Andy Hayler rates Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester a disappointing 6/10

"The tasting menu is £115 with three courses £75, but there are no amuse bouche, no pre desserts, and in our case no petit fours since we simply timed out after four hours and had to leave. The cheese was miniscule in portion size, and the double espresso barely covered the bottom of the cup. I have not felt as ripped off in a restaurant for a long time."

Francis Bown reviews Restaurant Sauterelle
"I wish there were more French restaurants like this in London. Real French dishes, with good quality ingredients, properly prepared and carefully served (here by cheerful waiters and waitresses in black aprons), are becoming too rare in our city. Yet they afford much delight. I think it would be well nigh impossible to go to Sauterelle for dinner without achieving a very high measure of enjoyment."

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