I know what michellin starred places are like.
And it's not how I like to enjoy food, it's overpriced, pompus and uptight.
I enjoy myself much more in a more relaxed place for a fraction of the price.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:21, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

It is possible to have relaxed good value Michelin star food.
Such as at Quo Vardis and at The Hand and Flowers.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:23, Reply)

I have heard good things about the hand and flowers.
But you're never going to get what I consider good value at pretty much anywhere that has a "tasting menu"
(PsychoChomp, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:27, Reply)

Depends how you define value.
If you define it as eating loads of Brake Bros food, drinking Jacob's Creek and waddling out the door with change from £40, then no a tasting menu won't be for you.

However if you define culinary value as paying £100ph for an opportunity to experience new flavours, textures and combinations made with high quality ingredients, put together with technical expertise then yes.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:31, Reply)

I was a waiter at a michelin listed, not starred restraunt, for 18 months at university.
I served caviar on ice noodles, with jus and pickled fucking everything, Lobster tail soup etc. Having tried the specials every shift, the best thing they made was roast beef on a sunday.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:43, Reply)

Nothing wrong with that at all, Nando's do some nice stuff*
However some people prefer a more sophisticated experience and are happy to pay for it.

*they really don't
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:23, Reply)

Plus, going somewhere like Hibiscus is a treat for a big event; hardly a regular occasion.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:25, Reply)