Fine Dining/Michelin Star Restaurants

[AmandaJR]

Do they do pizza? Or cheese on toast? Or a nice bowl of cheesy chips?

Followed by chocolate fudge cake with hot toffee sauce and ice cream...

Food heaven

 

[MegaSteve]

A bit off the beaten track... Morston Hall North Norfolk... Would go there again unlike one or two others tried more locally...

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Do they do pizza? Or cheese on toast? Or a nice bowl of cheesy chips?

Followed by chocolate fudge cake with hot toffee sauce and ice cream...

Food heaven

How very dare you, I had down as a classier type!!

Mods ,could somebody please remove this peasant please

 

[Snelly]

Its a whole load of pretentious rubbish.

Ah, the voice of experience speaks no doubt.......

 

[AmandaJR]

How very dare you, I had down as a classier type!!

Mods ,could somebody please remove this peasant please

Simple gal with simple tastes :mmm:

Really not a foodie at all - fresh cooked bread, slab of butter and decent cheddar...picked onions maybe...nice crisps - happy days!

 

[guest100718]

Ah, the voice of experience speaks no doubt.......

Yes. being a chef myself I am happy to talk about it.

 

[Rooter]

Yes. being a chef myself I am happy to talk about it.

I kind of agree with Paddy if i am honest, I am an ex chef also.

While I respect the work that goes in, I think its over priced. You can find gems of restaurants with equally good food for half the price and half the pretense..

 

[guest100718]

I kind of agree with Paddy if i am honest, I am an ex chef also.

While I respect the work that goes in, I think its over priced. You can find gems of restaurants with equally good food for half the price and half the pretense..

Yeah I was probably being a bit flippant but do you really want a deconstructed cheesecake on a smear of some red stuff...

 

[Rooter]

Yeah I was probably being a bit flippant but do you really want a deconstructed cheesecake on a smear of some red stuff...

You? Flippant?? Get outta here!!

 

[MegaSteve]

Yeah I was probably being a bit flippant but do you really want a deconstructed cheesecake on a smear of some red stuff...

Not on a daily basis but on the right occasion with the right people why not if you can afford it... Or, better still, have someone else pick up the tab...


PS Think 'fine dining' has moved on a bit from that now...

 

[guest100718]

Not on a daily basis but on the right occasion with the right people why not if you can afford it... Or, better still, have someone else pick up the tab...


PS Think 'fine dining' has moved on a bit from that now...

You'd like to think so....


There are some great chefs cooking some amazing food and I salute them as being a chef is a tough life, its why I re trained...I still really enjoy cooking though.

If you want the experience and can afford then fair play. Much like me an Wentworth..

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I definitely recommend trying somewhere like La Gavroche (although I believe they have a 3 month waiting list):

I have been to a few "high-end" restaurants in recent times: Murano, Sat Bains, Fischers, Galvin @ Windows, being the starred restaurants which were all top notch Murano being my favourite and Fischers the weakest.
Other great meals included Roux at Parliament Square (a good option if you can't get into la Gavroche), Bentleys (for the Oysters), Corrigans, Theo Randall, The Cinnamon club (for a bit of spice).

I want to try Tom kerridge's place, Benares, Gidley Park, fera and the Ledbury at some time.

I really enjoy these type of restaurants for a change but I'm also a fan of pub grub.

If they do one I normally have the tasting menu (with matched wines), as I feel it is the true reflection of what that chef is about.

Some of my best meals have been at tastings at Berry Bros & Rudd the wine merchant - Stuart Turner is a great chef.

 

[Snelly]

Yes. being a chef myself I am happy to talk about it.

Me too as believe it or not, I am an ex-chef having been expelled from school at 15 and falling into catering by accident. I have worked at Langans, Claridges and another Michelin starred restaurant near Sheffield called The Old Vicarage.


I totally disagree with you. These are special occasion places where the cost is justified for the effort that goes in and the experience on offer.

Wentworth is more like definitely nouvelle cuisine from the 80's. Huge price for not much in return.

 

[Snelly]

I definitely recommend trying somewhere like La Gavroche (although I believe they have a 3 month waiting list):

I have been to a few "high-end" restaurants in recent times:, Sat Bains,

Really want to go to Sat Bains. Looks great.

When we move up north, it will be first on the list of places to try.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Really want to go to Sat Bains. Looks great.

When we move up north, it will be first on the list of places to try.

Was only 1 star when we went - for my 30th birthday, at lunchtime. We had the tasting menu with matching wines at the chefs table. Each course one of the chefs served the food and explained what it was all about, what to look for etc.

It just shows how good Murano was on the night that for me it was slightly better than Sat Bains.

 

[Foxholer]

If you want the experience and can afford then fair play. Much like me an Wentworth..

That's pretty much exactly the analogy I'd make - though part of the high Green Fee at Wentworth is to keep visitors away!

Been to a few - Fat Duck and Waterside Inn being memorable. And Maxims in both Singapore and Paris (particularly), though there is something of a feud going on in between Maxims and Michelin.

But I actually prefer the next levels down - where there's far less pretentiousness/arrogance about both the food and service and they are trying to help rather than putting on a performance!

Martin Wishart's Edinburgh place felt far more comfortable before he got his star than after!

 

[CMAC]

Been to Fairlies many times, Andrew himself visits each table to chat. He even brought over his own bottle of Tomato Ketchup.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Yes. being a chef myself I am happy to talk about it.

I'm surprised at your view as most chefs aspire to work at Michelin star places.

The likes of Roux Jr there menu's are based on proper French classical food, Blumenthal on the other is as pretentious as they come.

What type of restaurant do you work at?

 

[Wildrover]

Last time I went to Maccy D's the girl who served me had 5 stars, ooh la la.

 

[Junior]

Australasia has been recommended more time than i care to remember, is it that good?

Yes mate. it's really nice. Top top quality, great setting and they do it all without being too formal if you know what I mean. The Mango Souffle that is out of this world.