Enjoyed Hawksmoor i wish i could get breakfast there gain.
I would avoid Gaucho
Yeah that breakfast was amazing. I used to live nearby to the Spitalfields one and would go for breakfast every other fortnight. Was so disappointed when they stopped doing it... although it was probably for my own benefit!
I've been going for years and have been to a fair few of their restaurants. Recently went to the Edinburgh one and was left rather nonplussed by the whole experience.
Lovely building and the smoked salmon starter was great, but my steak was blackened and missed the medium rare mark somewhat. The desert, a maple tart, hadn't set properly and was basically liquid.
The thing that really got me was the wine - almost a five times mark-up! Couldn't believe it when I got home and realised. Turning a £25 bottle of wine into a £115 bottle is an absolute con.
It's seriously impacted how I view them as a restaurant and doubt I'll go back again. I used to enjoy Goodman, and although it doesn't quite have the overall level of hawksmoor, I still have enjoyed my trips there.