The Square

My wife and I went to the restaurant for dinner last night. We have been fortunate to eat at many Michelin star rated restaurants around the world and this was right up there at the top. We had the tasting menu with wine. (£155 per person) I would go so far as to say this was my favourite meal I have ever experienced. The food was exceptional in every way I could think of and each wine complemented each course perfectly (9 courses). I would ove to dine here on a regular basis.

My only criticism would be that for an evening meal the lighting wasn't the most intimate and relaxing and the decor was a little unimaginative for our taste. However the staff were excellent and attentive and all seemed to be smiling. Simply an exceptional evening that I'd like to repeat!
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Charlie G
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

We visited the square for a weekday lunch and had the lunch menu. I had the chilled cucumber soup and smoked mackrel sandwiches, the new seasons lamb, with crushed potatoes followed by a chocolate fondant with orange and almond ice cream. Mint tea and petit fours to finish. The quality of the flavours and presentation were excellent.

The service was attentive, but I felt the atmosphere was not as relaxed as I'd hoped. I think perhaps some background music would help with this. Overall I was very impressed and would eat there again.
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Rachel Oster
7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Went last night and had the tasting menu with wines. Fantastic, food was excellent and the wine pairing was spot on. The old Petrus used to be my benchmark, The Square is now in that spot!
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Roger645 - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Sunday, March 07, 2010

We went for the tasting menu and had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Friendly and efficient staff, good wine pairings and the food was simply very tasty. Very very tasty.
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Robert
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Monday, January 04, 2010

We had an excellent meal at The Square. My husband has lots of food intolerances and the kitchen made an extra special effort to accommodate all that he can/can't eat. The food is obviously of a very high standard but it was the service that really stood out for me - our sommelier, though only 23, was outstanding, as was the manager who personally came over to advise on my husband's menu choices.

We will definitely be back - the Dorset crab lasagne alone is well worth a return trip!
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JCA
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Best food in London. Don't hesitate.
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Tom
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Square is a very good restaurant. The food was very well prepared without being exciting thought. In other words, it was pleasant but it would not make you think! The amuse were nice so were the breads offered. I had a classical foie gras with cherry sauce and rice crisps that was delicious and my wife, a crab lasagna that was very good as well. Or main course, the lamb I had was excellent and the beef filet my wife ordered was good but nothing unique (a ravioli stuffed with wine sauce and the fillet was paired with sliced porcini. Excellent deserts, both the chocolate and the mocha soufflé. I would like to make some observations. The restaurant was very noisy and there was a lot of movement that was not allowing you to concentrate on your meal and enjoy. I believe that some background music could help the situation. I also think that because of the soufflé choice we made, there was a big “gap” of the service momentum so we had to wait for 20 minutes for our deserts.(they kindly try to keep us busy with a sweet amuse) Once again I will agree that the Square is a very good restaurant , very “honest” but not one that I will never forget. Last thing, once we had a meal at another 2 star restaurant the day before the menu had a lot of similarities (quail, monkfish with peas, lamb, foie gras, etc.) I would prefer to see from restaurants of this level some more innovative gastronomical proposals and combinations of food and flavors. I would definitely like to feel more emotions in the food )
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6 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 7
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Our first visit at lunch yesterday. We expected a good meal and attentive service and we got it, in a fairly busy restaurant. The breads and Amuse Bouche ( a layered construction of asparagus mousse, softly cooked duck egg and topped with a mushroom foam) were both of very high quality. The courses we ordered were well presented and tasty without reaching the intensity and clean flavours I'd expect at Gordon Ramsay, or Maze for example and on the evidence of this meal I'd suggest that The Square is a very good restaurant without quite reaching the very peaks. That said there were no disappointments either in the food or in the perfectly decent "by the glass" wines. I'm sure we'll go again. The restaurant itself is a pleasant environment without being terribly exciting or innovative. It's kind of smart and reliable- much like the food I thought.
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David Henderson - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Friday, May 29, 2009