Pearl Restaurant & Bar

The trails of hand-strung pearls making up the eye-catching chandeliers and the acres of walnut wood panels suggest this is somewhere a little different, somewhere opulent and glamorous. Housed in the former Pearl Assurance building, in what is now the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel, the restaurant is as luxurious as they come. The sweeping staircases, archways and stately rooms of the building (dating from 1914) have been meticulously restored and the public areas are decorated from top to bottom in rare marble. Under Executive Chef Jun Tanaka, whom you might recognize from the TV, the modern French menu comes alive in seasonal dishes displaying great flavour combinations, skilful execution and yet more luxury. Kick things off with roast quail with a sausage roll and warm à la Greque vegetables, followed by brill with oyster tortellini, cockles, cucumber spaghetti and seaweed and chervil velouté, and finish with dark chocolate pudding with banana bread-and-peanut butter ice cream. Classy signature cocktails and martinis, as well as an impressive 54 wines available by the glass, are served in the bar.

200 mtrs from Holborn tube station
Nearest station: Holborn

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