Christopher's review of Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley

The Chef's table at the Berkeley really has to be the pinnacle of a restaurant experience. Unlike other 'Chef's tables', this is actually part of the kitchen and as such you have a true sense of how one of the best restaurants in the World operate. It is an incredible backdrop.

Whilst the pace in the kitchen quickened, we witnessed first hand the theatre of a busy lunch service and were forced to drink heavily to keep up with the constant stream of courses arriving at our table as part of the nine or ten course tasting menu. As the afternoon developed, so too did the volume from our table due to all the Wine, yet we were annoying no-one, as we drowned out by the volume of the kitchen and isolated from the restaurant.

There is of course a time for the civility of the restaurant but the Chef's table is the place for a party, special occasion, in fact any possible justification to get together with some friends and see a Maestro and his Orchestra at work. Moreover, one who elects to invest his time in his kitchen and with his guests than in a television studio or advertising Milk.

Well done Marcus, long may you reign.