Before you even enter Villandry the restaurant you'll get your appetite whetted by the visual feast on show at the adjoining deli, bakery and charcuterie. The high quality of produce and cooking books on display at the front-of-house foodstore sets the tone for your dining experience. Walk on past the rustic long wooden tables and out the back to the restaurant proper where crisp white table cloths preside over the bare, high ceilinged room. When it first set out almost twenty years, Villandry earned a reputation for being at the forefront of the British food revolution. These days, under the ownership of Hush proprietor Jamie Barber, it serves a decent French menu with moules and Toulouse sausage typical of the main course dishes. For our money, though, the foodstore at the front is the most mouth watering part.
Villandry
170 Great Portland Street, W1W 5QD
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