First time visit to a Michelin starred restaurant

[PapaLazaru]

We went to Galvin last Sunday for the lunch. Simply the best meal I have ever had. Thank you all for the recommendations.

As expected, I want to eat at another restaurant now!

Glad you liked it.

 

[the-evaluator]

Exellent! It's a great restaurant, one that my partner and I often talk about going back to.

 

[Martynt74]

Have just booked Galvin at Windows based on this thread. Have mentioned it's my anniversary so will see if they offer anything.

I've told my wife we'll be eating at McDonalds every other day!

 

[the-evaluator]

I can't remember what freebie we got when I took my other half there for her birthday.

 

[Martynt74]

Also i can't seem to find a wine list on the website!

Not sure if my wife will like the taster menu so that might not be an option. She may also tell me to **** if i suggest £400 on a meal!

Figure the 3 Course meal with drinks will come in around £250

 

[the-evaluator]

Their wine list is pretty good from what I remember. A good choice of wines at sensible prices.

They're generally quick to answer emails so it might be worth asking them if they can email you a copy.

 

[Martynt74]

Good call, they've already emailed it me.

£20 a glass of Bollinger seems a bit excessive, in fact a lot of their champagne seems very heavily marked up. I guess thats just part and parcel of a place like this.

Although i do like the fact that they do 375ml glasses of wine!

 

[molinari]

Good call, they've already emailed it me.

£20 a glass of Bollinger seems a bit excessive, in fact a lot of their champagne seems very heavily marked up. I guess thats just part and parcel of a place like this.

Although i do like the fact that they do 375ml glasses of wine!

Whilst there are some very good very reasonable wine lists in London fine dining restaurants, unfortunately you'll be hard pressed to find restaurants where the pre-meal glass of Champagne can be called good value.

 

[the-evaluator]

Their house champagne is reasonably priced I seem to remember. I don't remember seeing it on the wine list last time I was there.

Did you ask for a table at the window? There's no guarantees you'll get one but it's worth asking.

Their bar is pretty good, we always arrive a bit early and head there for a drink before going to our table.

 

[kiteloopy]

Gymkhana is more popular/well-known I think (both 1 star).

If anyone goes here, get the lamb chops.
Thank me later.

 

[Scam]

If anyone goes here, get the lamb chops.
Thank me later.

Seems to be the go-to dish at any upscale Indian place. The ones at Tandoor Chop House are incredible. Better than Dishoom. In fact if you like that sort of thing I'd highly recommend TCH over Dishoom.*

*As a sidenote, I walk past Dishoom every night and even at 6pm there's a queue of 20-odd people outside. Ridiculous. I've heard rumours of them "managing" the queue (i.e. keeping it long on purpose), as when people get inside there's plenty of space. Certainly happened to me one lunchtime, although we didn't queue we had to go through 3 front-of-house staff to get a table for 2, then we we got in it wasn't even that busy Seems very excessive.