Roux at the Landau is the brainchild of father and son team, Albert and Michel Roux Jr. Traditional French dishes with a modern twist. What’s not to love? Was it any good? Time to find out...
Ideal for:
Special occasions
After pay day
Date night
Ambience & Décor
The Langham hotel's historic British architecture continues in the dining room. Big bay windows, art deco wood panelling and ornately-framed paintings bring the European Grand Café styling to London. The large wiry chandeliers accentuate the decorative crown moulding and the room. The crowd tonight created a mellow buzz that was pleasant.
Service
Polished waiters in their droves were constantly encircling the table, topping up glasses, making suggestions, and serving courses. Enjoyed humorous exchanges with the waiters, which reminded me, this kind of personal service is sparse these days.
Food
For starters, the Denham estate venison ‘saucisson’, apple remoulade, purple mustard (left) was very tasty. The seemingly odd combo of ‘saucission’ (pâté), ‘remoulade’ (sauce) and mustard was a culinary treat. Beautiful sweet-savoury balance and texture complements made this rustic dish exceed expectation. The plentiful portion an antithesis of fine dining.
The steak in the Butter-roast Scotch beef sirloin, green garlic butter, ox tongue potatoes (right) was cooked well without amazing, hinting at a more mediocre cut of meat. The deluge of sauce was visually unappealing but paired well with the potatoes and steak. Highlight was the potato; one long curly roast potato with ox-tail crisps embedded in the curls. Crisp on the outside, fluffy inside and the oxtail was deliciously cooked. Again, ample portion.
Madagascan vanilla crème brûlée, cocoa nib shortbreads (left) was the perfect combination of sweet and savoury. The top cracked beautifully to reveal the creamy, smooth, luscious consistency of the brûlée. The lovely aroma coupled with the heavy vanilla essence flavouring was scrumptious. The shortbread counteracted the sweetness, and was so tasty. Divine dessert.
Roux at the Landau is an elegant restaurant serving fantastic French dishes with a modern twist assisted by superlative service. Perfect for date night and given the portions, you will not leave hungry. The slightly underwhelming main cost Roux at the Landau the highest accolades, but still gets a solid A rating.
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Final grade: A
Final comment: Hearty portion, superlative service, lovely food and elegant setting.
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