Caped's Reviews

Superlative. Thoroughly enjoyed the dining experience with every detail taken into account with friendly and efficient service. Delivious cooked food with a twist and some nice twists. Would definitely go back. Ordered the lightly cured salmon and the Black Angus Rib Eye, smoked potatoes, charred egg plant – delicious. Good buzzy informal atmosphere. Most people were dressed for business but it really wasnt that stuffy a place. Look forward to my next visit. Pretty faultless all round.

Visited for a friend's birthday and overall pretty ok but I'd say it's not quite what I'd expect from a place bearing Gordon Ramsey's name. Thought long and hard about the score for the food and for me it's a 6 / 7 out of 10. Atmosphere wise the dining area is very impressive in terms of its decor. New York style art deco, very buzzy, spacious and as big as an aircraft hanger. The food for me was a mixed bag. Ordered a combo of things between the group. Pressed Chicken and Fois Grais terrine, delicious but for me maybe a little on the salty side. Prawn Cocktail was pretty good. Scallops also good but ruined by the fact they were gritty (not washed properly and a bit sandy?) – The Manager to his credit took it off the bill and mentioned something about the cooking process however we were not 100% convinced with the reasoning. Mains were veal (huge slab of meat), seared Tuna steaks and a combo of sides – chips and green. All of the food was competently cooked but none of it had the wow factor you'd expect from a Ramsey operation. I'm probably sticking my neck out but I would say the Tuna isn't as good as something you might get at a high st chain like Sophie's Steakhouse. I'd say the Tuna steaks were maybe even a little over seasoned. Service was however excellent as our waiter was kind enough to arrange a birthday dessert for my friend. Think I will give it another go but I will probably stick to Saturday nights to eat there as given it's location, it will probably be packed with City Boys flashing their cash during the week.

Used The Red Fort for business lunches and also for pleasure. The food is excellent and faultlessly cooked. Highly recommended is the shared platter for starters – a meze of choice parts of the starter menu; tikka salmon (melts in the mouth) and tikka chicken, delicate spinach patties filled with cheese and green chilli, monkfish amongst other choice bits. The mains were the king prawns (very meaty and substantial), stone bass, lentils, rice and paneer to share. All exquisitely cooked. Whilst the food was good the dining experience was not faultless. Slow, inattentive service – there when you're ok and not requiring service and nowhere to be seen when you are trying to pay the bill. Prices are on the steep side and maybe 15 – 20% maybe too expensive. However we had a lovely night and enjoyed the experience so much we would return.

Occupying the site of a former legendary Shoreditch venue known as the TBar, this restaurant is an interesting mixed bag of a proposition. to be frank the service was substandard. Not one detail was executed to the letter, on point or promptly. This became a huge matter of frustration as several times a bottle of wine or drinks were brought to the table and the waiter didnt bring enough glasses, pour glasses for everyone and just sloped off without completing the tables drinks orders.
The food? Pretty ok pizzas with interesting fresh ingredients but to be frank the execution was no better than Pizza Express.
The venue was super hot and stuffy. I couldnt wait to pay the bill and get the hell out of there to get some fresh air. I probably wont make a return journey back to this venue as there are too many superior places to eat in this neck of the woods. Keep up this level of service and you wont have any customers left…

Consistently really good. Use this place for business and pleasure. The attention to detail on the dishes and service is immaculate. Food wise, the concept is Fusion, combining Modern Eclectic and Japanese influences. Definitely deserves more love. Fab wine list and also the cheese trolley is most impressive.

Visited Gauthier yesterday for a client lunch and I am happy to report a fine dining experience. The key to making this such a pleasant encounter was the attention to detail and the service.
The food was delicious and each course was met with mini taster courses in between. I had the scallops for starter and the lamb for main. Both did not disappoint. The cooking was excellent as was the presentation. There is an extensive wine list too and we washed the meal down with a fantastic Pinot Grigio. Afters was the cheese board which left us on a massive high. Definitely recommended is the cheese with the black truffle – potent but amazing!
The venue itself is a converted townhouse with an intimate atmosphere and I for one will be using this restaurant as a regular place for business and pleasure.

Visited Bocca Di Luppo last week for lunch and to be honest I cant see what the hype is about this place. Pitched as more rustic Italian street food joint, this restaurant is vastly inferior to some of the Italian Eateries Soho has to offer and believe me there's a lot. In terms of service, our front of house was fine but our waiter smouldered off attitude. The food was very disappointing. My starter of Bone Marrow Risotto tasted more like a bottle of Chianti had been poured into flavour it. The main of pheasant was dry, stringy, over cooked and flavourless. My dinner dates seafood pasta was distinctly average . Nothing on this vist had made any kind of impression on me pulling me back for a return visit…

This restaurant is consistently a fantastic experience and one of South London's hidden gems. I eat in a lot of nice west-end restaurants and am lucky enough to be able to expense those so go to a fair view and have become a little cynical about what I think makes for a good culinary experience. I am delighted to announce that Upstairs is as good as anything the west-end has to offer if not better. First off, this is a complete word-of-mouth experience and this is further heightened from the fact it's above a sandwich shop and access is via an entrance of a side street. If you didn't know what you were looking for, you would never find it as there is no signage to pull in passers-by or casual diners, that's not how this place works. Ok, lets get straight on to the food and drink – in one word – amazing. The experience is high-end michelin star west-end quality with very reasonable prices. I ordered the potted shrimp with a guacomole accompaniement for a starter which was very unusual but worked really well . My dinner date ordered the blue cheese and hazelnut salad – both were delicious but I will save the superlatives for the main courses. Who could have thought an ever present meal such as steak and chips could be pulled off with such a different twist of complex, subtle and delicious flavours, every mouthful was an explosion of different textures and tastes which have left me dreaming of a return visit. The other main course ordered was the seabass which also was to die for and left us wanting more (in a good way not because the portions weren't too small , they are actually just right!). I could go one about why this is special but when you live in South London and there aren't too many places of this quality around, this one has to be experienced. Long may it continue as a secretive word of mouth special place! Drat, writing a review on here might spoil that…