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Masa's Reviews

Masa K.40s, Male, United Kingdom

Member since September 2011

Reviews written: 2 (0 voted helpful)

Restaurants rated: 3 (this year)

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Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park (Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, London, London, SW1X 7LA)

The kitchen is headed by Ashley Palmer-Watts who has worked with Heston at The Fat Duck for nine years in the capacity of Group Executive Chef. “Dinner” (still hate the name) has unquestionably been the hottest opening this year, gathering an incredible amount of publicity and accolades.
I didn't like the food and the flavor…
I had dinner there last night. I dine out frequently and was expecting this restaurant to soon be on my list of favorite places. Sad to say it doesn't rate in my top ten in London. The food was ok. Our group all ordered different things to compare. The steaks were average and cuts not that great. I had the pigeon which was nice. The most disappointing thing was the desserts. The Tipsy cake was OK but the smoky after taste from the pineapple chunks was not successful.

In the end there are far to many better restaurants in London and without the wait. On a positive note, the service was ok.

17 September 2011

Overall:3
Food and Drink:1
Service:5
Atmosphere:6
Value for Money:4
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Apsleys – a Heinz Beck Restaurant at The Lanesborough (The Lanesborough, Hyde Park Corner, London, SW1X 7TA)

Apsleys produced another excellent meal this week, the cooking continuing to improve at each successive meal I eat here. I particularly enjoyed superb langoustines with fennel and grapefruit, while a risotto of scallops and peas flavoured with saffron was also very good. This is a restaurant that had some very ill-informed negative press when it opened, but persevered and was rewarded with a deserved Michelin star. The cooking has developed steadily and this seems to me firmly in two star territory now.

17 September 2011

Overall:10
Food and Drink:10
Service:10
Atmosphere:10
Value for Money:10
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