For our fancy dinner in London, we headed to the Two Michelin Star restaurant called The Ledbury in Notting Hill. Only after I’m sitting there am I informed that this is one of Lily Allen’s favourite restaurants…and now probably mine!

We opted for the tasting menu which was 7+ courses. And here we go.

First we had an amuse bouche which was creamed fois gras on these little crispy toasts. If this was to predict how the meal was going to go, it was going to be great.

We were provided with an entire loaf of bread plus they came around with these amazing bacon brioche’s. To die for.

And then the food began…. with another amuse bouche, which we didn’t quite understand because it was bigger than one bite. But it was totally delectable. Raw scallop with some sort of jelly things topped with frozen horseradish. It was amazing, but not much to look at in this picture.

New Potato Risotto with Fried Chicken – This was so good. The risotto was tasty with the mushroom, and the fried chicken was crispy and good!

Lobster in curry spice and brown butter – The lobster was very good.

Hampshire Buffalo Milk Curd with Saint Nectare – Creamy and sweet.

Truffle Toast and a Broth of Grilled Onions – So so so good. But isn’t toast that is toasted with butter in a pan always good?

Roast Turbot with Watercress, Cauliflower and Potted Shrimp Butter – The fish just melted in your mouth.

Pork Cheek with Celeriac in Ash and Hazelnut – So tender and I love hazelnut so this was perfect for me.

On the left, pigeon hart and wing tip. On the right, pigeon legs – The heart and wing tip on skewered on liquorice. I was hesitant and first but popping the entire thing in my mouth was surprisingly good. The legs were delicious also, but bird skin always is.

Pigeon with foie gras and cherries – First time for pigeon and it was quite good. I wasn’t expecting it to be as gamey… almost tasting like a beef.

Pre Dessert – Olive Oil Pana Cotta with Fig – Perfect after the strong flavour of the pigeon.

Caramelised Banana Galette with Salted Caramel, Passion Fruit and Peanut Oil Parfait – This was delicious and the ice cream was melt in your mouth. It wasn’t peanut butter, but peanut oil ice cream.

 

This was an extra dessert they brought us, chocolate parfait. We couldn’t quite figure out the flavour of the ice cream, and forgot to ask.

Mango Jelly, Cookie and Salted Caramel – Just when we thought we were done!

Overall this meal was memorable, delicious and one of our favourite restaurants to date. It was even mentioned that we may like this restaurant more than we liked… Per Se. The service was wonderful and everyone was very friendly. We were worried because we didn’t “dress” up but we were just fine.

Thanks to our friend Corey who recommended this restaurant after he read this article… but neglected to tell me about the riots at the restaurant.

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