Rhodes Twenty Four

Address:	24th Floor, Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street EC2N 1HQ
Tel	020 7877 7703
Email:	reservations@rhodes24.co.uk
Website:	Visit Rhodes Twenty Four website
Price: £55.00	Wine: £18.00	Champagne: £42.00
Opening Hours:	Mon-Fri 12N-2.15pm 6-8.30pm

Square Meal review of Rhodes Twenty Four:

For many, Gary Rhodes’ dining room on the 24th floor of the former NatWest tower is a pinnacle of City fine dining. There’s much that impresses, from well-judged starters of smoked eel with hollandaise sauce & a beautifully presented quenelle of soft cauliflower cream with saffron-hued vegetables, to mains including tender pork belly with a soft-poached egg, brill with crayfish tails, buttered leeks & new potatoes, & excellent desserts. But the aura of special-occasion dining creates high expectations that are not always met: small portions can seem out of kilter with the steep prices; staff, though charming, are not always as well-drilled as they ought to be; while waits between courses can be too lengthy for time-pressed business diners. But for most visitors, these are quibbles that can’t upstage the splendour of the experience that the spectacular backdrop provides, with the very best views enjoyed from tables nearest the bar. The wine list is selective rather than extensive, but the prestige French AOCs are present & correct &, for something less elevated, the mid-priced Sybille Kuntz 2004 German Riesling is excellent.

Chef: Gary Rhodes

Born in London in 1960, Gary Rhodes has had a glittering restaurant & multi-media career, based on his love of great British classics. He currently oversees eight restaurants – including Rhodes Twenty Four & his recently launched Rhodes W1. Although Rhodes’ roots are classical French & a recent TV series has seen him exploring the food of India, he is acknowledged as a passionate standard bearer for British cuisine, with over 20 cookery books to his name as well as a TV series fronting the search for unsung heroes of British food: Local Food Hero 2007. In 2006 he was made an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

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