Comments on: Dinner at Claridges

by: savi3

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:21:58 +0000

yep agreed food at Claridges is rather good.. have u tried Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant near the Royal Brompton Hospital? i’ve always wanted to check it out after trying Claridges, Menu at the Connaught and Maze.. but there seems to be a month long wait list for reservations??

anyone been to Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck in Bray? another place i’m dying to check out..

by: Schmoofaloof

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:38:00 +0000

Hey, i posted a review on BBC’s ‘what’s cooking for valentines!?’ thread (page 5) about GR’s Maze, if you’d like a point of comparison. I’ve never seen pork cheeks on a menu (or indeed anywhere) before - are you going to attempt it at home?!

by: Jeanne

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:23:34 +0000

I agree with you on the value for money. Yes, GR @ Claridges is expensive but it is such a worthwhile experience. You really feel pampered and cossetted for your entire visit, not to mention the gorgeous art deco room, those beautiful charger plates, and the super-attentive staff. On my last visit I took my brother for lunch when he was visiting from South Africa. It was a real eye-opener for him in terms of just how good fine dining and service can get! And aren’t the ice cream petit fours fab fab fab? Next time, have the cheese trolley - it is one of my greatest pleasures in life.

by: ros

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:27:02 +0000

Freya: I reckon it would be a gret place for a big anniversary dinner!

Trig: They didn’t really rush me - I think I genuinely looked like I’d finished because I was gibbering so excitedly to Goon. Seeing as it cost about Â£250 for ‘the works’ I think it is good value for money. I’ve been to enough places which cost around Â£50 but you get mediocre food and mediocre service and no nice extras like amuse bouche or canapes… nor a fab sommelier (or in fact ANY sommelier) and no dessert wine. I think that there have been a few occasions, where I should have just saved my money for the purposes of making a visit to a place like Claridges, but you never know that until it is too late.

by: Trig

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:10:56 +0000

You shouldn’t be surprised at how good it was. When you pay that much and have a chef doing each element of your dish it really should be perfect. I’m surprised they rushed you at all. And I agree about the poached egg - it’s very easy to make without any tools (at least the second, third, etc. in a row are easy, it’s the first one that goes wrong!). The real question is “was it worth the money?” Sounds like your answer was “yes”. I must admit that when I went to Midsummer House and we spent the same sort of money (heading towards a 4-figure sum) the answer was “probably no”. But you only live once and should experience everything.

by: Freya

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:01:03 +0000

Ros, the meal sounds wonderful! I’m glad you chose the lamb and sweetbreads and Goon went for the pig cheeks, the choices seem to suit your palate (unusual meats and all). The chocolate fondant sounds soooo good! Perhaps Paul and I will go there for our tenth anniversary!!