Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's

We had a three course meal from the Sunday lunchtime menu. The food was exceptional and the staff extremely helpful and welcoming. From the moment we tasted the delicious amuse bouche we knew we were in for a treat. The price was very reasonable considering it is Claridges. We will come back again to treat ourselves to an evening meal the next time we visit London, if we can get a table.
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6 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 6
Monday, January 16, 2012

Had new years day lunch at Claridges, what an experience! Service was exceptional and food amazing.
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9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Monday, January 02, 2012

oh dear. how the mighty have fallen... eating here last night was an expensive disaster. We have been eating here for years and our grandparents before us, but this will be the last time. This used to be my special occasion failsafe, but oh how times have changed. The service used to be quietly professional but has changed into a room full of cheap labour. Waiting staff everywhere all looking extremely nervous, it was chaos. We chose to splash out on a very expensive bottle of wine and then proceeded to wait an our for our starters. The room filled up and tables who came after us were all eating before us. We got the impression they were all having the tasting menu, for which our a la carte choices were compromised. The apologies were flowing and then, and it was beyond awful, a senior member of staff began a conversation with us to fill in time. It was obvious he had outstayed his welcome but he continued to tell us tales of his mother in law and wife not getting on. It was an attempt to fill in time whilst our very late food arrived, and was horribly inappropriate and deeply unprofessional. By now, after waiting so long we had finished our beautiful wine and had to make do with 2 glasses of something else with our food. Our experience was ruined and we hadn't even eaten yet. The starters were ok, but just ok. I chose lamb as a main and, being a chef was completely unimpressed with the confit shoulder. I showed my husband how waterlogged it was when i pressed it with my fork.. ..We were offered cheese as compensation for our wait, which was frankly not enough. My husbands tarte tatin was just that, nothing thrilling, we were shocked again. It seems that the man who once scorned t.v chefs for leaving their kitchens is the worst perpetrator of all. Gordon its your team in the kitchen, you should be ashamed.
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RP - View all reviews by this user
1 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, December 07, 2011

well, i have to partially agree with the review below. I am a big fan of ramsay's food and I have been here for lunch a few times and have never been able to fully get to grips with the food. I have enjoyed it in the past, but this time it was just not hitting the right spot. It is true everything seemed a bit rushed for a lunch service and the food..... well, was not the best. I had the five course taster, and although i did enjoy some courses, the main meat course was, well....mmmm, dry and overcooked- inedible i think. Whilst i was offered another option, its not what you expect, and its kind of spoils the event. Oh, well, yes there are plenty of other choices around and I highly recommend some of them, but not this one for the price anyhow, at the moment.
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dnw
6 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Thursday, November 10, 2011

this place is mainly for tourists being able to say "I was there". Room is ok (because it´s Claridges) but too many tables and you get to hear all conversations around, service is very poor for a top notch resrtaurant, all in a hurry and very little attention to details, food very disappointing, tiny portions, almost cold and tastless apart from the salt no original flavors. It seems that after a while this hype chefs restaurants are like a super fast food with no edge and no objective other than to make money with a brand. At we least we now now we will never go back and will save some of our friends their money. definitely not worth a single star. For a 3 star experience go to Paris, Ducasse, le V, Taillevent and others are of another planet compared to this one.
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steph Fulham
2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 1
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Went to Gordon Ramsey's at Claridges last Saturday the 17th September for my 60th birthday. Have been 3 times before and as usual staff were very attentive. However, the food was disappointing this time, my plaice was underseasoned and my son left most of his first two courses. My son ordered a birthday lemon torte at a cost of #35.00 and went it came with candles it had some cherries and straweberries on it, howedver when I got it home they had been removed cant understand why., I will be contacting restaurant and finding out why they took the fresh fruit off.

Will try the Savoy next.
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8 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Monday, September 19, 2011

i took my nan to gordon ramsay @ claridges for her 85th birthday, we had a lovely lunch. it was the set lunch menu and well worth every penny, the staff were superb, the food was top notch and the whole day was just an amazing experience, we will be back and have recommended it to others.
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lisa ridley - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, August 04, 2011

We went to Claridges on my wife’s 30th Birthday.

We found the food 'middle of the road' for this price point, the service was excellent.

Obviously when visiting this type of restaurant, expectations are very high so it is easy to be disappointed. These disappointments include - beef wellington was undercooked, scallops had been cut horizontally in half and slightly overcooked, the vegetable were pathetic - one small piece of spring onion, one tiny piece of carrot and a couple of bits of overcooked mushy root vegetables. We also found the presentation lacked any creativeness that you expect to associate with a restaurant of this calibre. The cutlery was old and scratched and plates looked dated and lacked style.

All these points are minimal, however, when paying for a bill of £190 (not including alcohol) for two people we expected better.

For a better value Michelin star experience I found La Trompette in Chiswick far better for just £39.95 for 3 courses.
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Nick
7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 4
Thursday, August 04, 2011

My wife and I dined at Claridges last night. My wife started with Scallops and I with the salmon. We drank a bottle of Bruno Paillard with this. For main course we shared a Beef Wellington accompanied by a bottle of Catena Alta Malbec. We finished our meal with cheese and port, coffee and petit fours.

The whole experience was outstanding. The food was imaginatively created and presented with the Beef (medium rare) being near perfect.

The members of staff from the Maitre d', through sommelier to our waiter were totally focussed on making our visit exceptional. They were friendly and attentive and had time to discuss alternative dishes and our other dining experiences.

The cost was reassuringly expensive but £58 for 2 glasses of Croft '91 was a little OTT given that a bottle retails at £65!

But, all in all, another fantastic experience that we will certainly repeat.
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Philip Kay
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, July 02, 2011

Really nice food!
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Aaliyah Rathore-Rayi
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, June 26, 2011