Lunch a few weeks ago at ⭐️ The Square in London where chef Clement Leroy is clearly hitting his stride. Since Clement took over the reins from Yu Sugimoto prior to the restaurant’s reopening after refurbishment in 2017 I have only been once and that was to a meal in the private diningroom for 12 people with a full restaurant next door. Although it was a great meal, I don’t think it was a true representation of what Clement is doing at The Square, so to go for lunch by myself and experience the chef cooking his menu under different circumstances was the perfect way to see what they are all about.
I had been a couple of times when the kitchen was in the hands of Philip Howard, who by gaining and holding two Michelin stars for 20 years turned the restaurant in to a London institution. I would say that Clement is on track to repeat Howard’s success.