Cedric Grolet, The Berkeley - London Restaurant Reviews | Hardens
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Harden's says

Pastry supremo Cedric Grolet opened his first permanent patisserie outside France in the early months of 2022 (you may remember his Harrods pop-up in 2019 if you can recall the days pre-pandemic); his beautiful creations - including realistic fruit desserts - will be very popular with the social media crowd. You're able to eat in or takeaway, and there's even a "kitchen theatre" table where you can watch the chefs at work.

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Summary

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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“OMG, out of this world… but very expensive”. This renowned Parisian pâtissier’s first outlet outside of Paris (opened in 2022) is a bright and rather gorgeous bakery space within the famous Knightsbridge five-star hotel. Its contribution to the luxe afternoon tea scene is ‘Goutea’ – a Frenchified take on afternoon tea at £85 which can be booked for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Or, for a mere £135 per person, you can sit at the counter for an even bigger blow-out of six sweet and two savoury courses. Notwithstanding that all the limited feedback we have on it this year is positive, anyone with a sharp sense of value for money should run a mile.

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£97
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Parisian über-pâtissier Cedric Grolet’s first outpost outside Paris (which opened in early 2022) is to be found at this bright, chic bakery, within the swish Knightsbridge 5-star. Internationally he is renowned for his Insta-friendly, trompe l’oeil fruit and flowers – amongst London’s fooderati he’s famous for charging £135 per head for the chef-counter experience. We have maintained its (fairly good) rating on the basis of complimentary, if limited, feedback this year. But some other reviewers sound a warning note, including that of Tanya Gold in the March 2023 Spectator who concluded: “It’s too flimsy – too credulous, too fragile – to hate, and soon, like Dorothy [in The Wizard of Oz], it will blow away”.

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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“OMG so good and so spectacular!” – Paris pâtissier par excellence Cédric Grolet opened his first permanent London showcase in this Knightsbridge 5-star in early 2022, and its ‘kitchen table’ is a place to ogle, then eat – “good-looking French chefs work in front of you” to create trompe-l’oeil fruit and flowers “made for Insta and for foodies”. “Loved my experience here, expensive but so worth it”. (The price shown is for the ‘Gouter’ 5-piece menu with tea, but the bookable counter described about is £135 per head; or take out from about £5 per item).

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Leaflet | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Wilton Place, London, SW1X 8RL

Prices

  Cost Availability Courses
Menu1 135.00 Always available 8

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£14.50 £28.50 £0.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £75.00
Filter Coffee £7.00
Extras  
Service 15.00%
Leaflet | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Wilton Place, London, SW1X 8RL
Opening hours
Monday10 am‑7 pm
Tuesday10 am‑7 pm
Wednesday10 am‑7 pm
Thursday10 am‑7 pm
Friday10 am‑7 pm
Saturday10 am‑7 pm
Sunday10 am‑7 pm

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