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Summary
“The impressive room is good as it looks in the photos” and “the bar is one of the most beautiful in central London” at Jason Atherton’s sparkling venue: a converted banking hall that’s part of a glam (Ian Shrager-designed) hotel, north of Oxford Street. With its “big and well-spaced tables” it’s “sure to wow your customers”, catch the attention of your date or set the scene for a “lovely special occasion”. Historically, other aspects of the performance have played second fiddle to the surroundings here, but this year it won all-round praise for its “excellent” luxury brasserie cuisine and “knowledgeable” service too.
Summary
“Jason Atherton certainly knows how to tart up traditional British fare”, according to fans of his “indulgent and delicious” cuisine within this “fabulous” space – a converted banking hall that’s part of Marriott’s glam, Ian Shrager-designed Edition hotel, north of Oxford Street. Ratings overall, though, are in middle territory, with harsher reports feeling it “rarely elevates above the level of a good gastropub”. Top Menu Tip – “the mac ’n’ cheese is simply the best”.
Summary
“The most sensational-looking dining room” – a “so lively” (“far too loud”?) converted banking hall in Ian Shrager’s Edition hotel – overshadows Jason Atherton’s food at this fashionable Fitzrovia haunt. Fans do hail cooking they say is “lovely”, but it “miscues” too often for comfort, and its harshest critics now place it “essentially at gastropub level”. Even critics, though, suspect the place will “carry on pulling people in”.
Summary
To be “blown away by the decor” – with its “beautiful high ceiling and sense of spaciousness” – is still the dominant reaction to Jason Atherton’s glam dining room inside Ian Shrager’s Edition hotel, north of Oxford Street. “Wish the food could be at the same level as the interior” is another common theme, however, as is ever-more “arrogant” or “haphazard” service, and there’s a general feeling that, on current form, the place is “serving a transient market with its glorious setting rather than focussing on the product and delivery”.
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10 Berners Street, London, W1T 3NP
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| SundayLunch | £45.00 | £55.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £19.00 | £36.50 | £10.00 | £12.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £40.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
10 Berners Street, London, W1T 3NP
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Opening hours
| Monday | 7 am‑3 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am‑3 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am‑3 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am‑3 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Friday | 7 am‑3 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am‑3 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
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