Mussel & Saffron Crème Caramel
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Gola Pepper Broth
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Smoked Sirloin & Ike Jime Trout
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Lobster & Peas
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Lunch at ⭐️⭐️ Ikoyi in it’s newish location on The Strand. It always blew my mind what Jeremy and his small team could put out of the small kitchen in Ikoyi’s former location which I first visited back in 2017. It’s always been stunning and excitingly bold cooking so I wasn’t surprised that in his new, much larger open kitchen, the cooking has gone up another notch. It comes with an extremely punchy price tag of £350 (there is a £200 short lunch menu available) plus service charge and any drinks, but I think that with the quality of the cooking, and when you consider how much restaurants are struggling to find good staff, this can be forgiven. When you are competing for chefs and FOH staff against Simon Rogan and Ollie Dabbous’s 3.5 day working week then I guess you need all the money you can get to pay your staff very well. Plus of course the cost of high quality luxurious ingredients. I can’t wait to go back as this was a truly excellent meal.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️⭐️
OAD - 52
W50B - 35
Best Chef Awards -
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