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Tom Aikens
French
43 Elystan Street, Chelsea SW3 3NT
Latest critic review: May 06, 2012
Aikens' flagship restaurant
Michelin-starred restaurant ditches the starchy look and goes for a more informal feel. The 52-seat restaurant has been designed by Turkish interior designer Hakan Ezer. There are new à la carte and tasting menus to go with the new decor including six, eight and ten course options that are also available with matching wines.
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Lisa Marwell
Independent Reviewed on May 06, 2012 "The low score reflects the experience rather than the food. It's clever without being intelligent. There's plenty of accomplishment in pure technique – but wouldn't a better accomplishment be empty plates and happy smiles?" READ REVIEW
Giles Coren
Times Reviewed on April 07, 2012 "It’s like a terrible motorway pile-up where Noma, Belgo, Pasha, Giraffe, several branches of Pitcher & Piano and the Munich Oktoberfest have crashed into The Muppet Show." READ REVIEW
Zoe Williams
Telegraph Reviewed on March 04, 2012 "I still loved the room and I had a mellow, enjoyable time, but I think this might be the first meal I've had in which I was actively disgusted by every course." READ REVIEW
AA Gill
Sunday Times Reviewed on January 29, 2012 "This restaurant is one deep breath away from being in the half-dozen best dining rooms in the country, but he needs to ditch the show-off sardine. He needs to find his inner herring." READ REVIEW
Richard & Peter
Harden's Reviewed by January 27, 2012 "Two of us tasted everything from the lunchtime menu, and had one of the most innovative and most enjoyable meals we can remember having in London, or anywhere else for that matter, for a very long time." READ REVIEW
Fay Maschler
Evening Standard Reviewed on January 26, 2012 "For all the air of dress-down casualness with its nod to Danish furniture design and lighting - perhaps subconsciously to bring to mind New Nordic cuisine - this is the customary Michelin stargazing. Which is not to say that much of it is not beautifully executed and the inherent little extras are meticulously wrought." READ REVIEW
Kelly Hussey
View London Reviewed on January 23, 2012 "Tom Aikens has taken a risk with the new direction of the restaurant, and it’s sure to be one that’s not to everyone’s taste. However, it’s perfectly fine to be quirky as long as you maintain the quality – and that’s certainly the case here." READ REVIEW
Steve Dineen
City AM Reviewed on January 17, 2012 "Tom Aikens Restaurant feels like the way great food should be served today – without stuffiness or ostentation. It comes very highly recommended." READ REVIEW
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Tom Aikens
2012-02-07 19:16:19
londonblogger
Reviewed by londonblogger February 07, 2012
Last updated: February 10, 2012
This no longer holds its star
More Details
Price: - Expensive
• 1 Michelin star • 5 AA Rosettes Address
43 Elystan Street, Chelsea SW3 3NT
Telephone
0207 584 2003 Nearest Tube
South Kensington Opening times:
Lunch Tues - Fri: 12pm - 2.30pm, Dinner Tues - Sat: 6.45pm - 10.30pm
• Private Hire available
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