We have been looking forward to today and were so excited.
Peter, Fat Bear and I went to Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. We have been talking about eating there for ages but never managed to book a table.
It is not easy to book a table at this particular Gordon Ramsay restaurant. It has to be exactly 2 months prior the day you plan to dine there. We were planning to do dinner on a Friday. So Fat Bear called them on 16/05 to try to book a table for 18/07. He was told that it was a wrong day to call and was asked to call back the following Monday on 19/05. Fat Bear was on a business trip that day so he asked me to following it up on Monday. He told me to make sure I make the call at 9am which is when the reservation office start the day. So I called at 9am and the phone line was not yet open. I kept redialing until there was a ringing tone. It was picked up by an answering machine. I waited and waited, 40 minutes later I managed to speak to a person. I asked her the available time for dinner booking for 18/07. She said 10pm is the earliest available time. I nearly screamed!!! and was thinking to myself... ... 10 o'clock for dinner and that's the earliest available time!!! And I was almost the first person to call on that day!!! So I asked her the availabilities for lunch for that Friday. She said 12:00 or 12:30. I said "Great! Let's do 12:30."
We took a day off and dressed ourselves smartly, as the dress code is smart and no jeans, T-shirt and sportswear.
There were three types of menu. The Set Lunch 3-course menu was £45 with with 3 choices of each course. The A La Carte 3-course menu was £90 with 8 choices of each course. The Menu Prestige was £120 for a 7-course tasting menu.
Everything on the menu looked so appetising and yummy. We decided to go for the A La Carte menu. It was hard to pick just one item for each course because we just wanted to try everything. Luckily there were three of us and could just pick different items to share.
We were not disappointed. The food was outstandingly delicious. The presentation of each dishes were so pretty. We really could feel, see and taste the chefs enthusiasm for food. The waiting staff and sommelier were also very professional and have good knowledge about all the items on the menu and the wine list.
Before starters, a small bowl of cold clear tomato soup with asparagus slices and tomato dices. It was very tasty and refreshing. Pre-dessert, a glass of pineapple and coconut thick drink was served.
For dessert, we highly recommend the Assiette de I'Aubergine. It is a selection of desserts for two people or more. After lots of desserts, some strawberry ice-cream balls coasted with white chocolate and some chocolate truffles was served.
For tea and coffee, Peter and Fat Bear had Espresso and I had a cup of fresh lemon verbena leaves tea. It was so fragrant and refreshing. I wanted more.
Peter, Fat Bear and I went to Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. We have been talking about eating there for ages but never managed to book a table.
It is not easy to book a table at this particular Gordon Ramsay restaurant. It has to be exactly 2 months prior the day you plan to dine there. We were planning to do dinner on a Friday. So Fat Bear called them on 16/05 to try to book a table for 18/07. He was told that it was a wrong day to call and was asked to call back the following Monday on 19/05. Fat Bear was on a business trip that day so he asked me to following it up on Monday. He told me to make sure I make the call at 9am which is when the reservation office start the day. So I called at 9am and the phone line was not yet open. I kept redialing until there was a ringing tone. It was picked up by an answering machine. I waited and waited, 40 minutes later I managed to speak to a person. I asked her the available time for dinner booking for 18/07. She said 10pm is the earliest available time. I nearly screamed!!! and was thinking to myself... ... 10 o'clock for dinner and that's the earliest available time!!! And I was almost the first person to call on that day!!! So I asked her the availabilities for lunch for that Friday. She said 12:00 or 12:30. I said "Great! Let's do 12:30."
We took a day off and dressed ourselves smartly, as the dress code is smart and no jeans, T-shirt and sportswear.
There were three types of menu. The Set Lunch 3-course menu was £45 with with 3 choices of each course. The A La Carte 3-course menu was £90 with 8 choices of each course. The Menu Prestige was £120 for a 7-course tasting menu.
Everything on the menu looked so appetising and yummy. We decided to go for the A La Carte menu. It was hard to pick just one item for each course because we just wanted to try everything. Luckily there were three of us and could just pick different items to share.
We were not disappointed. The food was outstandingly delicious. The presentation of each dishes were so pretty. We really could feel, see and taste the chefs enthusiasm for food. The waiting staff and sommelier were also very professional and have good knowledge about all the items on the menu and the wine list.
Before starters, a small bowl of cold clear tomato soup with asparagus slices and tomato dices. It was very tasty and refreshing. Pre-dessert, a glass of pineapple and coconut thick drink was served.
For dessert, we highly recommend the Assiette de I'Aubergine. It is a selection of desserts for two people or more. After lots of desserts, some strawberry ice-cream balls coasted with white chocolate and some chocolate truffles was served.
For tea and coffee, Peter and Fat Bear had Espresso and I had a cup of fresh lemon verbena leaves tea. It was so fragrant and refreshing. I wanted more.
Sauteed foie gras with roasted veal sweetbreads, Cabernet Sauvignon vinegar and almond veloute
Salad of Scottish lobster tail with charlotte potatoes, caviar, creme fraiche and watercress vichyssoise
Slow braised pied de cochon pressed then pan fried with ham knuckle, poached quail's egg and hollandaise sauce
Limited production French wine
Pan fried fillets of John Dory with Cromer crab, caviar, crushed new potatoes and a basil vinaigrette
Oven roasted pigeon from Bresse with grilled polenta, crispy lardons, braised shallots, baby golden beetroot and date sauce
Pot roasted Northumberland beef fillet with meat and potato pie, baby turnips, red wine sauce 
Hazelnut souffle with milk ice-cream
Part of Assiette de I'Aubergine(Granny Smith parfait with honeycomb, bitter chocolate and Champagne foam)
Part of Assiette de I'Aubergine(Marinated pineapple raviloli with mango and raspberries)
Part of Assiette de I'Aubergine(Left: Caramelised tarte Tatin of apples
Centre: Bitter chocolate cylinder with coffee granite and ginger mousse)
Strawberry Ice-cream balls coated with white chocolate,Chocolate truffles
We had a fantastic time in the Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. Everything was so delicious. We sure will eat there again. Now we understand why their reservation system has to be that strict because there are only about 10-12 tables in the restaurant. The head waiter told us that they received around 300 calls daily for bookings. After all, we think it was worth the wait.
18/07/2008 Friday Click here for more photos.
Links to our other postings:
The Fat Duck - Heston Blumenthal - Three-Michelin-Starred Restaurant
Something We Felt in Love at First Sight!
Brighton in Snow
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