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Summary
Marcus Wareing’s Belgravia flagship keeps ploughing a steady course “at the level you would expect from a top Knightsbridge hotel”, at this “well-spaced” venue which continues to be “run with expertise” despite a changeover of personnel this year (in January 2022, Mark and Shauna Froydenlund stepped down as chef-patrons, leaving head chef Craig Johnston and senior sous chef, Jack Hazell to take the reins). The modern French cuisine is “beautifully well-judged and thought out”; “service is wonderfully attentive and warm”; and “the wide range of wines provides interesting choices for any dish”. There’s the odd cavil that the food can be on the “rich” side, but the main objection here is the obvious: “the bill can get just a bit silly…”
Summary
“Exceptional attention to detail” – not least the “very refined”, “classical” cuisine – helps win very solid support this year for Marcus Wareing’s illustrious, flagship Belgravia dining room, where chef patrons Mark and Shauna Froydenlund provide the day-to-day hands on the tiller. There is the odd measured report – “everything was lovely enough, but didn’t really take flight” – but on most accounts a trip here provides an experience that’s “not cheap… but amazing!”
Summary
“Outstanding in every way”, say fans of Marcus Wareing’s calm Belgravia temple of gastronomy: “a big room, where the setting of each table feels very private”, and where the “expertly crafted and seasonal” cuisine (under chef patrons, Mark and Shauna Froydenlund) is, they feel, “expensive, but oh-so-worth it”. For a large minority in the last survey, though, its “daft” prices defied comprehension, and some of those recalling the era when Marcus himself was more regularly at the stoves felt that “compared with ten years ago, it’s not a patch on what it was”.
Summary
“Outstanding in every way”, say fans of Marcus Wareing’s calm Belgravia temple of gastronomy: “a big room, where the setting of each table feels very private”, and where the “expertly crafted and seasonal” cuisine (under chef patrons, Mark and Shauna Froydenlund) is, they feel, “expensive, but oh-so-worth it”. For a large minority, though, its “daft” prices defy comprehension, and those who remember the era when Marcus himself was more regularly at the stoves feel that “compared with ten years ago, it’s not a patch on what it was”.
For 32 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. In a typical year, diners submit over 50,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK. Each year, the guide is re-written from scratch based on this survey (although for the 2021 edition, reviews are little changed from 2020 as no survey could run for that year).
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Marcus, The Berkeley Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Nice restaurant, with friendly service. Food was very good, cooked perfectly and seasoned very well. Menu was well composed, each complimenting the next. Overall, great restaurant, worthy of more than the single Michelin star."
"Loud 1980s jazz ruined the entire experience. The food was bland and dull and mostly just plain bad. The monkfish was completely overcooked and tough. The crab was tasteless. The Marcus label champagne was dull. The only good thing on the menu was the bread. That tells you how bad it was. And it was almost completely empty so no atmosphere. A very very expensive complete disappointment."
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £60.00 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 145.00 | Always available | 5 |
| Menu2 | 165.00 | Always available | 7 |
Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £30.00 | £52.00 | £12.00 | £25.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £60.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £6.00 |
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| Service | 13.50% |
Wilton Pl, London, SW1X 7RL
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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