Lyle's - London

Best place I’ve visited in London so far. Not cheap but worth it. The ambiance is chill and relax, nothing pretentious but you get your Aesops and toilet goodies. The staff is cool and friendly, the sommelier planned a very interesting pairing and gave a lot of context for every wine which we enjoyed. The food was very very good. We had the cheese before dessert which we could have skipped but enjoyed every piece. Would definitely recommend for a special occasion.

Had a lovely mid week dinner, that started with a warm greeting from the host upon walking in (she came by to talk to us towards the end of our meal she was a hoot! . The of dishes was perfect starting with a memorable oyster and shaved apple ice on top. Sublime. I love that there's a pescetarian menu alongside the main 1 (the only difference was beef vs monkfish last week . Meal per person was £165, with a shared bottle of wine a couple cocktails (their pear vermouth cocktail was also phenomenal! . Lastly, I could probably live on their brown butter cake. Absolutely divine. Only constructive feedback would be that the table service isn't as attentive as other 1 stars I've been to (where they fill water promptly, know how you use your utensils arrange it accordingly etc .

Excellent service. highly recommend the sea bass and smoked eel. bitter leave salad is of good balance. improvement needed on: razor shell lose the natural flavor, too salty. raw scallop is a bit bland. raw beef is a bit greasy due to the extra creamy sauce underneath.

One the the 2 restaurants in London to make it to the recent world s top 50 list. Lyle's had been on our list for sometime now. Finding a convenient lunch time reservation, we went to Lyle's in January to see what the fuss was about. Located in Shoreditch in a very nondescript building. The restaurant is not pretentious. A very simple, canteen like feel. The food was brought up one by one, and the chefs could be seen busy in the open kitchen. The restaurant wasn't very full at lunch, but everyone seemed to be very happy with the flavours and the simple presentation of the food. The service was the only reason why I can't give this restaurant a 5 star. It was lacklustre and a bit confused and not very friendly. I don't see why that was, given how empty the restaurant was. All in all, kudos to the chef and their team. But a friendlier service crew would do wonders. I suppose it's the ranking that has made them a bit snooty. Not a pleasant experience, I certainly won't be back anytime soon.

Had high expectations here as Lyle’s is ranked 33 in the World’s 50 best restaurants list. Having dined in a vast variety of restaurants in London, sadly I do not understand what the hype is about. The ingredients were fresh .. but flavours were not extraordinary.