The Ritz Restaurant

Address:	150 Piccadilly W1J 9BR
Tel	020 7493 8181
Email:	ritzrestaurant@theritzlondon.com
Website:	Visit The Ritz Restaurant website
Price: £101.00	Wine: £38.00	Champagne: £60.00
Opening Hours:	Mon-Sun 7-10.30am (Sun 8am- ) Mon-Sun 12.30-2.30pm Mon-Sat 6-11.30pm Sun 7-10.30pm

Square Meal review of The Ritz Restaurant:

Many of the capital’s restaurants have been placed in the hands of interior designers in recent years & emerged beige, blond & bland. Not so The Ritz, which retains all its opulent glory. Painted ceilings, sumptuous drapes, golden chandeliers & dainty furniture give the impression of eating in an 18th-century French palace, a feeling further fostered by the string quartet playing in the background & the army of well-drilled waiting staff. There are plenty of classics on the menu, too, although here & there modern-day culinary ambition shows through – saute of scallops with braised pork belly & avocado purée might be followed by stuffed loin of spring lamb with sweetbreads, asparagus & feta gnocchi & rosemary jus, with hibiscus-scented chocolate fondant for afters. It’s all executed with consummate skill, aided by the blockbuster wine list. The one part of the package that’s harder to swallow is the distinctly 21st-century bill.

Chef: John Williams

British chef John Williams took up the prestigious post of executive chef of The Ritz hotel in June 2004. The son of a Tyneside fisherman, he developed his passion for food at an early age. He studied catering at South Shields College & Westminster College after which he enjoyed periods at the Royal Garden Hotel, Le Crocodile in Kensington, the Berkeley hotel & Claridge’s, where he held the position of maitre chef des cuisines for nine years up until 2004. He also holds the highly influential post of chairman of the Academy of Culinary Arts. Williams is supported by Gordon Ramsay protege Frederick Forster, who is responsible for the restaurant at the Ritz.

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