Looking for an expensive place
 

In one of those silly "office dares", my coworker and I somehow agree to find the most expensive place in london (me) and paris (him) to eat.

So far, he's made reservations at a place in Paris where it will be about 100 euros per person (not including alcohol).

Anyone care to recommend an expensive place in London (that's preferably not french food?).

I recognize how silly this is... thanks.

€100 pp in Paris is not particularly expensive. Very few 2*, let alone 3* offer dinner menu at under €100, and some are approaching €200.

For London, Gordon Ramsey, one-o-one, the square, le gavroche, petrus, 1837, elysium, foliage, john burton-race, the oriental, la tante clair,the river room will all crowd or exceed £100.

The wine lists in all these that I have been in are also very pricy(not just high end wines, but huge mark up)

I agree that €100 for a dinner at a 2* or 3* restaurant is considered inexpensive. Although lunch at many of these places can be quite affordable at around €60-€70, including Le V at FS George V Hotel and Les Ambassadeurs at Hotel du Crillon.

Anyway, back to London, I think La Tante Claire has closed.

For non-French food in London, I'd try The Grill Room at The Savoy.

Surely Sketch? Dinner for two (exc wine & service) £300. Telegraph review here.

Which is right in line with Gagnaire's Paris reataurant, where Michelin places the cost of dinner ala cart at €155 to 215. The first price is for a plain meal, the second for a fuller meal, with specialties.

If you want to spend, book a table at L'Arpege 97 Rue Des Varennes,7e. The tasting dinner (also offered at lunch) is 320 Euros.It includes wine but not coffee or water. You must book a week or more in advance for lunch and one month ahead for dinner. There are only 42 seats and one sitting. They are closed on Sat and Sun.

Welcome to FT, and thank goodness I did not get in. The 2002 red book lists repas at only €214.

If you want expensive but not French in London you might check out the Ivy. As to Paris, heavens, L'Arpege is up there but so are all of the 3*s. For lunch my experience was that L'Arpege was more than Gagnaire or Taillivant unless you get the special tasting menu at Gagnaire. That with some drinks goes about 300-500 Euros per person. On the other hand, I had the lunch special at Gagnaire (not the like 9 course tasting menu) and it was a real deal for what you got. I think it was about 50 Euros for lunch.

The Ivy is not expensive (for a London restaurant).

I vaguely recall hearing on tv quite a while back (it may have been on the show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, but I'm not sure) that La Tour D'Argent restaurant in Paris was the most expensive restaurant in the world. Don't know if it was true then or if it is true now, but it may be worth looking into.

www.la-tour-dargent.com

You're probably right altough most of the expensive ones are French I think. Ivy is pretty good too. As to La Tour de Argent, I doubt it is the most expensive in the world ot even in Paris. Most expensive in the world, I would guess one of the very high end French restuarants in Tokyo, the Taillevant place in Tokyo for instance. I shudder to think given what a glass of tea cost in Tokyo.

Try Sumosan and 179 (One Seven Nine) I'll throw-in Gordon ramsay's restaurant even though his are not that expensive :-)