The Art School

Outstanding birthday meal here. Been a few times now and the food, wine and service is incredible. Additional touches are thought about which is rare these days. Thank you to Paul and all the staff. You really do an amazing job and the hard work does not go unnoticed. In fact, it is much appreciated! Still dreaming of the wine we had last night! Special thanks to your sommelier who recommended an outstanding Amarone which was so good we bought a bottle to come home with!

I was REALLY looking forward to eating here. We took a 10min taxi from the city and it's quite an unassuming entrance from the street in a nice Georgian architectural area of the city. A warm, friendly welcome and pleasant enough surroundings. Excellent to offer an a la carte menu as well as tasting (my bestie isn't very adventurous beyond steak and chicken 🙄). We chose from the ALC which was £89 for 3 courses, with a £5 supplement for sirloin steak main. The 3 amuse bouche, as is customary, from the kitchen were just ok. The bread was equally just ok. The two seeded rolls were dry bordering stale, not warm and certainly not baked fresh that day (or had been under a hot lamp). Scallop starter was ok, one King sliced into three with few queens in a bisque sauce that didn't really taste as punchy as it could have. The sirloin was a total disappointment! Especially given the supplement. My slices had sinew, and it really was a very ordinary plate of food. The desserts were good, light flaky mille-feuille. The decaf coffee was delicious and I probably enjoyed that the most. The atmosphere was nice enough but the music was a bit dated. All the staff were very friendly and helpful, I was quite surprised when the bread crumbs were cleared that they were swept onto the carpet, and not onto a receptacle/hand. I left feeling disappointed and I wouldn't come again. When I'm lucky enough to eat at fine dining places I want to close my eyes and really taste all the flavours and textures dancing around. I only wanted to close my eyes for bed after this. My score was bordering 3.5/4. Sorry!

Loved our trip to the art school - the food was top quality. Not quite a tasting menu, we chose from the excellence set menu, the dishes were fantastic. Slight shame our main dishes weren't served with an explanation and we couldn't quite find anyone who could tell us exactly what each part of the dish was, taking nothing away from the quality of the food. Good sommelier too!, highly recommend!!

5 star experience across food, service, and atmosphere! I booked the Moriarty Room for a business lunch. From enquiry to execution, the team was professional, responsive and very helpful. They helped me print name tags for the seating plan, arranged the table setting as per instructions and followed all dietary requirements with great attention to detail. The food was amazing as well. Thank you for the incredible experience! A big shoutout to the excellent service and impeccable team ❤️

I had a lovely experience here with my partner for our anniversary. The food was delicious and the service was wonderful. I had the vegan excellence menu and was very satisfied with everything I ate. The summer salad was the best little salad I’ve ever had, the flavours went so well together with the combination of fruit and veg.

An absolutely fantastic visit from start to finish! Everything from the food, decor, staff and atmosphere were 10/10 we will be back! You cant put this place or its food into words, you just have to go and experience the excellence for yourself. Thanks you for the most wonderful memorable night to everyone who served us, and to the chefs… wow you are masters of your craft!

We went for a special occasion and had the tasting menu. This was superb every dish exhibited skill in concept and execution and was beautifully presented. Importantly though, this was not style over substance. Every dish also tasted wonderful. The service was slick and generally excellent. The cocktails were executed very well again with balanced flavours and classic cocktails were not meddled with. Would recommend for a special occasion or try one of other menus on offer