen St Social? I know it's got a private dining room as does Dinner by Heston

Any use?

Went to the private dining room at Pollen Street Social last night, had the tasting menu - it was one of the singularly most appalling restaurant experiences I have ever had.

The meal started with Oyster Ice Cream - Basically Oyster Juice churned with Ice Cream. It tasted rank. All twelve diners thought it was rank - a stupid, revolting way to begin a meal.

We arrived, as instructed by 7.30, by 10.15 we had been served 3 miniscule portions (including 'our take on a Full English' - which is fuck all like a Full English). When I questioned the Manager about why it was taking so long, he told us it was because we took so long to order. An interesting observation, as we were having the set menu, and had pre-booked.

I have heard great things about Jason Atherton, I know a few of the Chefs who have worked with him over the years, so Pollen Street Social was a bitter disapointment. It's supposed to be 'all about the food', but the food wasn't that good - it was just a pointless procession of ill-thought out (but probably very well sourced ingredients), produced using as many 'cutting edge' techniques as the kitchen could throw in, with very little thought, love or cohesion. Horseradish snow - for fucks sake lads, grow up.

Another point, whoever was seasoning the food was obviously a heavy smoker, and I mean fucking heavy - haven't tasted food that salty since my old man gave up Woodbines.

The service, before the inevitable row, was crap. After the row they got their finger out and sorted it. Strikes me that since we had pre-booked at an agreed price, they reckoned they didn't have to bother, so didn't.

I think there were twelve of us there last night. We all work in the industry, we were there for a bit of a celebration - I cannot imagine any of us willingly going there again.

It was reminiscent of the early days of Sketch - piss poor and pointless.

I still deffo want to eat there.