Le Petit Beefbar Restaurant London

March 1, 2022 Capital A List - Celebrity club news

Le Petit Beefbar restaurant in London is a true and perfect reflection of a cosmopolitan culture created by Riccardo Giraudi. Beefbar globally is well known and can be found in famous cities all over the world. We love that this unique restaurant breaks the classic & stiff codes of steakhouses since 2005, through its glamorous lines, its modern luxury feel and a complete experience. Walk in and be admired by the luxury and details in the restaurant that will elevate your dining experience.

Moving to the kitchen, the executive chef Thierry Paludetto works closely with owner Riccardo Giraudi to create the most incredible, tasty yet simple dishes. Beefbar has won many awards around the world including Beefbar Hong Kong winning a Michelin star. The menu is divided into 3 main sections: street food inspired by the most popular recipes from around the world, great meat cuts sourced in Australia, Japan and the United States, and iconic dishes, from sides to main and desserts.

On the menu, expect street food-inspired sharing plates, including the Le Petit Kebabs, mini cuts of black Angus beef with freshly made tahini cream. With various starting options, the beef bar also caters to vegan diners, with their vegan gyoza with yuzu ponzu dressing and more.

We highly recommend ordering the Wagyu Beef, Croque Sando (it includes Relais de Paris’s secret sauce) and melt-in-your-mouth jasmine tea smoked beef bao buns.

Go to Le Bar for a casual drink before dining where you can enjoy signature cocktails, signature cocktails include ‘Cukoo Clock’ made with Monkey 47, sugar syrup, grapefruit zest and Italicus, ‘Ely X Beef Boy’, consisting of Jasmine Pearl or Black Tea.

Bookings are highly recommend and you wont regret dining at Beefbar in London.

Le Petit Beefbar Restaurant London Dress Code & Address

Cuisine: Steak

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Area: London

Address: 27 Cale St, London SW3 3QP

Website: www.beefbar.com/beefbar-concept/

(10 votes, average: 4.90 out of 5)

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Rai Restaurant London

March 1, 2022 Capital A List - Celebrity club news

Rai Restaurant London, located a convenient five-minute walk from Goodge Street & Tottenham Court Road Underground Station, offers a fabulous contemporary take on modern Japanese cuisine. The restaurant has been named after the founders Shrabaneswor Rai and Executive Chef Padam Raj Rai.

Chef Padam Raj has opened a new Japanese restaurant in Fitzrovia. Expect the menu to include dishes using “quintessential British” ingredients such as Marmite, Kobe and Wagyu beef, Wiltshire truffle, Sanpuku nori and Koshihikari rice rub shoulders with cave-aged cheddar, Scottish heather honey and Exmoor caviar. The menu also includes razor-sharp sushi and sashimi alongside contemporary new-style Japanese dishes.

The kitchen adds a focus element on multi-course omakase-style tasting menus that of course use the highest quality Japanese dishes with unique ingredients from the UK and around the world. Ingredients as far as from Japan the team source the highest-grade Hyōgo Prefecture Kobe and Kagoshima wagyu beef; Sanpuku, the finest nori from Japan’s Ariake Sea; Koshihikari rice and aged soy sauce.

Wherever possible the chef and kitchen team use local and seasonal products throughout the year to create perfectly balanced tasting menus, which have consistently been recognized as one of the best Japanese experiences in London by the leading press.

Rai offers a tasting menu that will excite your palate. Dishes include, homemade tofu, Amaebi prawns, hand-picked Maldon rock oysters with 5-year aged soya sauce and fresh Japenese wasabi, hand-dived Orkney scallops, 48hrs marinated Chilean seabass, Wagyu chocoloate with rosemary, pistachio and thyme and to end off Petit fours with organic chocolate and homemade rice wine.

For the interior, Rai uses a selection of tableware that has been handcrafted from scratch using recycled materials such as plastics, scrap metals and wood.

Rai Restaurant London Dress Code & Address

Cuisine: Japanese

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Area: Fitzrovia

Address: 3 Windmill Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T 2HY

Website: www.rairestaurant.com/

(10 votes, average: 4.90 out of 5)

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Union Club Soho London

February 21, 2022 Capital A List - Celebrity club news

Located in Soho, Union Club is becoming the ultimate bohemian private members’ club full of charm with their unique setting for dining, drinking, socializing and events.

Union Club was set up in 1993 by Pete Cross and Chef Carolyn Dawson who have transformed this established Soho institution, home to those looking for a secluded escape from the hurly burly of the City.

The interior at Union Club is displayed throughout with a large outstanding collection of art and furniture.

Moving onto the food, Chef Carolyn Dawson, who is much travelled and members enjoy her reliable home-made cookery, executed with style and flair, has created the best modern British style cuisine and menu, Union food is robust and unpretentious with an international twist.

