Les 110 de Taillevent (Marylebone)

• Cor and although you would expect this restaurant in Mayfair it is still easy to get to
• One guest had the set menu and I had the Sirloin Steak with Chips and peppercorn sauce with mashed potatoes and mushrooms and all perfect
• So we started with Wensleydale cheese dumplings with butternut squash (a light
• Then had Gressingham Duck breast and leg with creamed kale and Wiltshire truffle (all kinds of wonderful
• Nuanced and rich with the flavours of late autumn) and finally Maldon salted chocolate and jasmine with sorrel (soft/crisp textures and chocolate/citrus balanced to world class effect)
• The chips weren't bad either (my fav was the Wensleydale cheese)
• D seen the hoardings around the old Coutts building with the word Taillevent plastered over them
• T be something to do with the legendary Taillevent restaurant in Paris
• Brand Taillevent was never going to venture into in the grungy gastropub arena
• So you will not be surprised to learn that this is a formal brasserie
• The structure of the menu is quite ingenious while being incredibly approachable
• The dishes are listed with their recommended wines listed from left to right in order of price
• Each glass of wine also comes with a little label with it's name on it so you can tuck it away for notekeeping if you wish
• The restaurant is spacious with high ceilings and wooden floors (but remains at a very tolerable noise level due to a lack of music being played
• The food itself is adequately prepared across the board
• Everything here was adequately prepared
• The pastry was cooked through while being extremely flaky and buttery
• As these are two things which are quite similar texturally
• These were served simply with a balsamic vinegar and port sauce
• That would be pretty in line with a typical veal kidney experience
• It will come as no surprise to regular readers of London Unattached that I was keen to visit Les 110 de Taillevent in Cavendish Square
• A contemporary take on the bistro with green leather banquettes and seating with the wines neatly stored behind a bar
• A place (with the exception of a members bar) which is normally only associated by corporate business&rsquo
• Provided him with some of the best food he has ever eaten with wine to match

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