Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Review

To celebrate the completion of 2 consecutive exam papers (although I have 3 consecutive papers to come...), I decided to do a quick review of my visit to Restaurant Gordon Ramsay!

This is one of my biggest splurges on food so far and of all the Michelin restaurants I've been to, Gordon Ramsay's restaurants still remain at the top of my list. The prices of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay is on the high side and if you would like to try his restaurants without burning a hole in your bank account, consider going to Petrus instead. The quality of food at all of his restaurants are top-notch and the lunch time set menus are *relatively* affordable versus dinner time.

Onion and bacon brioche

Let's begin with the bread - I cannot emphasize more how much I love the onion & bacon brioche. Soft, fluffy and flavorful with generous bacon bits. I had to ask for seconds when the bread basket came around...

Amuse-Bouche

The Amuse Bouche was a bit too "raw" for my liking as it contains bits of a variety of raw vegetables, but my friends found it to be very refreshing and perfect for cleansing one's palate before the meal.

Smoked potato and poached hen’s egg ravioli with
peas, broad beans, roast chicken jus and leek velouté

Somehow I am always more fond of starters than mains, and this dish was no different. I don't quite know how to describe the flavor of the dish except to say that everything blended together really nicely and the green alien-like sauce was so amazing.

Spiced free range Devon duck with Swiss chard, beetroot and grilled onions

I requested my duck to be well-done although the style was meant to be half-cooked thanks to a bad experience I had with half-cooked quails. I'm glad to say that although it was well-done, the duck breast was still very tender and soft, with the right amount of crispy skin at the edges. One thing to point out would be that it tastes suspiciously like the english version of chinese roast duck. I have no idea why but the sauce and the way the duck was cooked seemed strangely oriental to me!

Banana parfait, peanut butter mousse and bitter chocolate sandwich with caramelised bananas

Yummy yum. I loved the peanut butter mousse - it was like eating peanut butter! Smooth, creamy, but not too sweet. It went really well with the banana parfait (which came along with ice cream) and the amalgamation of all the tastes and textures was perfect!

Post-desserts dessert

Post-desserts dessert

Just the right bite-sized dessert at the end of a very satisfying meal :D (isn't the shot of the white chocolate-coated vanilla ice cream with the pale pink roses a very "artistic shot" hehe)

Well... back to trying to study for exams. Till next time!