A new survey shows that the price of dining out at a top London restaurant has soared to new levels, with more and more “super luxury” destinations catering as high as £200 per person.
Now there are seven Restaurant In London, a couple can pay at least £400 for three courses-or more and more compulsory courses Tasting menu — A bottle of house wine, coffee and service.
This is compared with the one before the pandemic-Araki Sushi Restaurant Mayfair– The chef’s menu price is 310 GBP per person, excluding wine.
The new members of the club over £200 are Alain Ducasse of The Dorchester, Endo of Rotunda, Ikoyi, Kitchen Table, Mão and Sketch (Lecture Hall). The latest Harden London restaurant guide states that the number of establishments whose bills are unlikely to be less than £150 per person has increased to 24 from 9 two years ago.
This trend shows that London is catching up with global gastronomic competitors such as Tokyo and Paris, where the main course alone can exceed 100 euros (84 pounds).
Editor Peter Harden said that this trend reflects a shift to more luxurious tasting menus, which are steadily introducing traditional a la carte products.
He said: “Dining in top restaurants is usually almost as much as theatrical experience-luxury restaurants provide drama and interaction with the chef-because it is just’dining out’. It is priced more and more like top opera tickets or the Premier League. Other experiences, such as league tickets, are not just relative to food.” He said, this also proves that London’s status as a global food destination continues to improve.
The Nusr-Et Steak House opened in Knightsbridge last month further highlighted the possibility of spending “stupid money” on a meal in London, where chef Salt Bae charged as much as £1,450 for tomahawk steak wrapped in gold leaf.
Even at the less elite end, costs are rising. The average price of a dinner at a restaurant listed in the guide is £64.14, up from £59.28 two years ago, an average annual increase of 4%. This increase is most pronounced in the more expensive restaurants that charge more than £100 per person, and their bills are rising at an annual rate of 8.8%.
The guide also reveals the extraordinary resilience of the London restaurant industry despite the challenges of Brexit, severe staff shortages, and Covid closures and restrictions. Although 250 stores were closed in 2020 and 2021, there are still nearly 300 open.
