The Square

6-10 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 6LB - View on a map
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The Square Restaurant In London
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Overall 8.5
Food 8.5
Service 8.8
Atmosphere 8.5
Value 8.3
Based on 4 reviews

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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
Overall rating 9 stars
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
Overall rating 7 stars
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
Overall rating 10 stars
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
Overall rating 10 stars
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
Overall rating 10 stars
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
Overall rating 10 stars
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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Overall rating 6 stars
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
Overall rating 8 stars
Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Friday, May 29, 2009


what the bloggers say

An American In London

An American In London - MA

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - The tasting menu was a non-stop parade of beauty, textures and flavors. And the best part was the leisurely pace of our meal...The Square's tasting menu is 100 pounds per person, so it wasn't a cheap evening. But we had a magical time. For a restaurant that must see its share of anniversary celebrations, the Square managed to make ours feel like the only one that mattered. Our dinner at the Square stands head and shoulders above our relatively-recent meals at the Greenhouse and Hibiscus.

Gourmet Chick

Gourmet Chick - 9/10

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - We ordered the degustation menu with matched wines at an eye watering 150 each. For this price you get the best service that I have ever experienced at a restaurant...Head chef, Phillip Howard was featured on Masterchef last week where he stressed that, to him, flavour is more important than presentation. Still, there is no denying that this is beautiful food served with style. The degustation menu at The Square is an expensive undertaking but you are left in no doubt as to what the money has been spent on.

Pig Pig's Corner

Pig Pig's Corner

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - First of the two mains was “Fillet of Turbot with Celeriac Puree, Savoy Cabbage, Caramelised Trotter and Lentils”. The turbot was nice, quite light but still springy in texture with a slightly crispy surface. You can try to look for the trotter, but you won’t find it in the pictures, finding it in the dish was hard enough. But every now and then when biting into the lentils there was a spongy piece of fat to savour. Overall very nice but a little on the salty side…

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