Readers reviews for The Fat Duck

A meal at the Fat Duck is certainly a unique experience. The attention to detail is unbelievable, the atmosphere unassuming, cosy and intimate and the food, for the most part, delicious. The meal is expensive, and sets an expectation that it doesn't really achieve. Over and above the quality of the food and service (on par… More

A unique experience, not for everyone…even if everyone could afford it, four hours and thirteen courses is an experience wasted on anyone who isn't seriously into every aspect of dining out. The service is a wonderful performance as well as being very attentive. The atmostphere is as relaxed as fourty odd people in one… More

An excellent restaurant, the food is tremendous and the service attentive.

Went to The Fat Duck for a special occasion having eaten in many Bib Gourmand and Michelin starred restaurants in France and England. We were expecting great things from a 3 starred restaurant and were sadly a little disappointed. It certainly is an experience and the theatre of the service was fantastic. However, once the… More

I think when diners feel that they 'don't get' the Fat Duck, it is because they expect to have a proper meal here rather than a culinary experience, which in my opinion this restaurant offers. The previous reviewer tries to compare her diner experience at the Fat Duck with eating at Gastro-pubs, Indian and English… More