dinner by heston blumenthal Reviews

Incredible food and atmosphere, the private dining room is amazing for a group too.

we had our lunch at dinner by heston. the food was great.

Well, it's Heston's restaurant, so of course the food is good. The ambiance is quite normal except for this pendulum contraption that I think roasts the pineapple which is one of their desserts. The service is great of course.

This place is great since there is a menu and you get to pick what you want rather than having an entire course.

Went for lunch, and was impressed by the great service and food. You will have the option to have the set menu or the a la carte. The drinks menu is also extensive.

Technically perfectly cooked food. Unfortunately flavours weren't to my liking but am well aware this is a personal preference given the perfect execution of cooking techniques. The meat fruit certainly is the highlight and deserves its acclaim.

If you re looking for some romantic place for your date night. This is a good choice!
Fine open kitchen. Good quality and delicious foods with professional service.
On the menu they make it even more interesting with the details and history of the dishes.
The restaurant located in Mandarin Oriental Hotel which is in the heart of London.
The place is very well decorated, luxurious and good atmosphere.
Variety of wines to pair with.
It s usually busy and fully booked, so it s a good idea to plan your trip and reserve a table in advance.

*Tipsy cake is crazily delicious!! Very recommended.
Btw, it takes 40mins to prepare this dish, so make sure you order enough.

A lovely restaurant, quite deserving of two Michelin stars. The meat fruit is smooth and creamy, and our party enjoyed the succulent scallop entree. The fillet is extremely tender and very well cooked. The desserts were a highlight, and the pineapple brioche is a must!

We hadn't been for a while, but just as good as we remembered. Won't leave it as long next time!

Great value for money on their lunch menus. Especially recommend their bohemian cake! Really full by the end of the two course meal. We also ordered the iconic meat fruit and it didn t disappoint. The citrus flavour in the rich pate was a wonderful touch!

Great food in a beautiful hotel. Loved every part of the dinner I had. Meat fruit was amazing, duck was flavourful and tender, and the tipsy cake was a decadent ending to the meal

All the dishes were so good and perfectly executed. We also loved that each dish was quite unique and stylistically different from other (french) fine dining places we are used to. Our favorite dishes were oxtopus starter and pigeon main dish as well as the pineapple dessert!
The service was friendly and attentive. Would love to come again.

Amazing food. Very classy restaurant as located in mandarin oriental (dress accordingly as I didn't know and was underdressed!) very very reasonable price for two star Michelin. Famous dishes are meat fruit, tipsy cake and the nitrogen ice cream. All worth a try.

Been there 3 times
You must try the tipsy cake!!!!
And the meat fruit - crazy!!!!

Extraordinary to see this spot open once more. Basic yet fascinating fine dining.Well worth the two Michelin stars.The tipsy cake was to die for. You need to order at the beginning of your seating as it takes 40 minutes to prepare.

Fab professional, knowledgeable and courteous staff, The Food was deliciously rich...ambience was aaaaahhh and our have table with view of hyde park. Magic!!

Great service.. amazing service actually. We had the tasting menu and if honest it was a little tired.. but made up for by the staff who were awesome.

Amazing as always. had the meat fruit followed by duck then pineapple tipsy cake, would recommend that if there are two of you that you share a meat fruit as there is enough for two.
This is hands down my fave place place to eat.

Probably my favourite fine dining restaurant in London. The tipsy cake is literally one of the best deserts you'll ever eat in you life. It is quite expensive but worth it.

Wonderful evening for my birthday, 1st time in a Heston restuarant and i certainly wasn't disappointed from the cocktails with icebergs to through to dessert, thoroughly enjoyed it and will look to book Fat Duck for sure at some stage.
Service exceptional, all the staff were polite and a helpful. We did have a minor discrepancy but was dealt with swiftly and directly by the manager who also amended bill.
If your a Heston fan like me you wont be let down and even if your just a foodie looking for a high level gastronomic meal then look no further than a menu put togther by the UK most prestigious chef of past 15 years.

Professional and made you feel relaxed, no tension whatsoever. Decor was spacious and beautiful.

Everything is prepared to perfection: food, wine, ambient, service. All outstanding

The food arrived quickly and the service is just great. Prices are reasonable.

