17th November 2008
the best as traditional haute cuisine
Without a doubt, eating at the grand feels special. The rooms are fantastically decorated, the service is old fashioned polite and incredibly posh ("jolly good" is a term often used). We got a table with ease, dress code is quite strict, but you'd feel out of place in jeans. A string quartet played in the corner of the room to add to the setting and the choice of wine is extremely extensive! I expected the food to be good but on first trying it i almost embarrassed myself by getting so excited! Classic divine dishes of heaven. I had the beef wellington followed by a creme brulee. You can tell each part of every dish has been thought about and tried and tested so many times until the flavours are just out of this world. Just dont forget it may feel a little restrained socially for some, as manners are of the highest english order.