Amaranto Restaurant - Four Seasons (Mayfair)

• For me hotel dining is the most satisfying
• Personally i think it has something to do with working in a hotel being able to offer more potential it can be a job for life
• Also get to carry that pride knowing you can do something most people can't creating an experience that is never forgotten
• Up until recently(ish) the kitchen was run by Davide Degiovanni who has since gone on to work for Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Cafe in Borough
• Who's running the kitchen here now at Amaranto is a mystery to me
• Out from the bar arrived my smokey negroni which was outstanding and completely unexpected
• The incredibly well blended negroni was accompanied by a flask of smoky lapsang souchong tea which wafted across and into the glass infusing it
• Bitter and seductive drink you're encourage to strain and pour the remaining tea into the glass and mix with any remaining drops and sip slowly
• In the corner of the dining room i spotted a large trolley with an abundance of bread
• What is it these days with restaurants putting fried duck eggs on their menus
• Here the dish was a nice attempt
• Duck breast with crushed potatoes
• The courgette flower was covered in some hideous batter
• Was stuffed with an unbelievably tasty orange cream
• Again the execution and care felt as if it was missing in places
• Our best dish of the evening was without a doubt
• Parsley scented tonnarelli pasta with chunks of cod
• Just getting that pasta right every time is key some people can be nothing near as forgiving as i can (believe it or not)
• Wasn't captivated or blown away which still remains a problem for me ever falling in love with this ever popular dessert
• Peach juice and a peach sorbet it became quickly apparent that something on this plate was going to be much easier to put away than others
• Petit fours were a mixture of sugar jellies
• Deliciously dark truffles and some mini meringues which were full of sugar and had no flavour
• Hotel dining is still my favourite ways to dine and that won't be changing anytime soon
• The cocktails are a reason to go back alone
• The afternoon tea was served in the Amaranto Lounge which had more of an oriental feel to it rather than Italian
• Decor of dark marble and wood interiors with warm fire and potraits of royalty
• Followed by goose liver with toasted brioche
• Then turkey with bread sauce
• Regaled each other with old school stories
• Good location for a get together and chat with old friends or a business dinner
• Can there really be a better ways to spend lunch time than enjoying good food in the opulent environs of a luxury hotel with a good friend
• Today Lauren and I were meeting at Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane to sample the delicious Italian food on the menu at Amaranto
• Nothing beats great conversations with likeminded people over a great meal after a long day

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