Richard Corrigan at Lindsay House

Booked a private room at Lindsay House, despite not having been there, and despite some mixed reviews. Anyway, we had a good meal, but the portions were ever so minute. Despite eating all the bread and asking for extra mash, we all left needing to find the nearest place to scarf down a cheeseburger.

The other major major comment is that our private room, the Chef's Table, supposedly for 8, was absolutely too tight with 6 of us, and with the waiters only able to get to half the table from the opposite side, it felt like they were crossing us non stop, a fact made worse by the noisy floorboards which made their presence even more intrusive.

Added to that it was expensive; despite being on corporate Amex, I felt we would have done much better with a bit more seating space and a bit more food elsewhere.
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Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 3
Saturday, November 17, 2007

Have had mixed experiences of this restaurant. My husband & I went for lunch on my birthday and the food was incredible - I must have raved about it to at least 10 friends- even the salad leaves tasted heavenly!! The dessert was the best apple pie I have ever tasted - even the sight of this big 14" pie with a equally generous depth was really quite a piece of art in itself! Loved the experience so went back for dinner a couple of months later...this was such an anti climax. It seems that the dinner menu was just so pretentious and very self indulgent on behalf of the chef ; both my husband & I did not like any of the mains on offer; rabbit, pigeon, pork belly - definately a very required taste. Whilst we were seeking out gastronomic delights of a michelin standard surely at least one dish can be beef, lamb, chicken or fish?. When my husband enquired if he could have something from the pre theatre menu the maitre' d returned saying that would not be possible.....so my advice is outstanding for lunch, distinctly average for dinner.
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angela thompson
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Food 5 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 4
Thursday, November 08, 2007

Oh heaven! Probably the best meal I've ever eaten - yes, it was that good. We had the pre-theatre menu so didn't really push the boat out but the 3 courses we ordered magically turned into 5 with the surprise appetizer (rabbit consomme and foie gras in poppy snaps - delicious) and at the end a selection of sweet tidbits. The service was attentive without being fawning. We will be going back - next time for the whole kit and caboodle!
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Mac
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, August 15, 2007

good produce very well cooked, served with care, and attention to detail.

My wife and I ate our anniversary meal here ad Im glad we did. I was supprised to read the other reviews as this surely was not the same place we went to. the combinations of textures and favours were spot on, it is so refreshing to see food that is reliant upon the flavour and apperance of its product , and not over complecated by other flavours and garnisnes.

The waiting staff were also working at this level, providing us with service one expects at such places. Always there to help, but also un-obtrusive, they all knew it was our wedding anniversary and when appropriate each member of the team on our floor congratulated us which was a very nice touch.

We too have eaten at Mr Ramsey's estableshments and without question enjoyed the whole experience, but we came here with no expectations as they are very different places, cooking different food with different styles. Would we eat here again? Of course, in a heart beat
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Ivan
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Monday, August 06, 2007

What a charming restaurant. Expensive, but worth every penny.

I took my fiance for dinner last week and we were looked after wonderfully from start to finish. The beautiful opulent Georgian townhouse creates a dining experience unique in London. Beware of lots of stairs though!

The food more two Michelin star, than one, the service professional, but very friendly. The maitre'd Dawid made us feel we owned the place. The winelist is terrific fun, once you get the hang of it, as it's very unusually layed out. Nevermind. The extremely charming and witty English sommelier Ed, patiently talked us through his list and the wine he selected for our meal was a perfect match.

It's the little touches that make the place. We were so full after our meal, that we were somewhat disappointed to be presented with some beautiful petit fours that we simply had no room for. Recognising our distress, our charming young French waitress found us a specially-designed box to take them away with us.

A class act. We will be back!
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Monday, July 30, 2007

I can't really understant the bad reviews of this place. My partner took me here for a birthday treat and the food was fabulous, innovative and the service excellent. We sat next to a couple who were being very unpleasant to the staff for no good reason and it may be that people like that may make the staff a little jaded. I think if you are polite to them they'll be nice back! All in all a memorable experience.
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G. Dixon
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Sunday, May 27, 2007

Does Mr Corrigan actually cook here anymore? If he does then his passion for food and cooking must be a tv thing.Wonder if this is going to be another chef who sells out to tv instead of concentrating on their restaurant.

Was expecting so much more, just feel ripped off.Didn't pay the service charge, as frankly the service just wasn't there. It felt like they wanted you in and out as fast as possible. Wheres all the hospitality gone in restaurants?

The meal highlight was a duck starter, which was interesting although the accompaning piece of foie gras was awful, as it hadn't been cleaned and was still full of artries which rendered it unedible. Raised this with the waiting staff who tried to fob me off with some rubbish, obviously not knowing I've prepared too many foie gras to remember. Nothing worse than someboby trying to lie badly about their food.

Can't really be bothered with rest of the meal, it was just ok. Puddings are just an afterthought it seems.

What I found really disappointing is the lack of passion in the food. Wheres all the lovely Irish stuff etc?I think restaurants like this should stop worrying about the 'red' guide and put some personality into the place.
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unimpressed diner
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Food 3 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 2
Wednesday, May 09, 2007

We ate here the night after a fantastic meal at Gordon Ramsay on Hospital Road so perhaps our benchmark was too high.

Even allowing for the lower prices we weren't overly impressed.

The food was OK, although we felt some of the dishes were a little confused. Nothing really shone, although the dessert of a blackcurrant icecream and chocolate torte was very nice. Little things annoy me in restauarnts of this price, and butter too cold to spread is one of them.

The lady who took our order, I think she was the maitre'd, was very rushed. The restaurant is spread over several floors and she didn't seem to have time to keep an eye on proceedings, and wasn't as relaxed and friendly as we'd like to see. My wife asked for an alternative to fois gras on the tasting menu, and whilst that was provided we didn't get the "no problem whatsover" feeling I think you should at somewhere aiming at the levels it does. We opted for the accompanying wines but our different dishes for the first course obviously threw them. We had the same wine for this, and then diffent wines on the next course when we were eating the same dish.

For £250 for two it was slightly disappointing. The tables are too close and the head staff in particular seem to have too much to do. A little more attention to detail and it could be very enjoyable, but it really wasn't quite there.
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Rob
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Food 6 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 5
Sunday, February 25, 2007

A party of six of us came here for a birthday dinner and I must admit we were all very disappointed. Although the service, ambience and the wine list was impressive, the food was in my opinion quite poor. I would recommend that you can get a much better meal elsewhere for a fraction of the price.
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Rodger Oates
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Food 1 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, February 14, 2007

The food was interesting but overly ambitious, the service polite but somewhat stiff and the tables much too close to each other. The tasting menue at £68 was an interesting choice and the dishes were rather unusual.

This resturants has the potential to be superb. It needs to retain the unigueness of the dishes and at the same time simplify them, soften the service and give us punters a little more elbow room.
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Joe
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Food 7 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 5
Friday, January 19, 2007