Harden's survey result
Summary
“Paul Askew’s cooking continues to excel”, in a “lovely airy room” next to the Liverpool Philharmonic that “really does the business”. The restaurant is “definitely a cut above the rest” and the menu is “always interesting and beautifully presented”. It’s “formal but not stuffy, and a go-to for business lunch meetings as well as special-occasion dining”. Top Tip: “fixed-price lunch (also available pre-theatre in the early evening) is excellent value”.
Summary
“Paul Askew's elegant six-year-old, next door to the Liverpool Philharmonic, continues to produce some equally elegant and accomplished cuisine” which makes it one of the city’s top dining options. Recognising that not everyone will want something as full-on as the nine-course tasting menu, there are also prix fixe and ‘Excellence’ menus, also with pescatarian, vegetarian and vegan options.
Summary
“Paul Askew’s elegant five-year-old, next door to the Liverpool Philharmonic, continues to produce some equally elegant and accomplished cuisine” which makes it one of the city’s top dining options. Recognising that not everyone will want something as full-on as the nine-course tasting menu, there are also prix fixe and ‘Excellence’ menus, also with pescatarian, vegetarian and vegan options.
Summary
Paul Askew’s “seriously good” open-kitchen four-year-old with large skylight (“attractive if slightly Spartan”), near the Liverpool Philharmonic – is the most commented-on European restaurant in town, and many diners consider it “the star of the Liverpool food scene” thanks to his “excellent” tasting menus (there’s quite an array, and also a cheaper lunch and earlybird prix fixe alternative); and with the sourcing of high-quality local ingredients often commended. For a minority, though, the scoff seems more middling, and service – while “top quality” to most reporters – at times comes over as “a bit stuffy” or “inflexible”.
For 31 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. In a typical year, diners submit over 50,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK. Each year, the guide is re-written from scratch based on this survey (although for the 2021 edition, reviews are little changed from 2020 as no survey could run for that year).
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £39.00 |  |
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| Dinner | £79.00 | |
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| Pretheatre | £39.00 | |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 99.00 | Always available | 8 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £29.50 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
Sugnall St, Liverpool, L7 7DX
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:15pm, 5 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:15pm, 5 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:15pm, 5 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:15pm, 5 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:15pm, 5 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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