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London Map: The SquareThe Square Frommer's Exceptional

Cuisine French
Hours Mon-Fri noon-3pm; Mon-Sat 6:30-10:45pm; Sun 6:30-10pm
Address
6-10 Bruton St., W1
Location Mayfair
Transportation Tube: Bond St. or Green Park
Reservations Reservations required
Phone 020/7495-7100
Web site www.squarerestaurant.org
Prices Fixed-price lunch £30-£35, dinner £75
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

Hip, chic, casual, sleek, and modern, the Square still doesn't scare Le Gavroche as a competitor for first place on London's dining circuit, but it is certainly a restaurant to visit on a serious London gastronomic tour. Chef Philip Howard delivers the goods at this excellent restaurant. You get creative, personalized cuisine in a cosseting atmosphere with abstract modern art on the walls. The chef has a magic touch, with such concoctions as a starter of terrine of partridge with smoked foie gras and pear with cider jelly, or else a lasagna of Cornish crab with a champagne foam. For a main course we urge you to try the peppered aged rib-eye of Ayrshire beef with smoked shallots, Tuscan snails, and a red-wine sauce, or else the roast saddle of hare with port-glazed endive. The fish dishes, such as steamed turbot with buttered langoustine claws and poached oysters, are always fresh, and Bresse pigeon is as good as it is in its hometown in France.

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