Located at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, this restaurant has a bar for pre-meal drinks, separate from the main dining area. We ordered the powdered duck breast, roast turbot and fillet of Hereford beef. Service is excellent and we enjoyed ourselves.

How do I even begin to share the experience I had here?

From the moment we walked in until the moment we left, it was wonderful.

The food was sublime, the staff- not only were they friendly, but also so accommodating an knowledgeable.

I loved hearing about the history of the dishes.

I'm a firm believer that you can taste love and passion & Mr. Blumenthal's team delivered just that- love and passion on a plate.

I adored the natural lighting from the windows, plus that they went out of their way to acknowledge that it was my birthday and that I was also celebrating with my friend who had just had her own birthday. It was a special time for both of us to celebrate & we chose to do so in London and to make Hestons part of our experience.

Thank you.

Lovely atmosphere.
I had the 5 course menu and unfortunately was left a little disappointed since I expected a little more of a 2 Michelin star restaurant.
I added a picture of the dish which was the worst part of my lunch experience.
- bad presentation
- overpowering sauce
- mediocre
However, the desserts were exceptional.
Rustic cuisine without twists or excitement but nice and worth the visit.

Dined here on Christmas Eve - Ordered from the ala carte menu...

Food - I thought everything was well prepared, particularly the meat fruit. I thought the grilled octopus was just alright. Tried something different for mains, the braised celery was surprisngly appetising.. My partner for the night thinks the portion of the steak is too much. It would be better with a smaller cut. Dessert was good with Tipsy cake - soft and fluffy with the right amount of alcohol.

Service - Very very good and attentive. The moment I return from the washroom, they would hurry to my seat and get it adjusted immediately. Sommelier was also very patient with us till we got the right glass of wine that fits our tastebuds. Can't fault anything at all since they treated us really well!

Overall: I thought that it was alright, meat fruit and tipsy cake certainly did impress me.

Thoroughly enjoyed everything. Impeccable yet friendly service, delicious unpretentious food without foam or flowers, amazing wine list, elegant decor. Do not leave this place without starting with pate pretending to be a healthy mandarin orange and ending with the brioche dessert!!

Simply amazing! Easily the best dining experience we have ever had. Service is impeccable without making you feel suffocated / constantly watched, the sommelier was beyond words with helping educate us and helping us find the perfect wine, and the food was just incredible and absolutely deserves the hype! Cerviche, meat fruit, steak, pork loin, sides, tipsy cake and cheese board were phenomenal. Can t recommend enough

Absolutely everything you d expect, and much more.

From the moment one walks into the hotel, or thorough to the adjoining bar, one can tell this is going to be memorable.

The staff are extremely courteous and helpful. The setting is as good as I ve ever experienced, with the kitchen and famous pineapple rotisserie on show (if you can t see them from your seat they are more than happy for you to take a closer look).

The menu is easy to understand and well explained, with an interesting concept behind it of modernising old forgotten British dishes, with Heston s imagination and Ashley Palmer-Watt s industry. Prices for a 2* high end establishment are very reasonable I have to say. The lunch deal is even better; if doing this I d recommend leaving enough room, choosing a set lunch and then adding on a couple of dishes to it such as the amazing meat fruit and delectable tipsy cake.

Drinks parings are as fantastic as one would expect. All in all a memorable experience at what is my most visited top end restaurant.

An incredible and unforgettable experience, my friends and I had the private dining room and it was sublime. Service was impeccable and the food was as delicious as you would hope and expect. I m already thinking of a future occasion to be able to come back.

Great food always has been. Good physical distancing of tables. Top notch sanitation. Efficient staff. Super service.

Lovely service but I was not blown away by the food. The meat fruit starter was delicious and the tipsy cake for dessert is definitely recommended. However we shared several dishes amongst our party and I would not pick out any other dish as outstanding or unusual - as you might expect from Heston. Overall, a bit pricy for what you get.

I ve ordered a 3 course lunch menu and added a plum meat fruit from the starters.

The signature meat fruit was flavorful and rich. Bread on the side was a perfect match to it. I even got a refill.

And I also had dressed snails-roasted quail-bohemian cake for the 3c lunch. They were absolutely perfect.

The service here was also very satisfying. Even though I visited alone, I never felt awkward here.

Food was amazing, great service and fantastic location. Loved it!

Slightly disappointing food for the price and reputation. Service was excellent though.

