British
1 Leicester St, London WC2H 7BL
Latest critic review: September 27, 2011
The St John team become hoteliers...
It's Fergus Henderson the hotelier, and if that alone doesn't have you haring to Leicester Square, consider the pared down cocktail list with the Dr Henderson (key ingredient Fernet Branca) and the joyous introduction of Threesies, a mid-afternoon snack of 'buttock-like' buns - bitter chocolate, prune or anchovy. Head chef is Tom Harris, former sous chef at St John.
Critic Reviews
Andy Lynes Metro
Reviewed on September 27, 2011
"The room positively crackles with energy, making a meal here a genuinely uplifting experience." READ REVIEW
Zoe Williams Telegraph
Reviewed on June 13, 2011
"(the decor has) elements it shares with the original restaurant in Clerkenwell, but there it had the charm of a struggling new venture, trying like billy-oh to make things work. Now it feels a bit tight." READ REVIEW
Giles Coren Times
Reviewed on June 04, 2011
"...I had a meal that was as precise and gorgeous a manifestation of Fergus Henderson’s beautiful philosophy as any meal I have had at one of his restaurants for a while." READ REVIEW
Jay Rayner
Observer
Reviewed on May 29, 2011
"On the side (of the fish soup) was a piece of sourdough toast spread with ripe brown crab meat. It was all the kind of thing upon which the St John reputation is built: a simple idea done very well indeed." READ REVIEW
"Every dish was in perfect balance, every ingredient tasted purely and vibrantly of itself, only more so." READ REVIEW
AA Gill Sunday Times
Reviewed on May 15, 2011
"It’s well intentioned, its heart and all its other organs are in the right places, but its seasoning isn’t. The flavours are smudged and imprecise. The dishes aren’t clear, or doctrinal enough. And a lot of it is decent, but righteously boring." READ REVIEW
John Lanchester Guardian
Reviewed on April 24, 2011
"The plainness of the language conceals the care and sophistication of the cooking, which is the right way round." READ REVIEW
Tracey MacLeod Independent
Reviewed on April 16, 2011
"...Soho now offers many more exciting places to eat well than it did when the SJH was being planned, most of them cheaper and more salubriously positioned. So I can't quite call it." READ REVIEW
Fay Maschler Evening Standard
Reviewed by April 16, 2011
"Descriptions are characteristically muscular and terse but prices, both for food and wine, are a stab to yer vitals." READ REVIEW
Guy Dimond Time Out
Reviewed on April 07, 2011
"Our main courses (roast pigeon, baked celeriac) were fine but pricy, and certainly not worth a two-hour wait." READ REVIEW
Hermano Primero Dos Hermanos
Reviewed on April 05, 2011
"...if you're in the mood for a bit of minimalism or you want to know where it all started then the St John Hotel will pretty much do the job." READ REVIEW
"All the minimal, muscular magic in the nose to tail cooking is retained. The full St John experience had been successfully transposed to Chinatown and it was alive, kicking and very delicious." READ REVIEW
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