I was excited to try Gordon Ramsay mostly due to the Guy Savoy lineage, given my adoration for Guy. So, when we ended up in London, we jumped at the opportunity to go. The headline should be: “the student still has a lot to learn from the master.”
Nothing was bad, really. All the flavors were solid and dishes were well composed. There wasn’t a single thing that wowed us (like Guy’s colors of caviar or even the buffalo ricotta Caramelle from Don Angie 2 nights prior that made my fiancé yell “oh my god” in the middle of the restaurant).
But when I’m paying £1200 for dinner at a ***, I want to say “oh my god” at least once. I didn’t, and the whole meal was playing it safe (English Peas? For spring? Groundbreaking). The service was inconsistent, excellent at the beginning when the dining room was half full, but borderline neglectful once it filled up. We were also mysteriously charged for several cocktails that we never ordered, and it somehow took 20 minutes to take them off the bill. Small issue but not one that should ever happen in a ***.
We went with the wine pairings since we ordered the big mystery carte blanche menu (sea bass and chicken) and I figured it would be hard to pair. Was pretty generous with 5 glasses, all French except for a sweet wine from the Stellenbosch for desert. Somm was excellent, approachable and helpful.
Any universe in which this is a *** and Guy is a ** is a very upside universe indeed. Guy Savoy Paris (and even Las Vegas) is on a completely different level of sophistication.
Oh, and please replace the carpet.
by millie678
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NGL your food photos actually look very good until the bread service then it’s potatoes, fish, and chicken. It looks a lot more set lunch than Carte Blanche to me.
Quoting from what someone else said once, the Michelin guide is quick to give stars away sometimes and even slower at taking them away. It’s almost safe to assume that it’s still 3 stars due to the name unfortunately.