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Wed Oct 17 2012

Maze’s split-level dining room is a sizeable, sociable space, especially the fabulous bar area. Handcrafted screens induce a maze-like effect, with classy touches such as cream leather, walnut finishes and splashes of mauve.

The restaurant continues to be popular with both Londoners and visitors, and business was brisk during our visit. Service can be a little robotic and charmless, but we had fun browsing through the global wine list on an iPad, with prices starting at £28.

Momentum was temporarily disrupted by the arrival of rather stale bread sticks, and a golden hash brown with pancetta and confit duck egg gussied up with a wild garlic sauce that lacked sparkle. Flavours were more vibrant in a tranche of sea bream teamed with fennel, green olives and a citrous vinaigrette.

The kitchen then moved up a gear with a cross-cultural take on braised feather blade of beef lifted by paprika, served with pomme purée, shimeji mushrooms and a mildly spiced togarashi chilli jus. This was much better than the bland pork dumplings in a mushroom broth.

To finish, a summery apple terrine was complemented by diced apple and rhubarb, and a refreshing custard ice-cream ensured a happy end to the meal.

The cooking here has settled into a nice groove, but most of our dishes lacked pzazz; Maze appears to have lost some of its cutting edge – perhaps the introduction of a sushi bar (September 2012) will pep things up.

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Address:
Maze 10-13 Grosvenor Square
Mayfair
London
W1K 6JP

Venue phone:
020 7107 0000
Venue website:
www.gordonramsay.com/maze
Opening hours:
Lunch served noon-2.30pm, dinner served 6-11pm daily
Transport:
Tube: Bond Street tube
Price:
Main courses £10-£20. Set meal (lunch daily; 6-7pm, 10-11pm Mon-Thur, Sun) £25 4 courses (£45 incl wine), £70 tasting menu (£120 incl drinks)
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1. Maze
  - 10-13 Grosvenor Square
    Mayfair
    London
    W1K 6JP
  - 020 7107 0000
  - www.gordonramsay.com/maze
  - 51.512339,-0.151269

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A couple of weeks back, my aunt and I went here on a TimeOut deal that meant we got the Early Supper Tasting menu with a Bellini cocktail at a really nice price! I expected to walk out of there hungry given the wording of the menu, but actually, I was very full! And my aunt couldn't quite finish her last dish (the pork belly) so I ended up with it :-) The restaurant was very atmospheric and busy on a Tuesday evening. Service was impeccable. Even tho' we were on a 'deal', we weren't treated any differently than other customers (that I could see). The wine menu comes to you on an iPad - very nice touch altho' I didn't take advantage of it. The selection of wines did seem pretty decent and, while not cheap, you could still get something reasonably priced by the glass. Neither of us were desserts people so we stuck to the savoury selections on the tasting menu: Jasmine and miso cured salmon, beetroot, compressed apple, horseradish cream - Pressed chicken and foie gras, pear and saffron chutney, green tea caramel - Roasted poussin breast, confit leg, ratte potato salad, spring onion, pancetta, poussin vinaigrette - Braised pollock, razor clams, chilli, lime, coriander and purple sprouting broccoli - Szechuan-spiced Suffolk pork belly, braised discovery apple, kale and onion confit - Braised featherblade of beef, pomme purée, shimiji mushroom, togarasghi spice (I see they've changed this now to beef cheeks?) It was all so good! My favourite has got to be the pork belly. But that is my dish of choice on most menus! I would recommend Maze based on the tasting menu. However, I would like to go back some other time and try the normal a la carte.

cyuLondon Wed Mar 14 2012
Rated as: 4/5
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My friend and I dined at the Maze Grill on the 26th.Feb.8pm We both asked for steaks with chips & salad and a peppercorn sauce. Meals arrived with what was clearly not the creamy peppercorn sauce one is used to. It was Bisto at its best , not a sign of any peppercorns !We complained and asked instead for a Dianne sauce which arrived very shortly after looking exactly like the Bisto but with a few herbs thrown in ! I was hungry & ate my steak, the chips were dry , & would have appreciated some sauce. My friend left her entire meal, maybe a couple of bites of steak. The waiter tried to calm the waters with the offer of a free pudding but it was too late for any concilitary talk, we were presented with a reduced bill, we paid £78 instead of £100 and were back in our hotel by 9.15pm. We have tried to contact Gordon Ramsay or one of his reps. but have been unable to do so to date. So much for his article last September encouraging folk to complain more, he should look to his own websites firstly as there is no way of contacting him to complain of his chefs.

Janet & Karen Tue Mar 6 2012
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We had an absolutely awful Christmas Eve dinner here in 2011. The appetizers were fried and tasteless, and except for the roast turkey, which was very tender, the entire meal was lackluster and forgettable. We'd eaten the night before at Le Petit Masion just down the block which was wonderful, but were terribly disappointed with Maze.

Ed Redlich Tue Dec 27 2011
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We celebrate my wife's 40th birthday at Maze; poor choice. I don’t mind restaurants being pretentious, serving small dishes for outrageous amounts…however the food was down right disastrous – I am not sure it's the best way to describe it – maybe disgusting works better. What surprises me time and again is people ability to lie and convince themselves that this is a decent restaurant. If you want a good eat out experience better go to Hakasan ….

michael Tue Nov 1 2011
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