Absolutely worth the money. Out of the world flavour. Superb service, we were even shown the kitchen!

Absolutely a must in London. Great place with a lot of good vibes, incredible menu based in old England s recipes, attentive staff and great selection of wines. Michelin and 50 best restaurant that brings to London the magic of Heston s Fat Duck.

Great place to dine if you have the cash. The steak was absolutely delicious. Meat Fruit was great too!

Lived up to my high expectations of lunch @ Dinner. Love the theme of old recipes coming to life with Hestons touch of theatre. Would gladly dine here again

Absolutely delicious, do not leave without getting the tipsy cake!!!

Had a wonderful evening at Dinner by Heston. The service was flawless, and the food tasted even better than it looked (and everything was stunning). To top it off they arranged a little birthday surprise for my girlfriend. Hoping to return to try the lunch menu soon.

Probably the best (and most consistent) restaurant in London. Have been 4 times now and cannot fault a single thing. The food has always been exceptional as has the service. Go and you will not be disappointed. Thanks to the team!

Located in the mandarin oriental London, dinner by Heston is very impressive. We waited in the bar where we were greeted and seated while we wait to go in to our long lunch reservation.

Cocktails were great be aware of the price if you are on a budget and don t go crazy!

When we finally got seated, the restaurant was lovely. We chose from the a la carte menu our 3 courses. 2 entrees. A shared main and 2 desserts.

Entrees and main were delicious but the desserts I feel could have been done better.

We had:
Meat Fruit
Roast Marrowbone Royale
Bone in Rib of Hereford Prime for 2
Tipsy Cake
Brown Bread Ice Cream

Accompanied by a rose

I couldn t fault the starters and main. Excellent potions as well and the meat was perfectly cooked. It was also a treat to see how old the recipes were.

4 stars because true the waiters were great but by the end of the afternoon they had forgotten to refill our wine glasses and I had to go get the wine bottle and do it ourselves ..... it wasn t sitting next to us either

Pricing is not for the faint hearted but excellent for special occasions

Fantastic food, outstanding service. Brilliant experience every time.

Food was good... if it was just a normal restaurant. Not the greatest especially when knowing it has received 2 michelin stars and owned by a celebrity chef. Have had a lot better even from michelin 1stars and expected more from the hype and reputation. No wow factor to the food. Didn t leave an amazing impression that would want me to come back again.

Truly an excellent dinner. I showed up without a reservation (not recommended). I was alone so they were able to seat me about twenty minutes after I showed up. And things went uphill from there. I had an octopus frumenty (recipe from the forme of cury), a halibut and green sauce (a slightly more modern recipe from the 1400s) and a truly excellent dessert (there was also a side of chef Blumenthal's famous triple cooked fries). Overall I'd say one of my favorite meals of my life, definitely top 10 if not better. And all the others were with people I love while here I sat alone and mediated on the food. Would go again.

A cosy restaurant that serves excellent food, also I would like to add that the staff was beyond friendly, all in all it was an excellent lunch.

The food was Excellent, think my son had Sea Bream but fell in love with the Thick doorstep sized chips he ordered.
The Savoy and the Savoy Grill are simply beautiful inside, the staff were polite and professional and mostly left us alone so we could chat.

A truly wonderful and enjoyable experience, highly recommended to try at least once.

I had an amazing meal here. It's not the best I've ever had for the price, but there's really not much to complain about. Just very good food, amazing service, and massively overpriced wines. It's worth going if you have a couple hundred pounds to get rid of, but there are better high end restaurants out there.

Superb from start to finish. A beautiful dining experience on every level. Service was particularly spectacular and the food was amazing and well worth the cost!

We had a nice view on the open kitchen. It was amazing seeing all the chefs working under the pressure they must be on. The service was great. The food was great. The ambiance was great. Loved it.

Yup - food, drinks, and service were all great - just what we expected from a Heston restaurant! Had the meat fruit (loved the presentation), fillet beef (medium rare done just perfectly), and the goat cheesecake, which were all lovely. Neat to also know a bit about when the dishes originated!

2 Michelin star restaurant - so this is the difference.

Experience was superb. Staff were very attentive, professional and made you feel relaxed, no tension whatsoever. Decor was spacious and beautiful.

