Review

The Wolseley

Modern European
160 Picadilly, London W1J 9EB
Latest critic review: November 13, 2008

Modern European dining in an opulent setting...

Critic Reviews

Hermano Secundo Dos Hermanos

Reviewed on November 13, 2008

"...I found myself seated at a lousy table feeling like a gatecrasher at a party to which I had not been invited." READ REVIEW

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John Gough View London

Reviewed on January 07, 2008

"This is a rare treat with something to suit all appetites." READ REVIEW

AA Gill Sunday Times

Reviewed on August 27, 2006

"The room is airy and pleasant, and doesn’t smell of frying or cabbage and cod carpet. The menu is comprehensive and generally well made." READ REVIEW

Richard & Peter Harden's

Reviewed on November 09, 2005

"On the food front too, something was not quite there, in one case literally – partridge with bacon, the special of the day, was (inexplicably) served as partridge without bacon. It made a good emblem for a meal that rarely rose above mundane. " READ REVIEW

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Terrry Durack Independent

Reviewed by December 14, 2003

"This is comfort food at comfort prices, in an environment that puts paid to that sneaking feeling that you were born in the wrong era." READ REVIEW

AA Gill Sunday Times

Reviewed on December 07, 2003

"Okay, I’m getting off the fence here. I simply love it. It’s a restaurant that has been made from the front door in, not from the kitchen out. " READ REVIEW

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Anon Independent

Reviewed on November 29, 2003

"Even though nothing we ate was all that wonderful, and the service was all over the place, I want to eat my way around the menu. After all, great cooking is relatively easy to find, but a room like that, and an atmosphere like that, don't come along too often." READ REVIEW

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Jan Moir Telegraph

Reviewed on November 15, 2003

"The food is straightforward and good, but it does not dazzle." READ REVIEW

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