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Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester vs St. John
Both St John Bar & Restaurant Smithfield and Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, St John Bar & Restaurant Smithfield is preferred by most writers compared to Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester. St John Bar & Restaurant Smithfield comes in at 91 with praise from 15 publications such as Concierge, The Infatuation and Time Out.
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
Gayot
Independent
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53 Park Lane, London W1K 1QA
From $78 /night
Frommer's
"This is French haute cuisine, but with a nod towards London's more relaxed style."
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Travel + Leisure
"The celebrated chef's Mayfair Park restaurant has earned three Michelin Stars since opening in 2008. The contemporary dining room has a neutral creamy palette and high ceilings."
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Gayot
17.0
"Enter the room, designed by Patrick Jouin, to find a soothing, sophisticated space with light wood panels and natural materials in varying shades of tan and cream."
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Independent
"The no-expense-spared philosophy shows in the svelte Patrick Jouin-designed room, with its decaffeinated-coffee-and-skimmed- cream colours."
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The Guardian
"Ducasse's proxy, Jocelyn Herland, produces dishes that are genuinely beautiful to the eye, but less memorable to the tastebud than that triple-star rating might suggest."
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St. John
Concierge
Fodor's
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26 St John Street, London EC1M 4AY
From $41 /night
Concierge
"They call it "Nose-to-Tail Eating," and you'll be amazed at the number of obscure cuts that can crop up between those too extremes and end up on your plate."
Fodor's
"Foodies travel the globe for pioneering chef Fergus Henderson's ultra-British nose-to-tail cooking."
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Frommer's
"The ingredients are the best, the cooking is superb, and the dish is what it says on the menu."
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Insight Guides
"This little restaurant, a stone’s throw from Smithfield’s meat market, is a Clerkenwell favourite. It offers simple but curious dishes such as Middle White belly and dandelion."
BlackBook
"Located in a former smokehouse near Smithfield meat market, St John specialises in what chef Fergus Henderson terms ‘nose-to-tail’ eating – ie, offal."
