Little Social (Mayfair)

• When that someone is Jason Atherton
• Pollen Street Social was the Big Daddy of 2012 eating for me
• Little Social is all about comfort
• Especially comforting were the Cauliflower and crayfish risotto and Pan fired sea trout
• Re in Mayfair when the price quality ratio is so appealing (expect to spend around £
• The usual Atherton staff were on hand to ensure a smooth operation that evening (leaving PSS rather in the lurch
• Little Social is the younger sister of Pollen Street Social and is located directly opposite
• The formula here is rather different
• On the walls are Michelin maps of France
• Just in case you were in any doubt the place serves vaguely French food
• In lights above the staircase are a reference to a signboard with those words seen near the beginning of the Jean Luc Godard film Alphaville
• I guess the designer was trying for some hint of French art film chic
• Seems rather at odds with the ambience that the restaurant is presumably trying
• Fortunately the friendly staff at Little Social are much more welcoming than the sign might suggest
• The head chef is Canadian Carey Docherty
• In addition there was a three course lunch available at £
• Though I suppose that bacon is the nemesis of many vegetarians
• The excellent Alion 2007 was a steep £
• My starter was a salad of crab
• Though the radish was sliced so thin its taste was rather lost
• The crab and apple worked well with the miso dressing
• The beef tomato slices were rather tasteless
• The minced meat was nicely seasoned and had good flavour
• I was less taken with an apple and blackberry crumble
• More to the point there was hardly any crumble relative to fruit
• Overall Little Social was pleasant enough
• My new visit searching for a burger was to Little Social
• Not too formal but with great attention to detail
• Little Social is a lovely &ldquo
• The atmosphere is buzzy and busy
• The restaurant is surprisingly casual
• We were asked to provide the waitress with our favourite flavours and we were all given our own personalised drinks which made us feel a bit special
• T too happy with hers and it was gladly replaced
• We ordered the Scallops with Dashi Jelly
• The dishes were well balanced
• Little Social is one of the many restaurants sprouted by the chef extraordinaire
• Perhaps it was because I really did not like Maze the time I went there
• When I take my mother to visit my brother in the capital he has the unenviable task of deciding where to take her for lunch in the city (fussy is an understatement)
• He decided to stay with the French theme and booked a table at Jason Atherton&rsquo
• It seems that Jason Atherton is becoming increasingly famous and successful
• The presentation was excellent and they were trying to balance rich meat dishes with simple salads
• The service however was the part that impressed me the most
• We didn't finish one of our dishes and the waitress asked us for the feedback the restaurant thought it was their fault that they didn't prepare a dish that we would want to finish
• The manager had a discussion with us and took that dish off the bill
• The only thing I didn't like was the music didn't suit the place
• We were welcomed with a big and warm smile despite the fact that they looked very busy
• Food as expected was top starting from the butter with a hint of smoke followed by tartare
• Sea scallop (same dish recreated in Marina Social) to finish with braised Ox cheek and Pork chop both well executed
• Unfortunately something is missing in Dubai
• My partner is Canadian and I was thrilled at the prospect of an &ldquo
• Sadly our experience was far from what we expected
• The menu which was supposed to be Canadian themed
• If you are a vegetarian as my partner is then no main courses at all to choose from
• There were two vegetarian options which are certainly not Canadian (Macaroni Cheese and Spinach and Artichoke Dip) and these were under a &ldquo
• When we expressed our dismay we were encouraged to choose something from a different menu
• He had the most appalling breath and it was difficult to engage with him
• At one point those young chaps started arguing with each other about who was collecting the tip having served the large table in the back room
• We were both stunned to find he was Canadian himself and had drawn up this lacklustre menu
• Nor as it turned out could he serve the much hyped on social media Nanaimo Bar as this was also missing an ingredient
• With my partner having been born in Nanaimo this was extremely disheartening
• It was the Spinach and Artichoke Dip with no Dipping toast
• The Salmon that I had ordered was a mixture of cooked to raw and lacked any distinct flavour
• The warm potatoes that were supposed to accompany this were served cold
• My partner was very disappointed by the whole experience
• Discovered Little Social accidentally but was transported to food heaven immediately

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