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Summary
“Paul Askew is constantly raising the bar” at his ambitious, open-kitchen two-year-old near the Liverpool Philharmonic – a contemporary space with a large glazed roof, “artfully suspended lights, very comfortable seating and sumptuous table linen”. From a variety of tasting menus (including a vegan option) the results are “gorgeous, with very attractive presentation” and “service is attentive but not intrusive”.
Summary
Just across the road from the Liverpool Philharmonic, Paul Askew’s year-old venture is “getting better all the time”. “It’s a beautiful, airy room with the kitchen visible through a long window”, service is “wonderful”, and there was more consistent praise this year for the “fantastic” cuisine.
Summary
Paul Askew, formerly of the Hope Street Hotel and London Carriage Works, has opened a “gorgeous” new fine dining venture in a Victorian ex-children’s home; it's certainly a “bold” venture, and while fans proclaim the experience “superb”, sceptics cite “variable” food as proof that he's “not quite pulling it off so far”.
Restaurant details
The Art School Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Continues to push limits in quality of ingredients, and imaginative cooking. We're regulars."
"Food disappointing. The spinach soufflé flat, and the main course a little bland and tepid. Service very prescribed and inflexible."
"certainly the best restaurant I've ever eaten in. Well designed from menu to recipes to selection of ingredients. Spot on cooking. The way they dealt with an unfortunate discovery of an insect in my red wine should be an example to all restaurateurs. It's all highlights, of course, but we would pick out a tiny squab pigeon pie tart on shortcrust pastry, served with meltingly tender confit pigeon leg. The cheeseboard is worth the visit on its own, and the accompanying Two Cathedral honey works so well with the more dramatic cheeses. A fan. Definitely. A regular - well we live 40+ miles away, and our visits coincide with theatre and cinema visits - but once a month."
Sugnall St, Liverpool, L7 7DX
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm-12 am |
| Wednesday | 12 pm-12 am |
| Thursday | 12 pm-12 am |
| Friday | 12 pm-2 am |
| Saturday | 12 pm-2 am |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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