Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester review by Catherine
We ate at Alain Ducasse last Friday and were bowled over by the restaurant. I can only assume that the problems reported by other reviewers were teething problems which have now been ironed out.
Firstly, the service was seemless, although if I had to split hairs, our wine list didn't arrive until after our food order had been taken. It would have been nice to have had sight of it earlier.
The food was stunning. Complex, yet light and a true credit to the modern French cooking which is commonplace in France, yet ignored over here in favour of the usual pastiche dishes hammed up for English diners.
The amusé bouche were imaginative and as enjoyable as any other part of the meal.
We also thought the sweet trolley was a nice touch - and we can away with a little bag of caramels and chocolate nuts as our waiter would just not accept our protests that we were too full to eat them!
The meal was not cheap - our bill for 2 with a decent bottle of wine was £400, but food of this quality shouldn't. And this is not the sort of place you'd want to eat in every week, but for a special occasion or treat, we were suitably impressed and will return.
It might also be worth noting this place didn't seem to get going until later. When we arrived for our 8pm table, the room was very quiet. However, when we left, every table was full and there was a real buzz to the atmosphere.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Overall rating 
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
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