"I don’t know that Ducasse’s arrival necessarily has “meaning”, but if this place is a roaring success, in its current form, with this little oomph, this little originality or sense of adventure, then it will rather suggest that London is losing its soul." READ REVIEW
Jay Rayner Observer
Reviewed on December 30, 2007
"Ducasse is capable of brilliance, but apparently he doesn't think London deserves that." READ REVIEW
"The bill may have cost half our Christmas fund, but we left clutching an improvised Santa sack bulging with our fancy patisseries. Meal at Alan Ducasse at the Dorchester: £240. Free pastries in bed next morning? Priceless." READ REVIEW
"Here, we seem to like our high-end stuff to come with more 'gosh-how-did-they-do-that?' rigmarole. But, with the exception of the odd, rogue, ponzu sighting, this offers the most traditional and efficient French haute cuisine; it's not where to come if you want your palate goggled by cod skin crisps." READ REVIEW
"Richard & Peter" Harden's
Reviewed on December 04, 2007
"For the most part, the joy of it is that, to a surprising extent – and in spite of its high prices and luxuriousness – it manages to avoid going over the top." READ REVIEW
"This is not Monsieur Ducasse's best restaurant (that is in Monte Carlo), but it is still a marvellous manifestation of the French meaning of the term savoir-faire, literally, "to have the knowledge of what to do". Pure craft." READ REVIEW
Mark Palmer Telegraph
Reviewed on November 23, 2007
"...the food here lives up to its billing and should not be missed." READ REVIEW
"Slices of cooked carrot are an ill-judged texture, colour and sweetness to add to pumpkin ravioli in a Parmesan foam. The best of the starters tried is an ethereal chestnut velouté made luscious with foie gras but it is a shame that the waiter who took Matthew's order didn't mention that foie gras also featured in his chosen main course of Landes chicken, sauce Albufera (£10 supplement)." READ REVIEW
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