Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's

Four of us ate at Gordon Ramsays restaurant on the 10th May for my husband's birthday.

It was a fantastic experience!! The ambience was lovely, the set lunch menu was extremely tasty with very reasonable portions which was a pleasant suprise!

I felt that it was definately good value for money even if the wine was quite expensive, overall, for a special occasion, the cost wasn't an issue.

The service was excellent and the staff were attentive without being too overpowering.

As a complete suprise, we mentioned it was my husband's birthday and they arranged for us to have a tour of the kitchen and meet the head chef.

This just topped off a very memorable experience that i would highly recommend.
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Louise Morgan
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Monday, May 12, 2008

Have eaten in some really lovely places - but this was quite psssibly the best meal I have ever had! My Best friend took me here for my Birthday as we are both big Gordon fans( he sadly wasn't there but we knew that he probably wouldn't be!), The service was fabulous and the food was sublime. We chose the a' la carte at £70.00 per head, and I thought it was great value as they threw in 3 'taster' courses.

Save up and go is my advice - you won't be disappointed!
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Victoria Turner - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, May 12, 2008

Just had dinner at Claridges, Sunday May 4th 2008.It was for a special birthday and I am a huge fan of Mr Ramsay but unfortunately this did not live upto my expectations,it reminded me of Leonardo arriving for his dinner on the Titantic.Claridges is over priced and pretentious, the staff are TOO attentive almost eavesdropping and with quite a pompous attitude. This unfortunately detracts from what you are there for - the FOOD. It is good but portions are small ( why does great food almost always mean small portions???). The wine list or "bible" is ridiculous and takes you an age to wade through with the most extravagant prices. We had the 3 course a la carte as the waiter would only allow us to have the gourmet menu if we both had it - something along the lines of one of us would be eating a course whilst the other wasn't and this would effect the gastric juices and effect the taste blah blah...Basically that should be our decision and we should have ordered what we wanted but easily intimidated by the occasion.Dress code is NOT adhered to as a man with ripped jeans and trainers was shown a table - I do NOT think Mr Ramsay would have approved but obviously money talks.The bill £280 for 2 people a tad hefty . I recommend Gordon's Boxwood cafe to experience his influence and enjoy the superb food in a much more relaxed atmosphere and slightly larger portions too.
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Rosie
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Food 7 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 2
Tuesday, May 06, 2008

An overall excellent experience. We chose the weekend set lunch menu - 3 courses for £30, excellent value for money!! A wide range of dishes to chose from. All of the courses were beautifully presented, extremely tasty and cooked to perfection. Waiting staff were extremely attentive and created a very friendly and comfortable atmosphere without being too intrusive.

A real treat for any palate - novice or a gastronome!
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Don't get me wrong we eat in nice restaurants often enough to know what you get for your money & this was a total rip off !

I could have cooked meals better myself at home, We had the Menu Prestige with six course meals , starter was a fennel and prawn soup with cream (average and eatble because anything goes with cream ) ,ravioli lobster could have been good but the sauce was way to salted (like all the sauces and the soup) and not tasty at all , the rest was too bad to bother to describe , I even left part of my main course in the plate : roasted pork belly . , the service was overall good and efficient , but that is not what I come for when I do in a star michelin rewarded restaurant !!!

to make the long story short : Gastro pub are better than this restaurant ! and better value for money . If you are a fine gastronome don't bother your time, money and mouth !

If you are a novice maybe it will blow your palate and as well your wallet !!!!!!

For the record all the excellent critics I saw were mostly about the outstanding service and friendliness of the staff , but what about the food ?? I agree service must be good but FOOD should be the center of the attention when it comes to review such restaurants !

Gordon ramsay should have more attention to his kitchens than the hell's ones !
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pmetkaka
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Food 0 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 0
Sunday, April 20, 2008

I must say for the price you pay you expect more! The food was good but nothing special. I loved the desserts but the starter and the main were just ok.

