Hakkasan Mayfair vs Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Both Hakkasan Mayfair and Dinner by Heston Blumenthal are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal ranks significantly better than Hakkasan Mayfair. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal ranks #1 in London with endorsements from 14 publications including Lonely Planet, The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveler.
Hakkasan Mayfair
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17 Bruton Street, London W1J 6QB
From $24 /night
Frommer's
"Opened by the restaurateur Alan Yau (who has done so much to transform London's dining scene), this sexy, moody, subtly lit basement venue serves top-notch modern Cantonese cuisine."
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Travel + Leisure
"The first Chinese restaurant awarded a Michelin star, this upscale eatery is now an international chain with outposts in New York, Miami, Mumbai, and the Middle East."
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BlackBook
"Celeb Cantonese redux: London's second Hakkasan holds it down a soybean's throw from Berkeley Square, remains the It place for upscale dim sum with a side of Kanye."
Gayot
15.0
"Dim sum is topnotch; try Chinese chive dumplings and light, fresh prawns and scallop parcels."
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DK Eyewitness
"A very expensive modern Chinese restaurant, but one that has had no problems filling its tables from day one."
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
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66 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LA
From $0 /night
Fodor's
"Exceptional olde English-inspired dishes executed with ultra-modern precision in an open kitchen is the schtick at Ashley Palmer-Watts' acclaimed award-winner."
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BlackBook
"Like a culinary Doctor Who, Heston Blumenthal takes you on a historical trip back through time with his first London venture."
Gayot
17.0
"The contemporary dishes look to Britain's gastronomic history: scallops with cucumber ketchup and peas, and slow-cooked short rib of beef."
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Independent
"Here is the missing link between the labour-intensive complexity of contemporary haute cuisine, and the produce-led simplicity of modern British pioneers."
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The Guardian
"Dinner is a brilliant restaurant, one that embodies Blumenthal's mixture of deep technical craft, ingenious feeling for theatre and astute sense of how to turn a meal into a story."
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