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Review by Cedric

Rating: 5.00
Tags: french, business, pretentious, expensive
Situated on the very last floor of the Ghirken building this restaurant combined with a lounge offers a fantastic 360° view on London, even more enjoyable at dusk when the sun sets and you are sipping a glass of wine.

The restaurant is facing west, so you can enjoy the view on St Paul, the Mall and other buildings between two dishes.

The plates are not ambundantly filled but the content is really good and the menu offers some treats that are of prime quality. I personally opted for the following (sorry for rephrasing/simplifying the content of my plates, and certainly omitting some of the ingredients though):
- Starter: raviolo of salted beef
- Main: monkfish tail wrapped in cured ham with new potatoes and scallops in beurre blanc sauce
- an extensive cheese platter (and that's a French speaking here)
- Rice pudding with vanilla ice scoop and marinated peached jelly

Overall very satisfied by the food and the service which is really good. The manager was really savvy and provided us with extensive guidance when we needed to make a selection on the cheese board. Recommendations were very good and the bespoke cheeses were niche products instead of common ones. Really enjoyed discovering new tastes.

Final point, it seems that this restaurant is part of a member club, with an annual fee to pay to be granted access. I was fortunate enough to be invited and do not have the full details. But if you have the opportunity, jump on it. The food might not be a Michelin-star level but is still really good and combined with the stunning view you end up having a fantastic experience on the 39th floor of one the most iconic building in the world.]]> Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:47:21 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1g46f87/30-st-mary-axe/1g1aa81597253055 Cedric french business pretentious expensive 51.514432 -0.080988