Harden's survey result
Summary
Malaysia-born and Sydney-raised, Ramuel Scully’s “brilliant fusion cooking with surprising combinations” and much use of fermentation is on cracking form right now, according to all who report on his St James’s Market fixture. (“He is still innovating. He is still there regularly and it shows – had several spectacular dinners there this year”). “The funky menu is a puzzle – what does it all mean?! – but it all comes together on the plate so well. His blend of flavours really shines. Everything is so well thought-through”. The unit itself is potentially anodyne but enlivened by “really lovely” staff.
Summary
“Absolutely fantastic flavours” are on the “great tasting menu” at Malaysia-born and Sydney-raised, Ramuel Scully’s idiosyncratic venue in St James’s Market, whose cuisine is flavoured by unusual ferments – some of them as much as a year old. It no longer generates the massive excitement of its early days, but still inspires lots of supportive feedback.
Summary
“Ramuel Scully gets flavour out of ingredients like no one else” at his ambitious St James’s Market fixture, where he and his team serve a “wacky and interesting menu based on ferments and underused ingredients” from their open kitchen. Its ratings are not as stratospheric as when it first opened, due to the odd doubt that “the quality of foodstuffs can be lost in the plethora of flavourings”. But the balance of feedback this year was highly enthusiastic: “it’s my London go-to” with a “very different menu that changes enough to warrant a return”.
Summary
“Wildly different and by-and-large exceptional” – Ramuel Scully’s “brilliantly creative food” delivers “subtly spiced, multiply layered, classy and novel tastes” at his St James’s Market five-year-old. “For those close to the open kitchen, it’s almost like a chef’s table” and the “kitchen brigade and front-of-house team deliver an experience that is at the same time other-worldly and disarmingly intimate”. Even its strongest fans can feel the trip is “let down by the interior”, however, and ratings more generally were undercut this year by those who found it pricey or felt there were “too many odd combinations”.
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4 St James's Market, London, SW1Y 4QU
Restaurant details
Scully Restaurant Diner Reviews
"We love it! Great food with great passion "
"The blend of flavours really shines. Everything is so well thought through. The menu is a puzzle - what does it all mean?! - but it all comes together on the plate so well. "
"Great as always. "
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £40.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 15.00% |
4 St James's Market, London, SW1Y 4QU
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
