Rhodes W1
Rhodes W1 was a restaurant located in London, England. Opened in 2007, it gained a Michelin star within a year of opening in January 2008. It served European cuisine, and was one of two Rhodes restaurants in London to hold a Michelin star. It closed on 28 September 2012.[1]
Description
Rhodes W1 opened on 18 May 2007,[2] and was located at the ground floor of the Cumberland Hotel (now Great Cumberland Place) at Bryanson Street and Great Cumberland Place in London.[3] It was separate from the similar named Rhodes W1 Brasserie in the same hotel, also now closed.[4] It was a European cuisine restaurant based along the same lines as Rhodes 24, with the other restaurant serving British food.[5] Kelly Hoppen was the designer for the interior of the restaurant.[2]
On launch, Rhodes announced his intention to improve on his five separate single Michelin stars he had previously won, "I really want the Michelin inspectors to come here and recognise that it's more refined than anything I've done in the past."[2] Within a year of opening, it was awarded a Michelin star in January 2008,[6] which it retains to date as one of two Michelin starred restaurants for Gary Rhodes in London.[7]
While Gary Rhodes had promised to be present in the kitchen whenever he could, the head chef on launch was Brian Hughson.[8] Hughson had previously worked with Rhodes at Rhodes in the Square in the late 1990s.[2]
It reopened in Dubai.[9][10]
Reception
Giles Coren reviewed Rhodes W1 for The Times in 2007, describing the food served as "like a mini-smorgasbord of flavours".[4] While he criticized that many items on the menu carried supplementary charges which brought up the price of the bill, he suggested that it simply made the restaurant more suitable for a celebratory meal.[4] Terry Durack also reviewed the restaurant in 2007, for The Independent; he gave it an overall score of seventeen out of twenty, summing the restaurant up as "Rhodes W1 shows that the chef's chef can bring a lighter, modern, touch to his almost anal brand of food perfectionism. I knew Rhodes was good. I didn't know he was this good."[8] Marina O'Loughlin gave the restaurant three out of five stars while reviewing it for the Metro, while warning people when visiting to avoid the similarly named brasserie.[11] Time Out reviewed the restaurant in 2009, giving it four out of five stars. The review described the service as "flawless" and thought that the restaurant "holds much promise".[5]
References
- ^ The Caterer, September 27, 2012
- ^ a b c d "An interview with Gary Rhodes". Caterer Search. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Rhodes W1 Restaurant". Guoman.com. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ a b c Coren, Giles (24 November 2007). "Rhodes W1". The Times. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Rhodes W1". Time Out. 19 March 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ Prynn, Jonathan (23 January 2008). "Gary challenges Gordon for Michelin stars". The Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ Wallop, Harry (18 January 2011). "Michelin Guide 2011: record number of UK stars". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ a b Durack, Terry (24 June 2007). "Rhodes W1 Restaurant, Great Cumberland Place, London". The Independent. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Rhodes W1 - European Gastronomy". Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ The Caterer, July 7, 2014
- ^ O’Loughlin, Marina (6 June 2007). "Rhodes W1 Restaurant". Metro. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
External links
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