The 7th choice by Carlos was the 2 Michelin star restaurant La Dame de Pic, which we couldn’t help being excited about as the setting for this restaurant looked proper Michelin star and not like sitting in a tent like we tried last time.
For the first time we actually went to the East side of London for one of our dinners so also got the chance of trying the nice cocktail bar ‘Savage Garden Rooftop bar’ for pre-dinner drinks where we had some amazing drinks and a great view to Tower Bridge and the Shard. When we got to La Dame de Pic our expectations of the interior for a 2-star Michelin restaurant didn’t fail. The restaurant is in the ground floor of the Four Season hotel and have got a really beautiful décor. It is slightly dark inside but it also makes it really cozy and our table was in a nice spacious corner.
The Sommelier came over to help us with the wine selection but failed judging our budget and ended up recommending some really expensive wines. Didn’t seem to be able to get him down to our level – so had to more or less pick the wines ourselves which was slightly disappointing.
We got the choice of 3 different menus but the whole table had to pick the same one – so ended up going for the 6 courses Journey menu. As usual we also added an additional Cheese selection to that – but 2 plates of cheese were enough to share between us. All the food was well presented but for me nothing specifically stood out as a favorite dish. Whereas one of my friends loved the Turbot and another one the White Millefeuille dessert.
Finally since COVID we were again allowed to do the Kitchen tour and they took us out to visit the kitchen while it was still very busy and we got to chat with the evening’s Head Chef Marc Mantovani. He showed us around and explained how they used a paper diagram and pen to keep track on where they are with all the tables. Really nice to be back getting a proper feel for the Kitchen.
We overall had a really lovely evening and the service and atmosphere in the restaurant was excellent and lived up to the 2-stars – so ended up taking a current 4th place based on our total scores of all the restaurants we have been too.