Dishes to try include rabbit and pistachio terrine, agen prunes and toast, cured trout with lemongrass, lime, chilli and coriander and Jerusalem artichoke soup and truffle to start your dining experience with. A great selection of mains such as the pan-fried wild sea bass, mash, spinach and crab sauce vierge and soft polenta, violet artichokes and salsa verde. Best to always end off with a lovely dessert poached pear, chocolate sauce, vanilla ice cream and madeleines and caramel panna cotta and roasted plum.

Of course, we expect nothing but the best at Union Club and the team pride themselves in making everything fresh on site. The team make their own pasta, cakes, tarts, pies and puddings every morning. The quality of ingredients is a priority for the kitchen team and focus their attention to suppliers that can deliver fresh quality produce daily. Seasonally, the Chef makes various preserves that are award-winning available for members to buy.

From food to wine, the wine list changes often, based on the season and produce available. Members have the advantage of going for a relaxing summer’s evening on the sunny roof terrace or sitting down to a robust roast beef lunch on a winter Sunday.

Union Club Soho Dress Code & Address

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Area: Soho

Address: 50 Greek Street, W1D 4EQ

Website: www.unionclub.co.uk/

(24 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5)

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El Norte Restaurant London

January 21, 2022 Capital A List - Celebrity club news

El Norte, restaurant in London, is located on Dover Street in Mayfair, recently opened by the Spanish twins, Arian and Alberto Zandi. From the owners of Zuaya London and Como Garden, the Spanish twins bring a new lively restaurant to London.

The restaurant is designed and dedicated to celebrate the vibrant Latin culinary tradition and customs of Spain in an upscale and entertaining venue. El Norte is designed to combine the fresh and flavourful tastes of Spain in a modern setting.

Walk in and be invited to a beautiful lounge with tempting and desirable unique Spanish crafted cocktails that include a selection of the famous and loved home-made Sangrias. Enjoy your meal with a very exclusive Spanish wine list that have been awarded or splurge on champagne. The restaurant brings the Spanish fiesta to life with a weekly resident DJ, dance the night away to Spanish sounds all throughout the week in the restaurant lounge.

The Spanish menu has a selection of irresistible winning signature dishes, that include the mouthwatering truffle tortilla, creamy croquettes, the best Joselito Iberico Ham, cherry pistachio gazpacho, premium stone-cooked “Vaca Rubia Gallega” steak. The list is never ending of culinary delights.

For mains, we were spoilt with choice between the meats, poultry and fish dishes. Dishes include; Red Wine Oxtail Meatballs, Marinated Baby Chicken with Roasted Pine Nuts and a Glazed Iberian Pork with Potatoes on the Carne menu. The Pescados Y Mariscos, fish menu, includes popular dishes such as Lubina Salvaje a la Riojana, wild seabass with a sweet tomatoe and red pepper sauce and Pulpo a la Brasa, grilled octopus with a pepper sauce and mash potatoe.

El Norte Restaurant London Dress Code & Address

Cuisine: Spanish

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Area: Mayfair

Address: 19-20 Dover St, London W1S 4LU

Website: www.el-norte.co.uk/

(7 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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Mantham Restaurant London

January 5, 2022 Capital A List - Celebrity club news

Mantham, a colouful Indian restaurant located on Maddox Street in central London, walk in and be inspired by bold colouful plates on the menu and not forgetting the peacock-coloured banquette. This exclusive restaurant is the second collaboration between Michelin starred chef Rohit Ghai and entrepreneur Abhi Sangwan, and bright, bold dishes fill the menu.

You can find Manthan in a long, narrow ground floor of a typical Mayfair townhouse, and has a luxurious interior décor that is so rich in shades of gold and teal. The bathroom is embraced with gold taps that might leave you in doubt that you’re dining in one of London’s most exclusive areas. Expect to be served by kind and charming staff that just know how to make everyone feel truly welcomed.

The menu, which is in fact mostly vegetarian, will leave you wanting to order everything, was designed to include traditional flavours with a contemporary twist. Expect starters that include crisp Ghati masala, Ram Laddoo, Pyaaz Kachori, Tawe Ki Arbi and an unsual Jackfruit Tacos.

After starters, be indulged by the mains which consist of rich curries and smoky grills such as a classic Osso Bucca and Anda Curry, all of course with sides of rice, raita and roti breads to finish off your Indian experience. We ordered a variety of plates to share which is recommended – sarson chicken chop with mustard, kachumber salad and mint chutney, goat shami kebab in bone marrow sauce, ghati masala prawns with peanut, sesame seed and fresh coconut, mong daal fritters with mooli, yellow lentil and pomegranate, pyaz khachori with onions, mix bean sprouts and sweet & sour saunth chutney and a Burford Brown egg curry with paratha.

Desserts are always a must and we recommend the Narangi Chocolate which can be described as chocolate, with orange and berries. Just perfect to end off a lovely Indian meal.

Surprisingly, Mantham has got some impressive cocktails, the restaurant has teamed up with co-founder and front of house Abhi Sangwan (Trishna and Bombay Bustle). The cocktails all have a story and have been inspired by the seven oceans of the world. The cocktail menu also has a range of non-alcoholic cocktails.