• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • FAQ
  • Meet the Team
  • About The London Economic
  • Advertise
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
NEWSLETTER
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Food and Drink

Restaurant Review – Galvin at Windows

RelatedPosts Beer of the Week: Beavertown The Rule of Three How To Make: Rüya’s Mantarli Keskek How To Make: 10 Greek Street’s Gnocchi with Gorgonzola, Walnuts & Sage The Bleecker Black returns, for one day only By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With over 30 awards to its name, as well as having retained its […]

Jon Hatchman by Jon Hatchman
May 20, 2015
in Food and Drink, Restaurants

RelatedPosts

Beer of the Week: Beavertown The Rule of Three

How To Make: Rüya’s Mantarli Keskek

How To Make: 10 Greek Street’s Gnocchi with Gorgonzola, Walnuts & Sage

The Bleecker Black returns, for one day only

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food

With over 30 awards to its name, as well as having retained its prestigious Michelin Star every year since 2009, our expectations of Galvin at Windows were already sky high, before even arriving at Park Lane’s Hilton Hotel. Opening back in 2006 (9 years to the day, on our recent visit), after ascending to the hotel’s 28th floor, the sweeping panoramic views are the first experience that’s on offer from the restaurant. However, although the daytime view of Buckingham Palace, Green Park and Hyde Park from our window-side table are impressive, it’s the constantly growing city to the East which boasts the most picturesque view, best seen from the balcony that follows our tour of the busy kitchen that’s approaching the end of lunch service.

Views aside, the restaurant itself evokes the glamour of the 1930s and provides a wonderful lunchtime atmosphere to sample some of the modern French haute cuisine delights from Head Chef Joo Won and Chef Patron Chris Galvin. Dining from the Menu Prestige (just one of the differing menus on offer), which is inspired by Seasonally appropriate ingredients, with three courses for £70. To begin, there’s a selection of deliciously lavish starters incredibly hard to narrow down to just one, with Cured Loch Fyne Salmon and Dorset Crab, Scallop Ceviche, and Ballotine of Foie Gras and marinated Prune. Eventually I decided to order the White Garlic Velouté, a creamy soup-like sauce that’s accompanied by a small portion of Lobster that sits beautifully alongside a rich orange confit Egg Yolk. Meanwhile, having been recommended by the waitress opted for the in season Roasted Asparagus served with delicious smoked Ham and a cheesy Parmesan sauce. Both were delicious.

Needless to say, the main courses had a difficult pair of entrées to follow. With a fair selection of Meat, Fish and Vegetarian options to choose from, we both went for a meaty main, with the slightly spiced Lamb Rump joined by confit Pork Belly, some Cumin-laced cooking jus and some devilled sweetbreads which excelled the dish to a whole new level of scrumptiousness. For myself, a thick fillet of Casterbridge Beef, cooked ever-so-slightly over my Medium-Rare order, albeit still appetising, joined by a range of Onion textures, lashings of Red Wine jus and some unnecessary, albeit delicious, pan-seared Foie Gras: a dish that’s more than worth the additional £6 supplement. Another worthy mention is the optional side of Pommes Purée that’s unbelievably smooth, well made and basic, in order to let the key simple ingredients impress.

On to desserts, a rich Chocolate mousse with Blood Orange curd and Passion Fruit Sorbet, a well executed Lemon, Banana and Caramelia Chocolate soufflé each washed down with a cup of intense black Coffee manage to provide a fantastic conclusion to a marvellous dining experience at a restaurant I simply cannot wait to return to.

Galvin at Windows can be found on the 28th floor of the Hilton Hotel, 22 Park Lane, London, W1K 1BE

Support fearless, free, investigative journalism Support fearless, free, investigative journalism Support fearless, free, investigative journalism

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending fromTLE

  • All
  • trending

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

Stress, fear and homelessness: The threat looming over families confronted with eviction

File photo dated 07/11/03 of a prison cell.

The Other Prison Pandemic

Latest from TLE

Britain will unilaterally change its Brexit deal with the EU

Beavertown The Rule of Three

Beer of the Week: Beavertown The Rule of Three

Credit;PA

Former Tory MP loses appeal against two-year jail term for sexual assault

Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak or John McDonnell?

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: jack@thelondoneconomic.com

Commercial enquiries, please contact: advertise@thelondoneconomic.com

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech & Auto
  • About The London Economic
  • Meet the Team
  • Privacy policy

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.