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Maze

Address:	10-13 Grosvenor Square W1K 6JP
Tel	020 7107 0000
Email:	maze@gordonramsay.com
Website:	Visit Maze website
Price: £64.00	Wine: £19.00	Champagne: £43.00
Opening Hours:	Mon-Sun 12N-3pm 6-11pm

Square Meal review of Maze:

Proof that the best things come in small packages is Jason Atherton’s cooking at Maze, where the a la carte is a mere distraction & the focus is on the menu of tiny tasting plates, four to eight of which make up a meal. Roast scallops with ham, eggs & peas; beef tongue & cheek with caper raisin & ginger carrots; & monkfish with dehydrated black olives, bouillabaisse & fennel pollen are among the perfect bite-sized portions that never fail to dazzle with their creativity & intense flavours. But this is no hushed temple to gastronomy – there’s always a buzz about the elegant, cleanly designed dining room, though tightly packed tables mean you must be prepared to share your secrets. Occasional grumbles concern the service, though most commend the thoroughly professional staff, with special praise for the sommelier team & its versatile list. Budget-minded Maze fans will be delighted that Maze Grill has launched next door, serving top-quality steaks & grilled fish at more everyday prices.

Wine List: Maze is another excellent list within the Ramsay group. Set out regionally, it covers the whole world with Champagne & Austria standing out. Themed wine flights are an excellent way to see how similar wines interact with food. New this year is a selection of sake that comes with informative notes & suggested food pairings. Best Buy White 2005 Eden Valley Viognier, Yalumba, Australia, £32. Best Buy Red 2005 Poliziano Rosso de Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy, £29.

Chef: Jason Atherton

Much-cited as the first British chef to complete a working stint at Ferran Adrià’s elBulli restaurant in Spain, Jason Atherton is currently one of the hottest chefs in town since he garnered critical acclaim after launching Maze in May 2005 under the Gordon Ramsay Holdings (GRH) umbrella. Among the many accolades that came in the restaurant’s first 12 months was a Michelin star & the title of BMW Square Meal Restaurant of the Year. Atherton’s early days were spent working under such restaurant luminaries as Pierre Koffmann & Nico Ladenis before he spent three years in Dubai heading up Verre for GRH. He followed this with a period of globetrotting, ensuring he was ready to unleash Maze’s tapas-style cuisine on to the London restaurant scene. With one of the most comprehensive libraries of cookery books & with his finger very much on the pulse of cutting-edge international cuisine, Atherton is continually pushing his cooking forward. He opened Maze Prague in late 2007.