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Gordon Ramsay replaced his flagship Maze with this restaurant in the summer of 2019 to emulate “the drinking dens of Thirties Tokyo and the Far East”.
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Summary
The “buzzing vibe”, DJs and “showmanship of dishes being completed at the table” tends to “overshadow the food and service” at Gordon Ramsay’s “Pan-Asian” joint on the former site of Maze in Mayfair. The “play-safe, please-all Asian menu” runs the gamut from sushi and bao to Korean-spiced black cod and Thai green curry stone bass – “but it lacks real flavour”. “If it’s trying to compete with the likes of Roka and Nobu, it doesn’t… apart from on prices”.
Summary
This “loud” Gordon Ramsay-backed venue in Mayfair (on the former site of Maze, long RIP) aims to channel the glam 1930s drinking dens of the Far East and serves a hodgepodge of dishes: from sushi to steak; from salads to seafood. Dreary ratings overall support those who say there are “so many better places to get much better pan-Asian fare”… so it’s just the time to start a roll-out then! with its first, much simpler spin-off – The Lucky Cat Noodle & Bar – taking over a Shoreditch site previously dedicated to chicken and waffles.
Summary
On the site that was Maze (RIP), the f-word chef launched this Mayfair pan-Asian fixture in summer 2019 with the aim of emulating ‘the drinking dens of Thirties Tokyo and the Far East’… only to unleash a social media storm about cultural appropriation. Our initial diner reports are quite mixed, and skewed to the negative: “basically anything by Gordon Ramsey is overpriced and only funds his narcissism”.
Summary
Gordon Ramsay replaced his ailing, former heavy-hitter ‘maze’ with this Pan-Asian Mayfair yearling in the summer of 2019 – his first opening in the capital in the last five years (and most notable for provoking a Twitter-storm of abuse about cultural appropriation seeing as the chap he recruited to head the kitchen is the thoroughly un-Asian, ex-Sexy Fish executive chef, Ben Orpwood). The restaurant, which cost over £5 million to refurbish, aims to emulate ‘the drinking dens of Thirties Tokyo and the Far East’ (not the first time we’ve heard that one) but opened too late for survey feedback.
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Lucky Cat Restaurant Diner Reviews
"We ate at chefs table and it was an underwhelming experience. The food ranged from average to poor. The wine pairings were tasty enough, and eggcup portions. It was difficult to hear the descriptions of the food. The experience was more akin to McDonalds calling out an order rather than chefs table. "
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £20.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 15.00% |
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Friday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Saturday | 11 am‑12 am |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
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