Caxton Manor Concierge Services and Event Planning

Not just another Dinner

The opening of Heston Blumenthal’s London restaurant, Dinner, was by far the most eagerly awaited restaurant opening of 2011. In an attempt to see what all the fuss was about and whether Dinner would live up to the Hype, we went along for lunch in its first week of opening. I’ll start with the only real negative we all agreed on – this being the decoration of the venue. Although it is simple and clean with views of an open kitchen and of course floor to ceiling windows looking over park, it is nothing more than a hotel restaurant. We have learnt that this was the aim [nothing but a brasserie look] so I suppose the nail was hit on the head there. Moving on from the aesthetics, the star of the show is undoubtedly the food. The menu is designed on food from Britain’s culinary past cooked for guests using contemporary techniques to ensure it pleases today’s palate. Offerings such as meat fruit [an absolute must have], rice & flesh, Veal sweetbreads, spiced pigeon, cod in cider, and sirloin of black angus with mushroom ketchup have the Heston touch of tasting better than they sound. The balance of flavours is sublime and opting for something you normally wouldn’t try is highly recommended. Dessert finishes the meal in grand finale style with choices such as, malted barley ice cream, chocolate bar and the high light the tipsy cake. Dinner at Dinner [or even lunch for that matter] isn’t a cheap date, but we recommend you save your pennies and treat yourself to a meal that you will never forget.