The Ledbury

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The Ledbury
The Ledbury on 127 Ledbury Road in Notting Hill
The Ledbury, on 127 Ledbury Road
Restaurant information
Established2005; 16 years ago (2005)
Closed2020; 1 year ago (2020)
Head chef
Food typeBritish cuisine
Rating
  • Michelin stars 2 Michelin stars (2010–2020)
Street addressLedbury Road,
Notting Hill
CityLondon, W11
CountryUnited Kingdom
Seating capacity55
Other informationNearest station:
London Underground Westbourne Park
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ledbury is a restaurant located on Ledbury Road, Notting Hill, London, England. It holds two Michelin stars, and has been featured in S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants. The head chef is , and he has been received favorably by critics.

Description[]

The restaurant opened in 2005, under head chef .[1] It is the sister restaurant of The Square, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Mayfair, London, with the same backers investing in both restaurants.[2] Graham had previously worked at The Square as a sous chef for three years. The new restaurant gained a Michelin star within a year of opening,[3] but sales only increased by 2009.[4] A second Michelin star followed in 2010.[3] Also in 2010, it was awarded the Square Meal BMW Restaurant of the Year Award.[5]

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Graham announced in June 2020 that the restaurant would remain closed indefinitely, citing one-metre social distancing measures in place as impractical to keep staff and customers safe.[6] Since its indefinite closure, The Ledbury lost its Michelin stars in January 2021.[7]

Reception[]

Giles Coren visited the restaurant for The Times' shortly after it opened. He described it as having a "hushed, moneyed feel"[8] Terry Durack also reviewed the restaurant during 2005, for The Independent on Sunday. He described the restaurant as "seriously good", and thought it was off to a "very good start".[9]

In 2008, Matthew Norman, writing in The Guardian, commented on its "recession-resistant prices" and gave it 9.25 out of 10.[10] Jasper Gerard ate at the restaurant for The Daily Telegraph in 2010, describing some courses as "scrumptious", but he felt that the dessert options were a let down compared to the rest of the dishes on offer.[2]

Harden's restaurant guide describes the food at The Ledbury as "genius" and scores the food as a one, service as a one and ambience as a two. It uses a scale of one to five, where one is high and five is low.[11]

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ruddick, Peter (3 May 2012). "Brett Graham admits Highest Climber award will put more pressure on The Ledbury". Big Hospitality. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Gerard, Jasper (29 January 2010). "London Restaurant Guide: The Ledbury in Notting Hill, London". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Caterer and Hotelkeeper 100: Brett Graham, the Ledbury, the Harwood Arms". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Palling, Bruce (28 November 2011). "Squid Globules To Die For". Newsweek International. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  5. ^ "BMW Square Meal Award - Hall of Fame". Square Meal. Monomax Ltd. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  6. ^ "The Ledbury to close 'indefinitely' due to Covid-19". Harden's. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. ^ Baldwin, Caroline (25 January 2021). "Michelin makes surprise deletions from 2021 guide". The Caterer. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  8. ^ Coren, Giles (28 May 2005). "The Ledbury". Times Online. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  9. ^ Durack, Terry (22 May 2005). "Eating Out: Prodigious talent ; The Ledbury's head chef Brett Graham may be very young at just 26, but his cooking demonstrates an accomplished maturity far beyond his tender years". The Independent on Sunday. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012. (subscription required)
  10. ^ Norman, Matthew (26 April 2008). "Restaurant review: The Ledbury, London W11". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  11. ^ "The Ledbury". Harden's. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Daniel Kleemann – Küchenchef im kuli.nariath". Gourmet Report (in German). 20 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Full list of Michelin stars in Britain and Ireland". The Daily Telegraph. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  14. ^ "The Ledbury wins National Restaurant Awards for second year running". Big Hospitality. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°31′00″N 0°12′00″W / 51.5167°N 0.2001°W / 51.5167; -0.2001

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