Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

The chef-patron of Gordon Ramsay's flagship Chelsea restaurant is now Clare Smyth MBE. The brilliantly creative menu bears her name, and the chic, beautiful dining area has been updated with unmistakably feminine details, such as panels with lilac-toned silk-screen prints. Over nine beautiful courses, head chef Matt Abe plays fast and loose with foie gras, caviar, lobster, and langoustine. The menu is based on traditional French techniques and incorporates well-timed citrus and pickle punches, but the real genius is in the pacing of the food: portion sizes and the amount of time between the courses are matched to leave customers constantly craving more.

No component of the intricately crafted dishes appears showily superfluous; even the pouring of sauces at the table adds visual and fragrant impact. Dishes tantalize and then thrill the senses. Slivers of summer vegetables in a rock pool of warm, intensely flavored just proved to be the ideal contrast to the snow of frozen buttermilk. Rabbit loin with roasted hazelnuts and shavings of salt-baked turnip provided a salty counterpoint to the sweetness, while the vadouvan-spiced, smoke-puffed wild rice served as a crisp base for the soft mutton.

Address: 79 Royal Hospital Rd, London SW3 4AN, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 20 7352 4448
Rating: 4.1/5.0, 285 Google reviews
Website: https://www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com/gordon-ramsay-bar-grill/chelsea/