Wild Honey

The experience and food were terrible – we had the a la carte menu, which cost a fortune per person, but the food was disgusting and tasteless. My starter stated pheasant and foie gras boudin blanc which turned out to be some indistiguishable foam rolled into a sausage. The mushrooms on the side were oversalted or undersalted depending on which one you took. My main was veal which was cooked OK but was so bland I could not taste anything at all! I cannot believe they have a Michelin star! The cheese board was shocking – you pay £10 for one small piece of cheese (and I mean REALLY small). The service was equally disappointing – the waiter rushed us, then rudely brushed us off when we tried explaining that we did not order two tarte tatins saying “they are getting cold, I don't have time”. Their other restaurant Arbatus, I heard, is of the same quality. Avoid at all costs!!!

Wild Honey is an excellent place to dine. I had already been to Arbutus and enjoyed my meal there so was curious to see what this place would offer. We wanted somewhere quite modern but decent bistro-ish food.
We went for Saturday lunch and the place was empty. When we finally left at closing time, there were only 3 other tables occupied. This dented the atmosphere slightly but the service wasnt affected in the least. Cocktails were made perfectly to order and the bread was delicious and warm…sigh! I slumped into my lovely booth seat, excited of what next!

I didnt fancy any of the starters which were the usual fare, but that was because i anticipated being a hog later. For mains, i had braised lamb with aubergines, peppers, feta cheese and pine nuts – a combination which worked really well though potentially sounding a bit strange to my lunchtime companions. I ordered a side of mash which i think was required. Cant do without my carbs! My family had chicken which was labelled as made for two but when it arrived, i think it could have easily been made separately, ie not one big chicken on one plate so i didnt really understand why a min of two could order! Everything worked really well perfectly… More

Overall a good option in Mayfair.

I've eaten here twice now and both times the food has been reasonably priced (for the area!). I've stuck to the set menu -and have enjoyed the quality of the cooking and the variety.

Staff are efficient and friendly enough. Basically a great post-shopping/ pre-theatre restaurant with a bit more life and buzz to it than many of it's Mayfair competitors.

As a fan of Arbutus, I was curious to see how its sister restaurant matched up, and I wasn't disappointed. Catering for the Mayfair suits rather than the Soho trendies, the dining room is wood panelled and has a rather hushed, relaxed atmosphere.

We dined from the excellent value set lunch menu and every dish was superb. As I mentioned in my review of Arbutus, portions are on the small side, but this is common with set lunches, and for the price it was well worth it. Ingredients melt in your mouth as flavours dance around the palette. The menu is well constructed and their wine list has a great variety of fairly priced plonk.

If you're looking for a nicely priced set lunch in central London, you couldn't do a lot better than this. They fully deserve their Michelin star.