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Hibiscus

French 
29 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PA
Latest critic review: September 26, 2011
Critics' score: 7 out of 10 Users' score: 0.0 out of 10



Hibiscus

Claude Bosi leaves Shropshire behind to take on London.


Critic Reviews


Jay Rayner London Magazine
Reviewed on September 26, 2011
"Like so much of the food here – even the stuff that doesn’t quite work – it shows an enthusiasm, a willingness to push at the edges." READ REVIEW
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Critic's score: 8
Matthew Norman Guardian
Reviewed on December 15, 2007
"There are those who believe that Claude Bosi's cooking is the future of grand gastronomy in Britain. Myself, I hope and pray it soon becomes the past, because seldom have I encountered a wider chasm between the opulence of a chef's talent and the paucity of joy to be had from his food." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 6
Mark Palmer Telegraph
Reviewed on November 03, 2007
"It won't be long before the Michelin men are heading for Maddox Street. I suspect they'll like the food here more than I do, especially if they're partial to ice cream." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 5
John Walsh Independent
Reviewed on November 10, 2007
"On the strength of my lunch, with its slightly over-ambitious brilliance, M. Bosi will go far." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 7
AA Gill Sunday Times
Reviewed on November 18, 2007
"This is food sans appetite, form over function. Hibiscus isn’t the only restaurant with two Michelin stars." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 8
Guy Dimond Time Out
Reviewed on October 31, 2007
"Hibiscus is that rare thing, an epicurean restaurant that takes a very serious interest in flavour, texture, appearance and ingredient quality, without being completely up itself." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 8.5
Jay Rayner The Guardian
Reviewed by November 25, 2007
"Bosi has brought a bit of this modernist flash into town." READ REVIEW
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Critic's score: 7
Terry Durack Independent on Sunday
Reviewed on November 18, 2007
"The food is polished yet personal, graceful yet satiating. This is a small, fully formed, family-run restaurant of great charm. If London knows what's good for it, it won't let it out of its clutches." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 8.5
Giles Coren The Times
Reviewed on November 17, 2007
"The smoked olive oil alone was worth the trip - a flavour at once familiar and novel." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 8
Fay Maschler Evening Standard
Reviewed on October 30, 2007
"Waiting for ages - a problem which presumably will get sorted - skews the experience of eating. When dishes are as complex - off-the-wall would be another description - as some of those devised by Bosi, it can lower tolerance, or anyway enthusiasm, for assemblies." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 6
 

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Price:
Average price: Expensive - Expensive
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French 
• 2 Michelin stars
• 4 AA Rosettes
Address
29 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PA
Telephone
020 7629 2999
Nearest Tube
Oxford Circus
Opening times:
Monday - Friday: Lunch: 12.30 - 2pm, Dinner: 6.30 - 10pm
  • • Private Hire available
  • • Wheelchair access

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