Restaurant Michael Nadra

Have now been back to Michael Nadra's 3 times now, this is a restaurant that just keeps getting better each time. It is rare indeed that every course on a 6 course taster menu is superb and faultless and without question this was in that category. Not only was the food superb but the service was excellent and the wine just as good, this was all topped off by Michael actually coming out of the kitchen to take the time to have a good chat with us. His passion is infectious and hes a really great bloke to match. I sincerely hope this deserved chef goes onto become one of the starring chefs currently in London...after his superb performance on "Britains Best Dish" .....new accolades will be on his way shortly !
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Julian Nagi
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Monday, December 05, 2011

Very good place to go but it will cost you. Rightly so as the food is delicious and very well executed.

The service was fine - no problems there. It was not that busy so if it was, you may feel a bit cramped.

Between the four of us we had tempura soft shell crab, carpaccio of beef and fois gras to start. We still cannot agree which was the best (though I say mine was).

For mains, we had rump of lamb, guinea fowl, and two had rare fillet steak. Again, all packed with flavour.

The chocolate fondant was the clear winner for the dessert. If that is the choice on the a la carte, I suggest you go for it.

The tasting menus look interesting too. One of them may be our choice on the next visit.

The wine list is varied in price. The drinks will determine what you ultimately pay and with the food this good, I would not scrimp. Difficult to say what to expect to pay as there were four of us and we do like our wine.

With a couple of drinks and a good bottle of wine, I think you should bank on £150 a couple.
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Patsy S - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Friday, August 26, 2011

I recently visited this little gem of a restauarnt with a friend of mine last week. The restaurant had been recommended to me by a number of clients who live in West London and it did not dissappoint. The food was absolutely superb, not only was it incredibly creative and delicious but it was also presented beautifully. The great food was also backed up by great service, Michael as Maitre D was not only very friendly but recommended some superb wine which matched the food beautifully. Oh and if you havent heard the lobster is to die for and the treacle tart with clotted cream will make you go weak at the knees ! Cant wait to go back.
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Julian
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Monday, March 28, 2011

Went to Michael Nadra's for a much anticipated first time last night (Valentines Day). It really was a restaurant of two experiences. On the one hand the food was some of the best we've had. The tasting menu was delicious and the wine excellent. The other side of the experience, the service, was some of the worst we've experienced. At this level you would expect even a full restaurant to cope. Despite booking 6 months in advance and calling into the restaurant the previous week to pay a deposit and discuss seating, our request was not accommodated. On top of that I received a phone call on the day to inform me for the first time that the table I booked for 7.30 was actually subject to two sittings and we would have to vacate the table by 9.15. There appeared to be plenty of waiting staff, yet service was slow and confused. We arrived a good 30 mins after the couple next to us, yet they ended up a course behind us by mid service and despite graciously complaining to the head waiter his come back was to be border line rude. To top it off, at the end of a slow and troubled service we were hurried out the door by said head waiter.

Like many reviews registered here the service seems to be main reason for complaint. This could so easily be resolved yet obviously speaks volumes to just how good the food is as people do return. Unfortunately, we will not until the reviews highlight an improved experience.
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Clif Arrow
7 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Came here for a birthday meal with my family and had a fantastic meal.

NONE of us had any complaints about our food, not even small niggling ones which is quite a feat bearing in mind that one of our party is a foodie.

The menu is fairly short but with no dud options. The wine list is more adventurous- we ventured a brazilian white wine and were not disappointed.

Service was attentive, in fact my only slight complaint was that at the beginning of the evening (when we were amongst the first to arrive) the service was perhaps too attentive but that was probably just because there was nobody else to lavish their attention on.

Overall v impressive
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Ruth Z-M - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Saturday, January 29, 2011

I ate here last night with some friends. I'd read some reviews and was expecting something really special but sadly it was a let down. All our table pre-ordered one of the tasting menus with wine. We waited 45 minutes before any food or wine arrived. One of the starters was delicious and the desserts were fantastic as well. But the food in between was bland and unexciting- which is astonishing when you think that restaurants usually use their tasting menus to showcase their best dishes. The wine was the other surprise, although well chosen and generally good, we got a teeny tiny amount in each glass.

Most astonishing was the service. As is standard with tasting menus, I thought our waiter would tell us a bit about each dish and the accompanying wine. Instead he plonked the plates in front of us without saying a word, he didn't even tell us what we were eating. Indeed, he got quite huffy when I asked him about the wine. The waiter in question was one of the rudest I've come across and acted like he was doing us a big favour by serving us, he was clearly having a very bad night. The meal was £75 each, and I felt that is was really poor value and the service was truly awful. Overall, a big let down.
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Elizabeth Bartle
2 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Sunday, November 07, 2010