Special thanks to the female staff who went extra mile she even remembered my requests for the Bohemian cake decorated Anniversary.

Meat fruit tastes like a mandarin infused with chicken pate, along with oily, crunchy and savoury bread.

Main course was a surprise, the cod fillet was actually a lot bigger than pictures, enough for 2 people to share and the female staff was kind enough to acknowledge this. Beautiful on the plate and the green sauce had a sweet and minty touch to it that spices up the delicious cod fillet. Definitely Fresh.

Dessert was amazing, the tipsy cake tastes like sweet bread infused with brandy soup. The pineapple looked amazing but could have tasted more sweet perhaps overpowered by the tipsy sauce. All three waiters came to our table and wished a happy anniversary which was amazing and felt personal touch at the end. However the Bohemian cake didn t look as we expected (see older photos of this cake) missing gold touches and ice cream.

Overall, every staff deserves a good handshake and acknowledgement from Heston Blumenthal, but especially the female staff today unfortunately we couldn t get name of due to being busy towards the end - definitely made the experience much better and deserves the very best praise and raise.

Very good choice for Anniversary, first time Michelin experience.
Worth the 2 Michelin stars.

Excellent dinner with nicely paced service with a vie -- direct or indirect -- of the kitchen. The sommelier did a great job pairing our beef and pork with a nice Portuguese wine as well as sweet wines with dessert.

Beautiful restaurant! Gourmet food, best service! All you need!! Highly recommended

Had the chefs table 6 course menu, the experience was fantastic with the head chef explaining the concept of the dishes and we were sat right next to the kitchen which was very interesting. The food itself was delicious as expected, would highly recommend the duck and the tipsy pineapple!

Great food. Excellent service. A very relaxed atmosphere.

Enjoyed it a lot. Delicious cuisine. Though the prices are a bit high, it was all worth it.

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal is a restaurant in London, England. Opened in January 2011, it gained a Michelin star within a year, and in April 2014 was listed fifth on The World's 50 Best Restaurants in Restaurant magazine. We booked our table long time back and got our confirmation after two months. A must visit for every foodie out there. Superb from start to finish
Food type - Historical British
Rating - **Michelin
Chef- Heston Blumenthal

Wow what an experience! A surprise visit here from my other half as Heston is my favourite chef, it did not disappoint. The knowledgeable staff are amazing, the food and drink were spectacular and the whole experience was wonderful. Would highly recommend.

Well what can I say? The evening was fantastic overall. Highly recommend this if you are in London and looking for a dinner on the higher end of the scale.

The service was top notch, fast, informative, friendly, courteous and professional.

The food was as you would expect. Inventive, well presented and above all tasty. The menu was well thought out - the one we had drew its inspiration from old/ancient recipes that have been dug up during research.

Recommend the ice cream cart

The ambiance is superb, attention to detail extraordinary. The staff are just wonderful, thoughtful, attentive yet never intrusive

An amazing meal start to finish. Halibut was perfection! So was the Verjus in Egg dessert. A solid performance!

What a fantastic restaurant.
Magnificent setting and dining room. Great menu choices. The food was outstanding and quirky in places, exactly what you would expect from Heston!
Every course smelt amazing and looked just as beautiful as it tasted.
The staff were extremely friendly and attentive and helpful.
A must visit for all food lovers.

Amazing dinner experience with superb services, the team is extremely helpful making the occasion extra special. Not to mention the excellent food, especially the choice of starters! Don t miss the meat fruit, Earl grey salmon and tipsy cake. :)

We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch, beautiful venue and great service.

It was ok, nothing to special there are better 2 Michelin star restaurants in London.

This was our second visit to this restaurant. First time we were very impressed, but this time the whole experience was a bit underwhelming.

Firstly staff were polite, but the service is nowhere near to what you would expect from 2 Michelin stars. Very slow and basic.
We had a 3 course meal and it took over 3 hours! Most of which was spend waiting and waiting and even more waiting

The portions were so small that even by trying to eat slowly we finished food in about 10 minutes and had to wait for another hour to get a next dish. Food is tasty, but main course and starter was not enough to fill me up. I had fish and it was very small. Meat dishes looked a bit bigger. Desert look very pretty (chocolate pearls), but taste was nothing more that overwhelming sweetness. Won t be rushing to come here again.

