Located on the ground floor of the L’oscar hotel, L’oscar Restaurant is a boundary-pushing destination serving a unique combination of Nikkei and European cuisine.
The dining room itself was designed by Parisian designer Jacques Garcia, known for his flamboyant, theatrical style. Expect gilded mirrored ceilings, jewel-toned furnishings, and decorative touches like peacock motifs and Lalique butterfly-wing taps, set against oak panelling and carved plasterwork from the building's original construction.
The menu comprises a selection of classic European dishes and Nikkei cuisine, spanning crispy rice, crudos and caliente, as well as more familiar modern European signatures. On the Nikkei side, crispy rice comes topped with things like Scottish salmon and spicy tartare, or wagyu beef with yuzu ponzu and wasabi mayonnaise. There's a strong crudo and ceviche selection too, from a shared crudo platter of yellowfin sashimi, salmon sashimi and seabass ceviche to a Cornish sea bass ceviche dressed with black truffle. Hot dishes come off the Josper grill, among them octopus with sweet potato and sesame purée, and black cod miso with stir-fried bok choi and shitake mushrooms.
The European side runs from a finger Croque Monsieur with black truffle and gruyère, and a Cornish crab tortellini with salmon caviar, through to mains including the beef fillet with black garlic ketchup and red wine jus, an L'oscar smash burger, and a truffle rigatoni finished with parmesan. Desserts include a tiramisu made to share and the L'oscar Butterfly, built around cherry semifreddo and morello cherry namelaka.
The extensive wine list leans heavily on French producers, although you'll find a selection of global bottles if you prefer something from further afield.
L'oscar is open from breakfast to afternoon tea, to late night cocktails at its dramatic onyx bar.