South West London Restaurants

12pm reservations on a weekday made for a weird experience when we were the first customers to arrive and EVERYONE said welcome and hello. But soon customers followed and was filled up by the time we left. Maybe a 12:30pm reservation next time. Haha. Anyway, food was spectacular and service impeccable with precision like a fine tuned sports car. I think Mr Ramsey would have been proud of his staff today. Although I would have loved the thrill of him being there and yelling at his kitchen. More

OpenTable Diner - 23/04/2019

A beautiful and intimate room, tables nicely spaced for privacy whilst still feeling part of the overall environment. Very friendly and welcoming front of house. Food all presented delightfully and tasting delicious with deep flavouring. Lovely canapés, first cod mousse in a light crisp wafer tube, then ham hock and piccalilli dumplings with a drop of dill mayonnaise, were perfect alongside our aperitif, a delicate and elegant Nyetimber rosé. We were then also served a clever and tasty amuse-bouche of a cheese custard topped with iirc a little carrot and a duck jus. Starters were complex with contrasting flavour combinations. I took the "Sea and Earth", five small dishes with interesting pairings such as an oyster accompanied by a couple of tiny (wild?) strawberries, new season asparagus with razor clam, and finely cut squid with truffle (the stand-out flavour pairing afaic). My companion had the Morel, the mushrooms cooked beautifully three ways, with celeriac, with monk's beard and with offal (amazing). Alongside these, a 2017 Condrieu Les Terrasses du Palat from the Northern Rhone was crisp, clean and dry with characteristic viognier aroma, although possibly a couple of years too young to show at its best. We went down the meat route for mains with mutton for me and roe deer for my companion. Both were prepared perfectly, pink and tender, with unusual accompanying elements that delivered on both complementary flavours and contrasting textures. A 2005 Viña Tondonia Reserve from Rioja was rich and silky and I highly recommend it as exceptional value by the glass. For dessert, I chose the spiced pear with ginger and hazelnut, topped with a spiced apple foam, which was joyously indulgent, and my companion had the apple with strawberry and fennel, which looked fabulous and which she declared tasted fabulous as well. A glass of the honeyed 2014 Renaissance Vendanges Tardives from Gaillac set these desserts off a treat. Overall, a memorable meal in a lovely restaurant. More

OpenTable Diner - 10/04/2019

Reliably superb! Food was excellent, the service impeccable and the wine list as good as ever. More

OpenTable Diner - 20/04/2019

Simply excellent More

OpenTable Diner - 23/04/2019

I have been to no 97 a lot since it opened and have always found the food excellent and tasty, and the staff very helpful and information about the menu. The range of gin and gin cocktails is extensive. The staff were lovely when I had my birthday there earlier in the year and really made the evening feel special. I think its a great restaurant ! More

OpenTable Diner - 19/04/2019