From Knightsbridge to Marylebone

Saturday, November 02nd , 2024

 

Lisboeta is the latest venture of Nuno Mendes, who has done a great deal to raise the profile of Portuguese cooking in London over the years. This Charlotte Street restaurant was relaxed and fun to eat at, with some enjoyable dishes. Only a wildly overpriced wine list detracted from an otherwise enjoyable experience. 

Dinner by Heston is a major player in the London dining scene, with its two Michelin stars, large capacity and the Heston Blumenthal brand. I have not been here for nine years, and in all honesty I can see why that was the case. Essentially you have two undeniably classy dishes: the meat fruit and the tipsy cake. Nothing else that we tried came close in standard to these dishes, and that is a problem at this pricing level, exacerbated by the long but extortionately priced wine list. Service was good and the elements of tableside theatre were fun, but this is an awful lot of money for what appears on the plate, with nothing in the way of luxury ingredients either.