Wiltons

The best thing about Wiltons is the Renoir that dominates the back wall of the restaurant. It feels more like a club than a restaurant, the furniture is old, the decor is old, the guests are…The food is the kind you hope you will be served when you are teeth have lost there cutting edge, your eye sight is failing and you are likely to be confused by odd shaped things presented in an unfamiliar way on the plate. Can't knock the quality of the ingredients, the salmon- from Foremans- was very good, the pork was splendid and the broad beens very good indeed. Good for any relative over the age of 70 bad for anyone looking for something exciting or some signs of life.

Wiltons looks and feels very establishment. The décor is clubby and old world and service attentive. Pricing is a bit of a shock at c£20 for many starters and £22 to nearly £40 for mains. The food was good but unspectacular and my view is that time has overtaken this old-school favourite. There are many more stylish places with more creative food at better prices around.

This really is an “establishment” restaurant. I'm sure I should have recognised some of the people in there too. However, whilst the ingredients are obviously of an extremely high standard, the presentation is a bit lacking, especially given the price. The potted shrimp for a starter looked deceptively small, but they really had packed the prawns into it. The crabcake for a main course was lovely, but at £24 I would have expected to have something else on the plate apart from just a crabcake, instead of having to pay for additional sides. My glass of wine was forgotten about too, even though they apologised profusely for it and realised before presenting us with a bill with it listed.

All in all, I can say I've been to one of the oldest restaurants in London, but probably won't be rushing back. Would be an ideal place to send business visitors too if they've never been to London though (and on an expense account!).