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This is a fun experience if he like fish.
https://princeregent.londonshellco.com/
Your budget would comfortably cover two people with the wine pairing and leave some funds for nice pre-dinner drinks somewhere.
Core is excellent if you want a more traditional restaurant.
https://princeregent.londonshellco.com/
Your budget would comfortably cover two people with the wine pairing and leave some funds for nice pre-dinner drinks somewhere.
Core is excellent if you want a more traditional restaurant.
Venisonpie said:
Agree, how far does £500 go now?
I think it’s pretty much the same as rgr/sketch etc ~250 a head for the food. So they’d have to get their own wine. Shame it has to be central as I think the fat duck would hit the brief bang on if they’d not been. Still probably my favourite uk dinner.
Gary Woodland said:
Venisonpie said:
Agree, how far does £500 go now?
I think it’s pretty much the same as rgr/sketch etc ~250 a head for the food. So they’d have to get their own wine. Shame it has to be central as I think the fat duck would hit the brief bang on if they’d not been. Still probably my favourite uk dinner.
Could try Dinner as an alternative Heston venue.
Shaoxter said:
Don't think Fat Duck is within budget any more!
Could try Dinner as an alternative Heston venue.
Personally, I prefer Dinner to the Fat Duck. The Fat Duck was an amazing experience but I'm not a huge fan of meals where there are so many courses as you never get more than a bite or two of any one thing. I prefer a proper plate of food!Could try Dinner as an alternative Heston venue.
lauda said:
Shaoxter said:
Don't think Fat Duck is within budget any more!
Could try Dinner as an alternative Heston venue.
Personally, I prefer Dinner to the Fat Duck. The Fat Duck was an amazing experience but I'm not a huge fan of meals where there are so many courses as you never get more than a bite or two of any one thing. I prefer a proper plate of food!Could try Dinner as an alternative Heston venue.
She has looked in to The Fat Duck for my 50th (Jan 2025), it'll be circa £1k for the 2 of us, which is just ridiculous, plus the obligatory wine pairing.
Edited by HTP99 on Tuesday 27th August 15:49
Gary Woodland said:
I think it’s pretty much the same as rgr/sketch etc ~250 a head for the food. So they’d have to get their own wine.
Shame it has to be central as I think the fat duck would hit the brief bang on if they’d not been. Still probably my favourite uk dinner.
I’d agree and be very tempted to say to the OP to get out there and experience it. For me there is no other. Granted you won’t be full even after 11 or 12 course (we went straight to the 7-11 afterward for some shortbread biscuits!!) but it’s one hell of an experience. My wife and I made a pact to eat / try everything - this was back in 2005, and the memories are still quite vivid today, in a very good way!Shame it has to be central as I think the fat duck would hit the brief bang on if they’d not been. Still probably my favourite uk dinner.
gerlewis said:
TownIdiot said:
My favourite is St John Smithfield
Lots of celebs eat here low-keyWhat’s the relevance of this comment?
Does it mean the food is better than elsewhere, do celebrities eating there make the food taste better?
Why do soft melts get all excited when they see a so called celebrity?
Places that put photos of celebrities on the wall after they’ve eaten there, why? Most of them wouldn’t know a decent meal anyway.
dunkind said:
gerlewis said:
TownIdiot said:
My favourite is St John Smithfield
Lots of celebs eat here low-keyWhat’s the relevance of this comment?
Does it mean the food is better than elsewhere, do celebrities eating there make the food taste better?
Why do soft melts get all excited when they see a so called celebrity?
Places that put photos of celebrities on the wall after they’ve eaten there, why? Most of them wouldn’t know a decent meal anyway.
You're not allowed to use Trump as a reference in your answer btw.
dunkind said:
BiB
What’s the relevance of this comment?
Does it mean the food is better than elsewhere, do celebrities eating there make the food taste better?
Why do soft melts get all excited when they see a so called celebrity?
Places that put photos of celebrities on the wall after they’ve eaten there, why? Most of them wouldn’t know a decent meal anyway.
Let me spell it out for you if you cannot make deductions:What’s the relevance of this comment?
Does it mean the food is better than elsewhere, do celebrities eating there make the food taste better?
Why do soft melts get all excited when they see a so called celebrity?
Places that put photos of celebrities on the wall after they’ve eaten there, why? Most of them wouldn’t know a decent meal anyway.
These people have managers arranging their trips, doing lots of research to ensure the person has a wonderful trip. With so many managers arranging tables at this restaurant it is another data point one can use when deciding if you want to eat there. They have done the paid research saving you the bother. Alternatively you can use my suggestion in the negative, and decide you want to avoid the establishment.
Edited by gerlewis on Wednesday 28th August 09:28
I'd personally go for somewhere like Gymkhana - unpretentious, great service, brilliant food. https://gymkhanalondon.com/
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