La Petite Maison (LPM) London

£77 - £100 / French, Mediterranean, Vegetarian options

53-54 Brook's Mews, London

Awards

Excellent Burrata 2024

Opening hours

12PM-12AM

Sunday 12PM-12AM
Monday 12PM-12AM
Tuesday 12PM-12AM
Wednesday 12PM-12AM
Thursday 12PM-12AM
Friday 12PM-12AM
Saturday 12PM-12AM

Elegant Dining with Superb French Flair

Ah, LPM How do I summarise thee? Nestled cheekily behind Claridge's, like a sage uncle who've grown impressively content in its well-heeled skin, this London eatery has eked out a curious position within Mayfair’s spiderweb of luxury. It offers that rare duality: an experience both flawed and fantastic. Step inside, and you're welcomed by a liveliness that unapologetically rebels against the posh exterior—an energy forged through a cacophony of dish clinks, vibrant foods, and chatter of patrons plumping like contented pigeons over sumptuous gnocchi and ecstatically crisp escargots.

Predictably, it's not all saccharine. A tapestry so intricate is bound to have threads of dissent, where over-eager bread servers might mistakenly believe themselves to be culinary conductors, interrupting diners mid-grace. But in true ironic fashion, whilst you might find them tardy, they’ll charm you with dietary accommodations so seamless that your vegan mate will label it legitimate "culinary conciliation.” As high stakes as its wines are—comparable unfortunately to a small luxury betrayal (£200 a glass)—the food still challenges the best in town. A contemplative chef, humorously indiscriminate between comparing crab tarts with renaissance art sacredness, until a few tangential tumblings into excessive salt. Yet, if you dine anticipating haute traditions mingling with mischievous boldness and supreme imperfections, LPM will ungrudgingly sear itself on your tongue's memory forever. — Penelope Savory