Well, finally got around to having dinner at the Savoy Grill. One of Marcus Wareing's flaunted restaurants. This time it was a £30 3 course deal through toptable.
No pictures unfortunately as the lighting was rather "ambiotic" [dark] and I don't think that the waiters would have taken too kindly to it. Added to the fact that I did not bring a camera with me.
Dinner was booked at 7pm but because of my nice little 2 week training course, we arrived at 6 and proceeding to wander around the Strand. 30 minutes later, we were hungry so we decided to grab a pasty from some pasty shop.
For entree we had the choice of Pork Terine with Foie Gras and apple, Haddock Omlet and soup. We (our party of four) went with 2 terines and Omlets. Both very nice indeed. The Omlet was presented in this little copper pot and smelt suitably cheesy. yum. I had the pork terine which can be best described as a cold slab of meat with jelly bits holding the various things together. It may sound a touch on the weird side but in my books, makes it very nice. There was a side salad which was also good (so says Hien).
Main was a choice of fish, chicken pie and pork cheeks. It doesn't side all that fancy but this is due to my inability to remember what was one the menu. The chicken pie was nice, not sure about the fish but the pork cheeks (which I had) were small, soft and tasty.
Desert was a choice between chocolate royale (described as chocolate mousse with chocolate pudding), creme brule with caramelised banana and cheese. We all went for the creme brule and it was fantastic.
Overally, I would say the toptable menu was pretty good. It probably did not showcase what the Savoy Grill would be capable of, but it was a good introduction.
Anyway, it was good value for the £30 and I would definitely go again but this time for the regular menu or the tasting menu.
Overall. A 3/5 for the toptable menu
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