Roussillon Restaurant review by david
Roussillon, tucked away on a side street, is not the sort of place you just happen to pass by , but once you do find it, you keep on going back.
Why? The cooking for a start – with its emphasis on seasonal produce, the menu is always interesting and never tired. And the focus is not just on the (superb) meat or fish as the centre of a dish: do you know what vegetables really taste like? If you don’t, and would like to find out, this is the place to come to.
The menu degustation (8 courses, plus some amuses thrown in for fun) is available for both omnivores and vegetarians: don’t forget to order the wine selection with it, as the sommelier (Roberto Della Pietra, one of the finest in London) will find something to surprise even the most well-travelled palate (not to mention selecting a different dessert wine for each cheese selected from the cheeseboard). If you’re choosing for yourself, do read the list carefully – there’s a lot of unusual wines in there, so there's no need to order the same old thing again.
Service is all that you’d want it to be. I've often asked them to fiddle with a dish here and there and never had any problems. Perhaps the chef even relishes the challenge?
I've written this review with mixed feelings. I wanted to write it, because there are a couple of reviews on this site which bear no relation to the fine restaurant I know. But part of me, selfishly perhaps, wants to keep this gem of a restaurant tucked away.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Overall rating 
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
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