Harry's Bar and Grill - Culinary Confusion

Although the name suggests that Harry's is another generic grill house chain, this new kid on the block is in fact a stand alone restaurant. Although it certainly is a rather glamorous bar, describing the restaurant as a grill is a little inaccurate. Pretty much everyone has a grill in their kitchen, it's nothing special. And Harry's definitely isn't a grill house in the traditional meaning of the term. This monster of a venue seems to have popped up from no where, but they have gone to great efforts to make it look visually stunning. And at the cost of £3 million pounds we should hope so! The cocktail menu is excellent and provided the new staff pick up the delivery of them quickly, it will make a fantastic bar. The restaurant itself, however, is very much a mixed bag. Although the Fat Spoon loves a varied and exotic menu, this menu seems to have been put together by over excited posh adolescents on smack. It simply makes no sense. The starters were executed well and displayed their ability to create delicious high level, solid dishes with some great produce. However, based on the standard of the majority of the main dishes is seems the kitchen staff might have necked 10 trebles in between courses. It's inexplicable how they can produce elegant and vibrant foie gras and ducks dishes at the same time as churning out viciously bland burgers and hideously dry lamb dishes. Alongside veal with less flavour than cardboard smeared with wallpaper paste. Yes the novelty of having your food arrive in a clay pot to be smashed open by the waiters at the side of your table is interesting, but not if it results in meat so sterile that a starving pig would turn it's nose up at. The shockingly slow and characterless service only served to promote how poorly assembled this dining experience is, inexcusable. For their worth the menu is also rather over priced. Poor show Harry. 42%