LAURENT AT HOTEL CAFÉ ROYAL
LONDON, UK
The exquisite Laurent restaurant is located on the first floor of
the Hotel Cafe Royal, above the impressive new lobby featuring
a 17 feet double height Murano glass chandelier by legendary
Italian glassmaker Vistosi. Offering a relaxed yet refined all-day
dining concept in line with today’s contemporary lifestyles, the
informal lunch and dinner menus will be centred around the parilla
grill, a traditional iron grill barbecue, originally from Argentina,
allowing the chef to control the heat to ensure perfectly cooked
chargrilled meat or fish. Taking a step back to 15 years ago, Chef
Laurent Tourondel has long championed ‘easy going’ food and
accessibility, and his varied and diverse menu encourages casual
and relaxed dining.
When we arrived on spot, we were warmly welcomed by the hotel’s
staff, and completely unaware that, in the balcony right above our
heads, dinner was getting served. Once we’ve climbed up the stairs,
we found ourselves surrounded by an ambience that transpired
elegance, design and fine dining. The restaurant’s divided into two
rooms: the classic one and the more modern one, with stunning
views over Regent Street.
Designed by contemporary Italian architect and designer Piero
Lissoni, an extensive refurbishment has created an entirely new
space. An open kitchen, grill and sushi bar creates a convivial space
with refined all-day dining, and booth seating and lighting by Lissoni
introduces an informal but sophisticated atmosphere.
The stunning chandelier rains down from the high ceiling setting the
mood for a classy, luxurious and tasteful dinner. The smell from the
kitchen fills up the room with indescribable desires as the staff make
everyone in the room feel unique and special. A carefully curated
menu is then presented to you. In it, you can find the exquisite
options that range from the freshest fish to the tenderest meat, not
forgetting the sublime sushi, carefully prepared by the experienced
sushi men. Even though there are no wrong choices in Laurent, we
strongly recommend the wagyu beef short ribs or the Aberdeen
Angus fillet, paired with an exquisite bottle of Barbera d’Asti. As for
dessert, we recommend the milk chocolate peanut butter croquant
with a glass of 20 years old Tawny Ramos Port Wine.
Website: www.laurentatcaferoyal.com/
Address: 68 Regent Street, London, W1B 4D
