Originally Posted by
Bohemian1
Good to know. Based on your post, I would be disappointed as well.
I was there about two years ago and the service (and food) was top notch. Judging from the number of emails I get from 'him', I suspect Marcus is spreading himself very thin across multiple initiatives and his Execs may be letting him down. Or this was just a one off.
That was practically my first thought - that Marcus needs to spend more time in his own restaurant and less time on TV. Gordon Ramsay manages to maintain standards at his two destination restaurants, RGR and Petrus, but he has the same problem at Maze.
To be honest, I'm getting disillusioned with London dining because I keep having fabulous meals on the road and then I come home to restaurants that seem to be going through the motions. Must be some reason.
My one exception this year was Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester. I had heard so much buzz over the years that it didn't deserve three stars, etc., etc., but the truth is that AD presented me with a perfectly choreographed and well deserving three star experience.