BMW Square Meal Award — April 2008

L'Autre Pied scoops award

Each time we publish the Square Meal Lifestyle magazine (click here for your free subscription), we cover a host of new restaurants, and The BMW Square Meal Award recognises the best of them, rewarding innovation and imagination on London’s ever-expanding dining-out scene.
This spring it was no easy task to pick a winner. The last six months have presented many impressive openings – Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, Dehesa , The Landau and Sake No Hana, to name but a few – but we felt that L'Autre Pied had the edge.
Though less formal than its older sibling, two-Michelin-starred Pied a Terre, it bears all the hallmarks of a great restaurant. The surroundings are elegant, the service strikes a fine balance between professionalism and informality, and the modern European food – the work of young talent Marcus Eaves – is finely wrought, cleverly presented and combines taste and texture with real skill. What’s more, there’s a smashing little wine list.
It’s a pleasure to find a restaurant that offers all this with such finesse. Our congratulations go to co-owners David Moore, Shane Osborn and Marcus Eaves, and the entire team at L’Autre Pied.