The service was excellent but there was a strange arrangment with the waiters that made me feel uncomfortable. The black staff were not serving food they were just standing with the plates on a trail and the white staff would serve the plates on the table!! it was wierd and unpleasant.

Although I had a good experience I will never go back there.
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Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 6
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

i have visited gordon ramsey at claridges twice now,both of these occasions we had a fantastic time due to the hospitality,food and the sumputeous decor.i have booked again for another 2 times this year as my daughter aged 9 wants to return for her birthday again as she had such a momentous birthday here last year.the food just melts in your mouth,especially the chocolate tart.just like to thank everyone at claridges for such a wonderful time and we are itching to return
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fiona montrose
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, April 13, 2008

I'm extremly happy to be writing this review as for as long as I can remember (or at least since becoming a chef myself) I have wished to dine in a restaurant as high status at Gordon Ramseys at Claridges and I can say hand on heart it was one of the best times ever!!!! Myself, my husband and two children (Isaac 10 and Alfie 7) had been booked in for lunch as a special suprise organised by my husband (Lex) on a trip to London in the February half term. As it was a suprise I had no suitable clothes with me so of course a double bonus was a new outfit which would be suitable!! We were made so welcome by all the staff from the moment we entered the hotel and then, wow, into the restaurant! It blew all four of us away! The staff were really accomodating and helped our boys in choosing a suitable dish that they would enjoy and myself and Lex were overwhelmed at the menu and were completly unable to choose from all of the mouthwatering choices so I chose his and he chose mine! Though I dont expect for a minute that any of the dishes would have been any thing less than fantastic! To make my visit even more special Lex asked if we could take a look in the kitchen and meet the chefs. My very favourite part of the whole dining experience! We were shown into the kitchens by a fantastic gentleman (Julienne, so very sorry if I have the name or spelling wrong) and were met by the most lovely staff and chefs who couldn't have made us ALL feel more welcome. Pastry department, starters deparment (my childrens personal favorite as shouting SERVICE as dishes were layed out ready to go out from the pass was a massive hit!), and allowed tiny balls of ice cream melt in their mouth while we chatted with the rest of the staff and the very excellent Scott in the main area ( please forgive me again if I have anyone's name wrong). Even into the wine cellar where once again we were given the greatest explenation of anything we wanted to know. FANTASTIC!!!

Not once did I have to remind my children to behave - a real show of how entertained and happy they were (believe me shen I say that does not happen very often!!)

It was allover to soon and leaving was the most awful part of my wonderful experience. (Although even then the hotel staff were friendly and gracious and happy to invite us all back some day).

Thankyou so very very much all to all of you from all of us. (Though my eldest son on his first day back to school did inform me that he couldn't wait to get to school to tell all his mates he'd been to Gordon Ramseys Cafe for lunch!!!)

I really hope that I will be back.
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Amy Keown
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, March 07, 2008

I came here on a date and we both loved the food. It was the start of a very good relationship both with my boyfriend and your restaurant.
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Sarah - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, March 07, 2008

Everything about the restaurant was amazing, the staff were so friendly and helpful always there making sure that you had everything you needed, not only this but the food was faultless and the decor absolutley beautiful.

My boyfiend and I went for our anniersary so at the end of our meal they brought out a plate with a miniture cake on and had written happy anniversary in chocolate, they also took us through to see the kitchens as it was aspecial occasion. Unfortunatley e didnt get to see Gordon but the food and the service was that good iI didnt mind too much!!!

I would definatley reccomend this restaurant, it realy is the best i have ever been too. Also, if you are looking for somewhere to stay nearby the Millenium hotel is located overlooking Grosvenor Square and is just a couple of minutes from claridges, we stayed there and loved it. Beautiful rooms not too expensive and realy helpful staff, they even gave us a fre upgrade because it was our anniversary!
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Abbi
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, February 25, 2008