Review on Elystan Street

Phil Howard certainly doesn't let the grass grow under his feet, having sold his two Michelin-starred restaurant The Square in February, he has opened a new venture in partnership with Rebecca Mascarenhas in September 2016, called Elystan Street. Taking its name from the street it's located on in Chelsea, this is the third London restaurant they have collaborated on and joins the acclaimed Michelin-starred Kitchen W8 in Kensington and Sonny's Kitchen in Barnes.

Set on a prime corner spot, it occupies the building that once housed Tom Aikens restaurant, but has now been given a fresh new look both inside and out by Clare Nelson Design, who created the décor for The Ledbury and Chez Bruce. Decked out in neutral colours, it's a light and airy room with tables set on oak wood flooring, with splashes of colour provided by the blue and pink chairs and blue curved banquette seating.

The kitchen offers different lunch and dinner menus delivering ingredient-led dishes bursting with natural flavour. To start the ball rolling there's smoked mackerel velouté with Porthilly oysters, leek hearts and smoked eel toasts or roast calf's sweetbread with truffled autumn slaw, seeded nut butter and Mimolette. To follow fish fans might opt for the fillet of cod with lightly curried cauliflower puree, golden raisins, coriander and lime or from the land there's loin of lamb with pesto roasted aubergine, garlic purée, green olives and balsamic vinegar. The choice of desserts could run to roasted figs with goat's milk ice cream, lemon and thyme fritters and olive oil or smashed brownie with chocolate foam, hazelnut ice cream and vanilla Chantilly.

The wine list offers ample choice across the range from all the major wine growing regions, together with London beers and tasty house cocktails. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in the 2018 edition of the Guide.

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Cuisine

Modern British

Chef

Phil Howard

Restaurant Opening Times

Lunch: 12.30 - 2.45pm (3.00pm Sun)
Dinner: 6.30 - 10.00pm (10.30pm Fri & Sat) (9.30pm Sun)

Accepted credit cards

Visa, Master Card, American Express

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Facilities at Elystan Street

  • Private dining room
  • Private parties
  • 64 covers

Address

Elystan Street
43 Elystan Street
Chelsea
South West London
SW3 3NT

Nearest tube station: South Kensington

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Elystan Street Sample Menu

SAMPLE A LA CARTE

Freshly squeezed apple and pear £6
Apple and sloe gin collins £12
Spiced clementine bellini £10
Bacon Bloody Mary £12
Negroni £13


Truffled chicken bouillon with a glazed wing and warm mushroom crumpet 14
Cashew nut hummus with roasted vegetables, a light curry dressing, nut milk and lime 19
Salt baked white beetroot with walnut pesto, caraway, truffled ewe's curd and pickled pear 21
Tartare of langoustines, scallops, sea bass and salmon with Tokyo turnip, lovage and apple 34
Shaved puntarella with octopus, red onions, chilli, anchovy and orange 26
Warm salad of wild duck with caramelised carrot, currants, scorched red onions and orange 27
Hand cut strozzapreti with guinea fowl bolognese, white wine, parmesan and bay 22
(Supplement with 10g white truffle £30)

****

Hispi cabbage heart with glazed salsify, a coddled egg dressing, wild mushrooms and truffle 31
Double baked cheese soufflé with Montgomery cheddar, melted leeks, button mushrooms
and truffle 26
Fillet of Cornish turbot with hazelnut pesto, grilled potatoes, celeriac puree, roasting juices
and hispi leaves 39
Sauté of British prawns with pumpkin gnocchi, trompettes de la mort and an emulsion of truffle 36
Chargrilled rump and ribeye of White Park beef with hasselback potatoes, wild mushrooms and red wine 38
Haunch of roe deer with crushed rSoot vegetables, mustard fruit puree, roasted pear and green peppercorns 37
Breast of slow grown Dorset chicken with smashed butternut and brown butter and a pie of the leg with trompettes (for two) per person 25

****

Damson poached pear with wild Scottish plum ripple ice cream and almond oil 13
Caramelised lemon tart with yoghurt ice cream 14
Crème caramel with golden raisin and Sauternes 14
Chocolate, peanut and caramel bar with hazelnut ice cream 15
Ice creams – bay leaf, yoghurt, hazelnut 12
Sorbets – pear, clementine 10
Cheese 20

****

Coffee with truffles £7

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

Elystan Street Christmas Menu

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

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