Me and my friends opted for the Lunch Menu

Before the starter ：

We have a pre-starter savoury snack served with fresh bread with butter. Both can be replenished any time.

It's like a a special prawn cracker with creme and fish eggs. Perfect for getting the stomach ready for what's to come.

Fried Chicken Balls. A very delicate starter, and beautifully made to look like a pea that has just sprouted.

Starter:

Quail Meat. The assortment of colours are so pretty. I was a little worried that the Quail meat may have some unusual smell. But it actually smells quite a bit like chicken. The difference is in the texture of the meat. Quail meat is a little more tender than chicken. The crispy skin was so delicious!

This dish is presented like an arrangement of flowers, a very rich colour palette and even richer range of taste. It's difficult to believe that the little pots with leaves sprouting out are actually made of Prosciutto di Parma ham. It's balanced perfectly in taste by the slightly sour white vegetables. It's definitely my favourite dish both in taste and in presentation.

Main course :

Pan Fried Turbot with Crispy Skin

The flesh is buttery fresh, and the skin, crispy like a cracker.

The presentation is elegant and yet from different angles, looks like a model work of art.

From the side, it looks like a medieval castle built on top of mountain.

From the top, it looks like Chinese traditional water brush painting.

Simply stunning.

After the main, we're treated to yet another intermediate course.

This is a pre-dessert lemon cream with white chocolate.

What I like about it is the sweet and sour taste which wets the appetite for the coming sweet dessert. It melts in the mouth exciting the taste buds with a myriad of seemingly contrasting tastes. Bouncing between sweet, bitter, sour and then sweet.

Dessert :

Lime Mousse with Rum and Caramel Jelly

Vanilla Ice Cream, with peppermint and nut crumbs

Petits Fours ：

To wrap up the meal, we're presented with some expertly crafted Petits Fours. Served in a what looks like a cute little jewellery box.

My thoughts :

Pied a Terre is a real gem of a restaurant. Although nowadays it's not talked about too much - and i'm not sure why, the food is absolutely delicious, and it's presentation has a sense of abstract freedom which leaves much to the imagination. This is in contrast to other Michelin establishments which increasingly borrow their avant-garde style presentation in an effort to distract from their more muted dishes.

The restaurant has a lovely range of menus including vegetarian and taster menus, and frequently adjust their dishes to suit seasonal ingredients. What's more, the price is extremely attractive for a Michelin restaurant, often up to one third the price of other more garish Michelin options.

For wine lovers, there is an excellent and broad selection of wines to choose from.

Pied à Terre was placed 3rd in the UK in the Hardens/Sunday Times Wine list.

If you happen to be in London, then I would recommend this restaurant firmly at the top of your list. A visit to this restaurant will imprint lasting memories. The pretty penny you pay for the meal will be well worth the experience.

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Pied a Terre 給人的感覺不像一般的米其林餐厅那么很高冷的气氛，它的环境是很高雅温馨的。我很喜欢它们家的菜单，有很多种类可以选择，包括素食者的菜单，并且也会用季节性材料制作的特殊菜单。并且价格相对便宜很多，有些menu的价格甚至只有其他米其林的1/3。当然，它们家的酒选择也是非常丰富的。总之你想尝试，不同的创新口味法餐并且价格合理，Pied a Terre 是一个很好的体验和选择。