Noble Rot Mayfair — Restaurant in London

We had a birthday meal here and was really looking forward to it as I’ve never been but heard plenty of good things about it. First of all we had a very warm welcome and loved the atmosphere in the restaurant. I’m vegetarian and the only vegetarian option was ravioli with courgette- hereby I would like to note that its always slightly disappointing to receive the very simple dish which offers little surprise as opposed to the fish/meat options. For 28£ I would have expected a dish which would offer more of a sublime experience and doesnt resort to the usual solution of pasta with vegetable aa a vegeterian. As it is autumn season beginning, it would have been interesting to offer something that I cant just make at home, perhaps a special take on a locally grown pumpkin etc. My partner had a fish dish with a corn sauce which in opposition offered a beautiful surprise as we have not yet tried corn and fish but the sauce was very delicious. When the food arrived it was quite disappointing for both of us that it was luke warm / already cold in parts, which is truly something we didn’t expect from a restaurant in this category. When we asked our waiter who was otherwise given us good service that evening, we were told that it is the ‘busiest time of the evening’ almost as if it was not the right timing for us to request this. Our meals were taken back and heated up again which was great and otherwise we also received two madeleines as a complimentary birthday treat which I was very...

Visited the downstairs private dining area as a group of 10 mid week for lunch.

The room itself is incredible, with a wine cellar directly behind it hosting a variety of vintage wines that really adds to the experience.

The food;

Starters:

The bread was just brilliant, so much so that we had to order more. So incredibly fresh and the salted butter was to die for.

The ham was another highlight, peppery and incredibly fine and we could have eaten a number of portions of this.

We then also had oysters, almonds & melon all of which were really quite brilliant.

Mains:

This is where the meal was a little disappointing, most of us had the pork, although on reflection I wish I had ordered the duck as the pork was a touch average and came with an apricot sauce that a lot of us felt was a little sour.

The potatoes were nice but nothing to write home about.

The tomatoes were probably the highlight with the main.

The Wine:

You can't fault the selection of wines here, this really was the reason that we visited and we were not disappointed on this front. A great selection of white Bordeaux's of which we tried a number of different bottles.

All round a good experience, having the private dining experience was very special but I just wish the food was more substantial, or that I had gone...

This was a first visit to the Mayfair location, after having been to the one in Soho a few times. This is a newer venue and it does have more of an upmarket feel, although we did end up with a very small table which required a constant juggling around as plates of food arrived!

The two of us ordered the breads, cheese gougeres, sea bream crudo, beef tartare, the cod, the hogget and a side of cabbage. For dessert we tried the chocolate tart and the millefeuille. The food was mostly very good and in line with prior experiences however the hogget was a disappointment, being more bone than meat and quite challenging to dissect. Also, while the desserts were enjoyable, I thought they could have upped their game a bit here.

Service was very friendly and the meal progressed at a reasonable pace. The bill came to £180, of which £15 was spent on drinks. Overall a solid dinner albeit somehow missed the wow factor I’ve experienced in Soho, where I’ve had some excellent meals. Will probably stick to Soho or try out the original Lambs Conduit location on...