Foliage

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - The service was pleasant all round and was as expected of a 5 star hotel. At any other restaurant, £29 for the four courses that we had would have been exceptional value. And while the food was good overall, it was somehow lacking. This meal did not bear a similar resemblance to the quality of cooking that I had experienced previously. The execution lacked precision and the delivery was just not quite good enough for a one star Michelin restaurant.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - Foliage is hidden deep within the 150-year-old former Hyde Park Hotel - previously patronised by Edward VIII, Churchill, Valentino and Gandhi (for whom a goat was daily milked) - in part of what was once the Park Restaurant. To find it, one must climb the gilded staircase, traverse the marble lobby, negotiate the loud, trendy Mandarin Bar, navigate past opposing, open-glass, 5,000 bottle wine cupboards into the bright rotunda antechamber before finally reaching the calm, serene, cream and green dining room.

Monday, August 25, 2008 - Sometimes the only thing that will do when one is stressed is some coddling, charm and civility. So where does one turn but a 5 star hotel for lunch.The best part of dining in London is getting to try Michelin starred restaurants. Michelin doesn’t bother with Australia so whilst Tetsuya’s would be worthy of a Michelin star, he remains untouched with the fairy wand. So now is my chance to consume as many Michelin stars as possible. Housed in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel at Hyde Park London, never a shabby place to stay, Foliage has 1 Michelin star...