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Elystan Street is a great restaurant: attractive layout that encourages the diners to focus on the food and their companions; a great wine list with some surprisingly affordable and great wines; a creative menu, with delicious dishes; an exceptional staff that is both unobtrusive and very attentive. Its a great neighbourhood restaurant, replacing Tom Aitken and adding to others (Pelicano, etc. ). Fun place, and we had a great table looking out over the room.
We had the Strozzapretti & Scallop Raviolo to start, followed by the cod and turbot, and finishing with the bitter chocolate mousse. We drank a 1/2 carafe of pinot grigio, and a bottle of Lalande de Pomerol. All of it was very ggod.
But... i have to agree with others that the food was very good, but not 'wow'. To be picky: the cod had half the plate separated with a big smear of pureed cauliflower (jarring, and a bit dated now), and a topping of 'haute onion rings' (they were delicious & added to the meal, but...). I mention that, because the food part of the bill was £ 210 (wine was £55). For two starters, two mains, and a shared dessert...that kinda money begs to be 'wowed'.
One other thing, which didn't bother us (au contraire..), was that it was noisy. For us, it was a fun vibe. But for others, I'd recommend going early (we went at 9pm) or a middle-of-the-week day.
Overall, really great and I'd recommend Elystan Street.
Great restaurant! Excellent food.
Very modern cooking, creative kitchen.
I was there for lunch and was more than satisfied. Highly recommended
Fantastic dining experience in the heart of a relatively sleepy Chelsea restaurant scene. This was a much needed addition.
I truly think the roasted seasonal vegetables with cashew hummus, curry oil and shallots were possibly the best vegetable dish I have ever had. I also had the sea bass carpaccio, which was more of a ceviche and absolutely outstanding.
My main course was the fillet of cod with curried cauliflower puree, golden raisins (personally I think this dish could do without the raisins), coriander and lime, while my father had the grouse. All dishes were flavorful and interesting, while at the same time being light and healthful. We finished our meal with the cheese platter - wonderful!
Service was attentive and the sommelier was knowledgeable and friendly.
Thank you, Elystan Street! Can't wait to go back.
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