I went to Grill 88 at The Biltmore Hotel in Mayfair at Grosvenor Square with my brother-in-law on June 14 to enjoy an evening at one of London’s poshest neighbourhoods. In a nutshell: I walked into Grill 88 with high expectations and left absolutely satisfied. We received a warm and efficient welcome where staff took our belongings so we weren’t burdened with our bags and coats, and were taken to our table, handed menus and given a few minutes to make our drinks choices.
I enjoyed a passion fruit cocktail which was very sweet, but very delicious. The menu offers plenty of choices which exude luxury and had us indecisive. In the end, we went for onion brioche and olive baton which came with fresh honeycomb, whipped butter and fresh ricotta.
The three sides complemented each other, and it marked a personal milestone of me trying honeycomb for the very first time. Bread has never tasted so flavoursome before and just thinking of the onion brioche has me salivating. The starters were just as starters should be: not too heavy but enough to last you until the mains arrive.
Now, unlike Cedric, I am not knowledgeable about steak so I needed the staff to explain to me. Their suggestions were incredibly helpful, and I enjoyed the Australian Bavette Wagyu. The steak came with an absolutely delicious peppercorn dressing which I ended up putting on everything – my steak, my side of triple cooked fries with truffles, and even the onion brioche.
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