Patterson's London

4 1 Reviews

International in London - Mayfair
4 Mill Street , Mayfair, London, W1S 2AX
+44 (0) 20 7499 1308
http://www.pattersonsrestaurant.com/

Patterson's is a highly acclaimed restaurant run by the Patterson brothers, with Thomas front of house and Raymond in the kitchen. The cuisine is of a high standard and includes dishes such as smoked haddock soufflé with chive caviar sauce and tournedos of beef with foie gras and wild mushroom cannelloni. The service is efficient and the decor is cool modern with high backed leather chairs and dimmed lighting.

Tags: fine dining, french, vegetarian dishes

Patterson's London Reviews

Jo W.

93 reviews

Suprising little gem in Mayfair - Friday and I am trying to find a fine dining restaurant for the next day, to celebrate some good news (new job)! Called loads of places - Maze, Murano, L'Atelier, Hibiscus - all full or strangely closed (Hibiscus?).

Trawling around reviews I found Patteron's in Mayfair which has fantastic diner reviews on another (won't mention) review site. No problems getting a table for 7.30pm on Saturday night. After booking I noticed that the other review site also offered 40% off at Patterson's if you booked through them. Normally at this stage alarm bells would ring (are they that desperate for customers?) but the recent reviews were good so I thought 'let's give it a go'.

And we were very pleasantly suprised. Hidden on a little lane off Conduit St, you would never stumble across Patteron's. Inside it's subdued tones with cosy table arrangements, but not cramped. By 8pm the restaurant was full and people were waiting in the reception lounge for tables.

Service was excellent - up to par with Michelin star restaurants without being snooty or over formal. Based on our menu choices we wanted a light red wine but I am hopeless with french wines. Our waiter suggested a red Sancerre which took me by surprise, but it was an excellent choice - light but peppery, similar to pinor noir with less fruit.

Now for the food - the specials sounded great. We both opted for their special starter, scallops with pork belly and carmelised onion. The sweetness of the scallops and onion, was balanced by some saltiness in the pork belly. Main courses we also chose the specials. For my husband, the fish of the day, a cassoulet of cod, monkfish and lobster. For him a clean plate and thumbs up. For me wild grouse with some other stuff on the plate which I can't remember because the grouse was amazing. The first time I've eaten grouse and it was absolutely delicious. Being Scottish I'm assuming Chef Patterson knows a thing or two about grouse!

Desserts were so-so. My husband had a strawberry infused creme brulee, I had a roasted peach dessert. Both were cold so must have been prepared well in advance. This didn't take away from the flavour of the brulee but the roasted peach was a disappointment. Not bad, just not good either. Despite that I would say the food is great and must be close to Michelin star.

And when you factor in the price, its an absolute steal. £30 for 2 courses, £40 for 3 courses and this is before the 40% discount if you book that way. I can't understand how they keep the prices at that level for the quality of the food and service, but I guess they must keep the place busy!

The only other negative was the lobster - not on our plate but in the fish tank that we were sat beside. 4 poor fellows were cramped into a small tank with their pincers bound. One was very fiesty and pushing and shoving the other lobsters. At first I'll admit we found it entertaining but after a few minutes it was just sad. Put them out of their misery and onto my plate!!!

So... despite poor larry lobster and his mates, and one disappointing dessert - I recommend you definitely give Patterson's a try. Excellent food and excellent value. 14-09-08

Tags: fine dining, french

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