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The Grill at The Dorchester

Address:The Dorchester, 53 Park Lane W1K 1QA
Tel:020 7629 8888
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Price: £67.00 Wine: £19.50 Champagne: £60.00
Opening Hours:Mon-Sun 7-10.30am 12N-2.30pm 6.30-10.30pm

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The arrival of chef Aiden Byrne is breathing new life into The Grill. Hushed formality has been replaced by buzzy mealtimes & readers agree it’s an excellent choice for top-of-the-tree dining. Byrne’s track record includes a lengthy stint as Tom Aikens’s head chef at his Chelsea restaurant & it’s a pedigree that shines through in every dish. Brave combinations, such as a sensational starter of roast scallops teamed with a white chocolate risotto & truffle shavings, reveal a tremendous skill that’s confirmed by all that follows, from squab pigeon with pickled cabbage & sweet garlic butter sauce to pot-au-feu of lamb infused with the flavour of New Forest pine & served with pickled anchovies. Drawbacks include very steep prices (£15 for a starter & double that for a main) & a misjudged Scotch baronial decor like a set from Brigadoon. On the plus side, there’s a blockbuster wine list & professional service.

Chef: Aiden Byrne

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A new name on the London scene, Aiden Byrne first came onto Michelin’s radar when he was head chef at Adlard’s in Norwich, where he won a star at the tender age of 22. After spending three years in Suffolk, Byrne met Tom Aikens while working at Pied à Terre & he went on to head up the kitchen at Tom Aikens for two years prior to moving to Danesfield House in Buckinghamshire & then relaunching The Grill at The Dorchester in November 2006. Born in Liverpool, Byrne is certainly one of the most promising chefs working in the capital at the moment, having built up a strong fan base for his food which is notable for lightness of touch, complex flavour combinations & visually strong presentation.

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Reader reviews of The Grill at The Dorchester:

Steve M.

Steve M. (50s, Male, United Kingdom)

I was entertaining a friend and his wife from India, who were visiting England for the first time. I chose to go to the Dorchester because it represented what I hoped would be a great example of a classic British restaurant, as opposed to many of our ‘top’ restaurants that are French or Italian inspired. Both of my guests were vegetarians. However, the Grill Room web-site claimed that they catered specifically for vegetarians and I was pleased to download a sample vegetarian menu to review. This looked great and it had lot's of choice. Making sure that I emphasised that two of my party of six were vegetarians on making (and re-confirming) the booking, I was confident of a great evening. You know what is coming next, don't you!! The amuse bouche was made of chicken and there was no alternative offered. The only starter suitable for them was a cheese pasta. Well, not too bad, but disappointing that there was no choice. For the main meal, again there was only one suitable plate on offer. Guess what! Pasta … with a cheese sauce. My guests were of course gallant and polite, but I was deeply embarrassed. The waiters were seemingly unconcerned, and the ‘maitre de’ unable or unwilling to push the kitchen to be more creative for us. How a top hotel can fail in this way is really inexcusable. For the rest of the party the food was acceptable, but expensive. I shall not be returning!

2 November 2008
Overall:4
Food and Drink:5
Service:6
Atmosphere:6
Value for Money:4
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Chris C.

Chris C. (30s, Male, London)

The interior designer must have been told Robbie Burns not Aiden Byrne when they came up with the interior which is more befitting the Braveheart set than a restaurant.
That said though, the food was exemplary, the service friendly and efficient, won’t be long before he get a Michelin star again.

18 September 2008
Overall:8
Food and Drink:9
Service:9
Atmosphere:6
Value for Money:8
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