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Summary
“The most sensational-looking dining room” – a “so lively” (“far too loud”?) converted banking hall in Ian Shrager’s Edition hotel – overshadows Jason Atherton’s food at this fashionable Fitzrovia haunt. Fans do hail cooking they say is “lovely”, but it “miscues” too often for comfort, and its harshest critics now place it “essentially at gastropub level”. Even critics, though, suspect the place will “carry on pulling people in”.
Summary
To be “blown away by the decor” – with its “beautiful high ceiling and sense of spaciousness” – is still the dominant reaction to Jason Atherton’s glam dining room inside Ian Shrager’s Edition hotel, north of Oxford Street. “Wish the food could be at the same level as the interior” is another common theme, however, as is ever-more “arrogant” or “haphazard” service, and there’s a general feeling that, on current form, the place is “serving a transient market with its glorious setting rather than focussing on the product and delivery”.
Summary
To be “blown away by the decor” – with its “beautiful high ceiling and sense of spaciousness” – is still the dominant reaction to Jason Atherton’s glam dining room inside Ian Shrager’s Edition hotel, north of Oxford Street. “Wish the food could be at the same level as the interior” is another common theme, however, as is ever-more “arrogant” or “haphazard” service, and there’s a general feeling that, on current form, the place is “serving a transient market with its glorious setting rather than focussing on the product and delivery”.
Summary
The “awesome” setting of its “beautiful” interior provides one of London’s most impressive backdrops for a meal at this grand dining room, north of Oxford Street (recommended for romance, but especially for business). Most reports give a thumbs-up to the “pricey-but-solid” cuisine overseen by Jason Atherton, but – especially at the price – results can be “rather forgettable” (and there were a couple of disastrous meals reported this year). Afternoon teas and Sunday roasts are a recent innovation.
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The Berners Tavern Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Fabulous dining room, but overpriced food that rarely elevates above good gastropub fare. "
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £39.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.95 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
10 Berners Street, London, W1T 3NP
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Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Wednesday | 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Saturday | 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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