Outstanding ambiance, quality and service. (Gordon Ramsay At The London Restaurant (New York))

Member Name: garymarsh6

Product:	Gordon Ramsay At The London Restaurant (New York)
Date:	25/10/08 (86 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fantastic food

Disadvantages: Unable to afford to eat here more often

We went to Gordon Ramsays restaurant at the London Hotel in New York. Before going in to dinner we sat in the bar having a couple of cocktail prior to being called to the restaurant which is at the back of the bar area in a very exclusive dining room.

The ambiance was absolutely fantastic the waiting staff were extremely attentive and unobstrusive and seemed to glide around the restaurant as if they were floating on air. There were probably around about 20 tables in the restaurant and slowly filled up as the evening progressed although whilst dining you actually felt as if you were the only customers in the restaurant.


We ordered the prestige menu with wine pairing which compared to London prices was excellent value. We paid approximately $350 for the meal. I was going to describe the menu but decided it would spoil the experience should you endeavour to go there. Suffice it to say there were 7 courses which were presented and introduced individually by the staff. Freshly cooked breads were presented throughout the meal.


The wines picked by the sommelier were picked to compliment each and every course and were excellent and very well recieved. The service was unhurried and discrete in fact sometimes we didnt even notice they had removed the empty plates and glasses between courses.

The meal felt very unhurried and was delivered with precision timing and two staff attended the table one placing the food in front of you and then the second describing the contents of each course ready to answer any questions you had about the food.


We enjoyed it so much we actually made another booking for the following night and had exactly the same menu again. This time the sommelier picked different wines to accompany each course which were absolutely out of this world and ceratinly enhanced the meal. The staff are certainly experienced and knew exactly what they are doing in such a discrete and professional manner.

The whole experience was magical and something you will never forget. We were treated as if we were special and the service was of the highest standard. It was well worth the money and I would definitely recommend it for a truely memorable experience and although we were in the restaurant for two hours we had to rush to go to the theatre but could have stayed for another half an hour to an hour at least.

If booking dont make the mistake of booking the Maze restaurant which is not the same restaurant......the Maze is an open area near the bar and not private or exclusive like the restaurant.

This restaurant is certainly a credit to Gordon Ramsay and more so the staff working here. If I could award it 6 stars I would do so.

Summary: Highly recommended exclusive fine dining experiance.