Jamie Pizzorno Review of The Fat Duck "Gastronomic Rest...
Very disappointing - save your money and go elsewh...
Very disappointing - save your money and go elsewhere.
After all the years of hype and media attention, I was excited for something that was going to blow my mind. It was mediocre. The theater of the dinner and the staff were good, but for that price, I wanted everything to be perfect - most importantly the taste, the drinks, and the ambiance.
The greeting when we got to Bray, and the welcome was lovely and friendly.
We went to have a drink at the pub next door - also super.
When we got to sit down, everything seemed to slow down and to be overplayed. The staff overselling of the most fabulous dish to come next, which never seemed to come - meaning it was never as good as the staff made it out to be.
The memorable dish was probably the beetroot macaroon.
I was very much looking forward to the chicken liver and truffle dish - the bread was soggy, and could not tell where the actual chicken liver was.
Randomly, we were invited to Kind Charles' feast - a nice idea as a royalist, but the beef was lacking taste, was a bit rubbery (on purpose?) and the veg soggy too (was supposed to be lovely green beans - crispy I should think).
The other dishes were non-descript and not memorable.
The dessert was very memorable as it was almost inedible. The theme of the bedtime was overplayed - pillow spoons smelling like baby powder...? The pillow with the meringues on it - no taste. and then the curd and different white plated bits on the plate...nothing to write home about.
Really sorry to write this, but it was generally was the whole table felt.
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