Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley
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Giles Coren - 9/10
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Went here when it was Petrus and thought it was fab but it has lost its way with the food.
Not so inspiring now but still the same expensive prices. Food is still good but not 2 star that you would expect.
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hunter
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Food 5 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 2
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Dined here last night.
I had the lobster and pigs trotters for starter, my wife had the tuna and artichokes. Both were cooked well and full of flavour.
For the main I had the veal and my wife the suckling pig. The pig was very tender and the crackling succulent, though perhaps a little greasy. The veal was cooked pink and delicious. The mushrooms and snails were finely chopped but undistinguishable from one another - a slight problem, as I like snails but am not keen on mushrooms!
For desert I had the raspberry gateaux slices and Eton mess - perfect. My wife had peanut parfait - good, too.
Lots of extras brought to the table in between meals. I would say 8 1/2 out of ten for food, but as this is not possible I will give them a 9!
Service - almost faultless, never in your face but always there. What stops it getting 10 for me is that one waitress rudely hushed away her colleague (the guy who held the platter) which I found unnecessary.
Atmosphere - A nice modern and relaxed feel.
A bottle of £32 red and two coffees brought the bill to around £220.
I had asked for tap water and got a bottle of Evian - not good, but perhaps they did not hear me right. However, we got a couple of glasses of champagne which they missed off the bill - only discovered this in the taxi home!
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nakedlunch - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Diners will recall Petrus as a top venue. Well, Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley happily continues this at the same locale. Not much has changed! Interesting starters of Lobster with pigs trotters, lead onto Dorset Turbot with Frog's legs. There is a veg menu, but at £75 for 3 courses, you may want to save this for a special event. Bubbly starts at £12 a glass, but it does go down so well! The interior is a hushed temple to all things gourmet! Save room for the Bob-Bon course!
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Monday, September 22, 2008
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