The Ledbury

We had an amazing evening at the Ledbury on Saturday the 23rd January,2010.

From arrival at 7.30 p.m. to departure at 11.15 p.m. we were greeted by very warm friendly knowledgeable staff. The dinner was exceptional, the menu extremely varied and the taste of the food was both interesting and enlightening. Two Michelin Stars which we understand they now have are well deserved. We will definitely return when next in London.
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Mr & Mrs Cipriano Bonati
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, January 30, 2010

I visited the Ledbury for the first time last weekend and it was one of the best eating experiences I have had this year. The food was first class and I couldn't fault one single dish from the tasting menu. What stood out more than anything was the service. The staff were so incredibly friendly (but not at all obsequious). They made our dinner a relaxed and fun affair.

My group spent about £100 per head and this included all our alcohol and the service charge. I thought this was very reasonable considering I normally spend north of £150 per head when I dine in central London.
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Ewok
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, December 14, 2009

I have been coming to this restaurant since it opened and have always found it reliable and inventive, the cooking first class, amoung the best in london and the staff relaxed and profesional.

This last visit however, blew me away. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, it has.

The sommelier, front of house are absolutely on the top of their game and match the brilliant cooking that has always been on offer here.

your money is in good hands here. absolutely brilliant experience.
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The Shrimp - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, November 15, 2009

After much discussion my fiancée and I chose The Ledbury for our engagement blow out – kindly financed by HP’s brilliant great aunt from Scotland, who’d sent a cheque to be spent ONLY on food…

I had booked La Trompette, but HP changed it at the last minute because she wanted a tasting menu (a decent compromise - her favourite food is tapas, my least favourite food is tapas). Thank God, as it was the best meal I’ve ever eaten.

8 courses of delight, sprinkled with extra amouse bouches and bread – the onion and bacon brioche is as good as any of the more complicated dishes. I shan’t describe them all, except to say that the seared mackerel with avocado is particularly delicious, and has been filed into the slowly growing canon of great taste experiences in my head. Relying on the simple flavour of the crispy fish skin to lead the dish (evoking memories of barbecues, Mediterranean holidays, etc etc), the chef then applies his skill to jazz it up further with lip-smacking secondary textures, flavours and colours, fusing classic French cooking with subtle Asian influences. All the dishes were ‘fusion’ food, without the over-the-top combinations that are usually associated with it.

Each course was accompanied by an unusual, delicious, perfectly paired wine, and we left full, but not stuffed – so difficult to judge over 8 courses.

It’s not cheap, but then it comes in about £50 less per head than similar top end restaurants in Mayfair – and the staff couldn’t have been more charming or helpful. They seemed so proud of their jobs.

As we were leaving, the chef Brett Graham emerged to say hello, and told us that he’d been shooting that day. 5 minutes later, we walked out into the rain with a smile on our faces, a cellophaned pheasant, and a whole, un-plucked mallard in a bag.

It’s a fabulous restaurant.
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Giles Huxley-Parlour
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Saturday, November 14, 2009

Excellent in every way.

The service was friendly and efficient

The food was excellent - better than The Square !

I highly recommend this restaurant - I'll be back very soon.
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Iavn Daniel
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, September 03, 2009

Absolutely amazing!! Thats the only way to describe the Ledbury!! I went for lunch on Sunday 23rd August and had a fantastic 4 hour experience. The atmosphere is so relaxed and all the staff are so friendly and accomodating - especially Mike & Sarah the restaurant managers who ensured a smooth event. I opted for the tasting menu-excellent value at £70 or £108 with a flight of superb wines. Chef Brett Graham produced what turned out to be a 10 course taste extravaganza with the amuse bouche and extras.Each course was sublime and when the fish course of monkfish was substituted by salmon without my knowledge Sarah straight away produced another course of John Dory from the a la carte menu to try!. After the meal I was taken to the kitchen to meet Brett. It was a pleasure to meet such a focused ,enthusiastic chef with such an obvious passion for his trade. He even insisted I tried his signature passion fruit souffle with sauterne ice cream as it was not on the tasting menu!!This has to be the best food in London at the moment . Brett & the team -thanks very much, and the 2nd Michelin star will be yours soon
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Trevor Banthorpe
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, August 24, 2009

Absolutely delicious food and really good service, could not fault any part of the evening. All four of us had the tasting menu and were impressed with every course, especially the grilled mackerel which just melted in your mouth and the brown sugar tart for dessert.
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SG - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, August 08, 2009

The Ledbury experience made my daughter's wedding day perfect. Their wonderfully original menu and attention to every detail were highly praised by all our guests. The salad with soft pheasant's egg is amazing and the passionfruit souffle fabulous (especially considering the skill required to produce these in substantial numbers). The restaurant itself is unfussy and sophisticated, the staff very welcoming and the food extraordinary - what a lovely evening.

We shall continue the have the tasting menu as often as we can!
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Monday, July 27, 2009

Stunning. The Ledbury is the epitomy of how a restaurant should be. Smooth, understated, special, indulgent and above all passionate about the food. Please go and try the turbot. Nothing more needs to be said.
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Tom Sargent
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Monday, July 20, 2009

I had an evening meal here soon after they received their Michelin-star, and I was most impressed by the calibre of cooking on offer; in my opinion they produce superior dishes to many other one-star Michelin joints. I returned a year later to sample the set lunch menu with my fellow gourmets from The Arbuturian, and we were pleased to see the standards had remained as high.

The food engineered by Aussie chef Brett Graham is inventive, playful and very well constructed. All the flavours work well together, and often provide a pleasant and unexpected surprise. Presentation is very artful too. The set lunch menu is tremendous value at a mere £24.50 for three courses, and portions were very generous. Service here is always relaxed yet attentive, and not at all stuffy. The decor is typically modern chic.

The amuse bouche arrived in the form of a beetroot meringue filled with pureed fois gras. The meringue disintegrated in the mouth and led to a wonderfully rich fois gras experience. A great start to a promising meal.

For a starter, I had an interesting smoked celeriac and middle pork dish. The waitress brought us the celeriac on a wooden board to demonstrate how the vegetable had been entombed in a bread-like mould and then smoked with hay, before being sliced and plated up. It was nice to be informed about this complex procedure, and the flavours really spoke for themselves when we got to sample the dish.

For a main, I had beef shin with a Jerusalem artichoke puree and wild mushrooms. The beef was rich and intense, a most warming and tasty dish.

For dessert we opted for their cheeseboard, though I recall their desserts being of a very high quality and wish we’d gone for puddings instead.

In summary, this is still an excellent venue and I would recommend it for both lunch and dinner, and with a set lunch menu at such a low price, you have no excuse not to try this place!
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Jonesy @ The Arbuturian - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, March 17, 2009