Alyn Williams - The Westbury Hotel (Mayfair)

• Here in this restaurant the tasting menu is the thing to go
• It is worth trying as one gets to try many of Alyn Williams' signature dishes as servers suggest as well as they are famous too
• They are smiling and very informative too who are also knowledgeable about the food and wine they are serving (well trained)
• Can see why it has been awarded with the Michelin star
• I totally agree with the previous review
• This is one of the best food experiences I've ever had
• The tasting menu is definitely the one to go for and it's not that pricey
• Every dish is exquisitely prepared and full of flavour
• All of the staff are very attentive
• The ambience is very luxurious
• Head chef here is someone who most foodies know about
• Prior to having his own restaurant Alyn Williams worked with Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing (where he was head chef)
• If there was a Michelin star restaurant in London which offers the best value for money lunch it's here
• From our delicious sounding menu we started with what turned out to be my favorite dish
• Cauliflower florets and cauliflower sauce was absolutely divine and the exmoor caviar and pieces of cabbage brought it all together making this yet another refined and elegant dish
• Our main course of delicious tender cooked veal served with glazed veal neck and small cubes of what i think was ham
• I must admit i was a little confused about this dish as the menu didn't give much away none the less i thoroughly enjoyed it
• Sauce of capers and parmesan cheese were all incredibly well balanced together
• This meal began with good gougeres
• An interesting dish was curried cauliflower panna cotta with onion bhajia
• The bhajia was a very delicate version with a thin crisp
• An intermediate course of scallops and asparagus came with a gem lettuce sauce
• I am not sure about the wisdom of serving cold artichokes with hot scallops
• Sea bass was grilled and served with lemon gnocchi
• I tried 50 day aged pork with salt baked kohlrabi and wild leeks with oak moss
• The belly not too fatty and with a crisp crackling
• Chocolate cake with passion fruit was rich and enjoyable (16/20)
• Banana rum baba was an unusual take on the classic
• Alyn Williams' tasting menu was a great surprise
• Every dish explodes with flavour and fresh ingredients
• The service was impeccable
• The ambiance is a bit too up tight and very formal
• Food was innovative and I was able to pick and chose from both the normal and the veggie tasting menus
• A visit to the polo bar is also worthwhile
• When my other half suggested having dinner with their boss and bosses&rsquo
• Naturally it was left on my shoulders to find a restaurant
• These little beauties were deliciously salty and as I was the first to arrive
• Some apple meringues with black pudding on top and a mackerel filled tube were set in front of us and gone in seconds
• Obviously the tasting menu is what we went
• The good thing here is that the team are very flexible with the menu
• So you can mix and match or choose something else if there is something you&rsquo
• An amuse bouche in the form of vegetable soup with a horseradish foam told me that I was going to enjoy this meal
• Marinated sea bream with blood orange and winter truffle served in a small glass bowl looked stunning and tasted amazing
• Red cabbage and pedro ximenez was light and fresh and well presented
• Smoked duck with barbecued brassicas and black pepper yoghurt sat in full glory
• Wiltshire pigeon with carrots and fennel pollen was the main dish of the menu
• Perfectly cooked and paired harmoniously with the carrots and fennel pollen
• D stuffed our faces with the first courses we then went on to cheese
• A trolley was wheeled over to our table with a glass cover
• My favourite was the Roquefort
• Me catalana and rhubarb and manjari chocolate with candied orange and buttermilk
• Paired with vanilla is a match made in heaven
• The manjari chocolate was a little hard
• The room was classic and elegant with high ceilings and exposed wine coolers
• It was a little too quiet for someone with a cackle as loud as mine
• We were shown both tasting menus and were informed that we could replace/swap any of the dishes from the other menu should we wish to do so
• It is nice to know that there are restaurants like these who are flexible and make an effort to accommodate different customer preferences
• Another favourite was the foie gras
• The first dish was the marinated sea bream
• The flavours were really fresh
• Lovely flaky flesh with quite a firm
• The aerated foie gras had an interesting combination with the nori and pickled vegetables
• The barbequed Holstein tartare was another highlight for me
• I must say that having oyster and beef tartare was a first for me
• Unfortunately we were quite full at that stage and wanted to save space for dessert
• The first dessert was a Meyer lemon sorbet served in its skin and topped with grounded bits of caramel popcorn refreshing and a great palate cleanser
• The next dessert was just as satisfying simple yet classy
• Some petit fours which were some petite brioche buns
• Celebrating our anniversary was so glad we chose here
• Amazing food with great flavour combinations
• As we were presented with the menus a barrage
• Coconut and cucumber was obviously Thai inspired and was a
• The langoustines were plump and sweet and
• The summer heat is still pretty unrelenting but I had to nip in to London for the sole purpose of having a morning suit tailored
• Our wedding is not until next year
• Alyn Williams was the head chef at Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley when it won its two Michelin stars before setting up his own restaurant in 2011
• Ve been wanting to try it for a while and when The Better Half (TBH) and I came up with the Michelin Star Experiment
• The restaurant is part of the Westbury Hotel
• S pretty welcoming with warmly toned lights and well spaced out tables
• I went here for lunch with my wife today and it was one great experience I had there
• The space was good the way they used it and staff was really polite
• My slow cooked salmon was great and poached peach was heavenly
• Both items were presented beautifully
• Good in portions and tasted great along with great wines
• We went here on weekend in a recommendation and we were not disappointed
• I had beef rib eye and my friend had pork belly and both items were served quickly
• Alyn Williams - The Westbury Hotel (Mayfair) is a must visit
• They only have taster menus but we were offered the option to switch dishes between the taster menus
• Our meal at Alyn Williams was completely unplanned
• So much so that our last minute booking via OpenTable was not received by the restaurant
• We had an amuse bouche of risotto with generous truffle shavings but every course was inventive and delicous
• The staff are helpful and are keen to make your experience enjoyable
• The biggest selling point was the Vegetarian Tasting Menu (with the option for wine pairing if you really feel like splashing out)

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