I am staying at the Radisson and was originally planning to hit some of my favorites in London but noticed the new hotel restaurant and read the reviews so decided to try it. The food was incredible. It is described as Peruvian/Mexican small plates, everything seems to be small plates in London these days but I'm not complaining, I like trying a few things.
My first course was a crispy duck and pomegranate salad. Fantastic. The duck wasn't particularly crispy but it was plentiful and a little healthier without having a lot of skin. Pomegranates were plentiful and it definitely had some spice to it, which made me forget it was a salad.
My favorite dish was short rib soft tacos. I can't describe the flavor, just a lot of wonderful flavor and beautiful short rib meat.
I then had Mexican style asparagus. Also great, served on a stick (I am partial to food on a stick). Nicely grilled and with a strong but tasty sauce.
Last dish was pisco-glazed smoked paprika ribs. Nice sized portion, tasty ribs.
Had to try dessert and that is what put this meal over the top. I had Esfera de Chocolate, described as warm chocolate doughnuts served with dulce de leche ice cream and caramelized pistachios. Incredible. The doughnuts were actually fried pastries with a warm chocolate interior. Loved the pistachios and the ice cream went well with the warm chocolate.
Food was great but almost took a star away because when I checked in, was given a Set Menu flyer for the restaurant. When I asked to have the set menu, was told it was not offered at this time. Checked the flyer again and it does not show any time or other limitations. I found it very much bait and switch but the awesome food allows me to forgive them this time. Still not a classy move. read more