Absolutely fantastic service. Hardly felt like we were in a COVID environment-minus all of the masks and social distancing. Menu selection was fantastic, excellent atmosphere and fopd and wine was superb

Really well cooked dishes with great flavor. Service is decent and overall quite a satisfying meal. What was missing though was the overall experience... like it s missing some wow factor (no I am not referring to molecular gastronomy type of surprises). The presentation of the starters were great, but the main courses were just... standard?Overall it just felt like a really really well cooked dinner with an inflated price tag, especially when compared to other restaurants of the same caliber.

Heston never disappoints. Fantastic food and fantastic service

2 Michelin star restaurant - so this is the difference.

Experience was superb. Staff were very attentive, professional and made you feel relaxed, no tension whatsoever. Decor was spacious and beautiful.

Special thanks to the female staff who went extra mile she even remembered my requests for the Bohemian cake..

Meat fruit tastes like a mandarin infused with chicken pate, along with oily, crunchy and savoury bread.

Main course was a surprise, the cod fillet was actually a lot bigger than pictures, enough for 2 people to share and the female staff was kind enough to acknowledge this. Beautiful on the plate and the green sauce had a sweet and minty touch to it that spices up the delicious cod fillet. Definitely Fresh.

Dessert was amazing, the tipsy cake tastes like sweet bread infused with brandy soup. The pineapple looked amazing but could have tasted more sweet perhaps overpowered by the tipsy sauce. All three waiters came to our table and wished a happy anniversary which was amazing and felt personal touch at the end. However the Bohemian cake didn t look as we expected (see older photos of this cake) missing gold touches and ice cream.

Overall, every staff deserves a good handshake and acknowledgement from Heston Blumenthal, but especially the female staff today unfortunately we couldn t get name of due to being busy towards the end - definitely made the experience much better and deserves the very best praise and raise.

first time Michelin experience.
Worth the 2 Michelin stars.

An "original" take on classical never-seen-again British good old cooking. Some nostalgia some are just out there (meat fruit? Snail porridge?) All fun, well executed and delicious. Service is fantastic.

Incredible views directly into the kitchen, watching the team of chefs work on each masterpiece with care and precision. Enjoyed the 3 course set lunch menu, got lucky with a dessert being unavailable, meaning we were offered the famous tipsy cake as a replacement - no hesitation to enjoy some of the finest food London has to offer.

Continues to be one of my favourite Michelin Starred establishments in London. Great service and consistently good food.

The experience was amazing, you have to try it at least once !!

Service and food fabulous, really loved the menu concept. However....for the cost I expected more. The prices are equivalent to a Michelin tasting menu, but you re getting three courses. While I was blown away with my starter of Rice and Flesh and the pigeon main was divine, my partner found his chicken oysters and pork chops cooked to perfection, but not inspirational enough for the price. So a delicious meal, but we would not return.

Outstanding. Set lunch menu is an excellent value. Fair sized selection of wines by the glass.

We have now visited here twice in a year and the experience was just as good the 2nd time. We will visit again.

Fabulous lunch time experience at Dinner. Everything about it was fabulous, looked after by a great waitress who was so knowledgeable about the menu. Incredible food, expensive, but well worth it, totally excellent experience.

Not only the the best meal I ve ever had, the best experience I ve ever had at a restaurant

Amazing starters and they cater for celiacs too! The mains are not the same level but will definitely come again for the meat fruit

What can I say. Wonderful restaurant in a magnificent setting. The dining room with big windows on Hyde Park is just stunning. The kitchen has glass walls and you can see how the chefs are working, very nice touch. The food is amazing, truly top class, and the service is impeccable. As suggested by the staff, I had a 3 course menu, plus the iconic Meat Fruit. The wines suggested by the sommeiller perfectly matched the dishes. You will definitely feel full and satisfied after this experience, ready for a walk on the park.

I'll probably go back to try the rest of the menu. Highly recommended.

Great dinner, perfect for a special occasion. Food and service didn't disappoint

5 Stars all the way. Restaurant is beautiful with very High ceilings and a great open space. The menu is designed perfectly. Starter, entree, dessert. Everything is perfect, the meat fruit is one of my favorite dishes of all time.

Dinner 4* but made 5* by our waiter Lorenzo. Beautiful evening. Thank you very much.