The Ledbury

The Ledbury is a restaurant located on Ledbury Road, Notting Hill, London, England. It holds two Michelin stars, and has been featured in S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants. The head chef is Brett Graham, and he has been received favorably by critics.

The Ledbury
The Ledbury, on 127 Ledbury Road
Restaurant information
Established2005 (2005)
Closed2020 (2020)
Head chefBrett Graham
Food typeBritish cuisine
Rating
  • Michelin stars
Street addressLedbury Road,
Notting Hill
CityLondon, W11
CountryUnited Kingdom
Seating capacity55
Other informationNearest station:
Westbourne Park
WebsiteOfficial website

Description

The restaurant opened in 2005, under head chef Brett Graham.[1] It is the sister restaurant of The Square, a two Michelin star restaurant in Mayfair, London, with the same backers investing in both restaurants.[2] Graham had previously worked at The Square as a sous chef for three years. The new restaurant gained a Michelin star within a year of opening,[3] but sales only increased by 2009.[4] A second Michelin star followed in 2010.[3] Also in 2010, it was awarded the Square Meal BMW Restaurant of the Year Award.[5]

Following the outbreak of Covid-19, Graham announced in June 2020 that the restaurant would remain closed indefinitely, as it would be impossible to keep staff and customers safe with one-meter social distancing in place.[6]

Reception

Giles Coren visited the restaurant for The Times' shortly after it opened. He described it as having a "hushed, moneyed feel"[7] Terry Durack also reviewed the restaurant during 2005, for The Independent on Sunday. He described the restaurant as "seriously good", and thought it was off to a "very good start".[8]

In 2008, Matthew Norman, writing in The Guardian, commented on its "recession-resistant prices" and gave it 9.25 out of 10.[9] Jasper Gerard ate at the restaurant for The Daily Telegraph in 2010, describing some courses as "scrumptious", but he felt that the dessert options were a let down compared to the rest of the dishes on offer.[2]

Harden's restaurant guide describes the food at The Ledbury as "genius" and scores the food as a one, service as a one and ambience as a two. It uses a scale of one to five, where one is high and five is low.[10]

Awards
  • The Ledbury became 2014 one of the Top Ten Restaurants in S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants [11]
  • As of 2012, the restaurant holds two stars in the Michelin Guide.[12]
  • 2012, S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants in its second year listed, and was the highest climber on the list.[1]
  • In both 2010 and 2011 The Ledbury was voted the UK's top restaurant in Restaurant Magazine's 'National Restaurant Awards'.[13]
  • In 2011, it was also voted the best restaurant in London by Zagat, Harden's and the Sunday Times.[4]

References
  1. Ruddick, Peter (3 May 2012). "Brett Graham admits Highest Climber award will put more pressure on The Ledbury". Big Hospitality. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. Gerard, Jasper (29 January 2010). "London Restaurant Guide: The Ledbury in Notting Hill, London". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. "Caterer and Hotelkeeper 100: Brett Graham, the Ledbury, the Harwood Arms". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  4. Palling, Bruce (28 November 2011). "Squid Globules To Die For". Newsweek International. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  5. "BMW Square Meal Award - Hall of Fame". Square Meal. Monomax Ltd. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  6. "The Ledbury to close 'indefinitely' due to Covid-19 | Harden's". Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. Coren, Giles (28 May 2005). "The Ledbury". Times Online. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  8. Durack, Terry (22 May 2005). "Eating Out: Prodigious talent ; The Ledbury's head chef Brett Graham may be very young at just 26, but his cooking demonstrates an accomplished maturity far beyond his tender years". The Independent on Sunday. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012. (subscription required)
  9. Norman, Matthew (26 April 2008). "Restaurant review: The Ledbury, London W11". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  10. "The Ledbury". Harden's. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  11. http://www.gourmet-report.de/artikel/345295/Noma-wieder-das-beste-Restaurant-der-Welt.html%7Cdate=2 May 2014
  12. "Full list of Michelin stars in Britain and Ireland". The Daily Telepraph. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  13. "The Ledbury wins National Restaurant Awards for second year running". Big Hospitality. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

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