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Texture

34 Portman Street, London W1H 7BY, England (Marylebone)
020 7224 0028
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Ranked #33 of 11,941 restaurants in London
Price range: $66 - $197
Hours:
Thu - Mon 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Cuisines: European
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Good for: Romance, Doing business, Special occasions, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Late Night
Dining style: Fine Dining
Neighborhood: Marylebone
Description: Awarded a Michelin Star in 2010 for its excellent healthy cuisine and exquisite wines, Texture Restaurant and Champagne Bar is housed in a beautifully restored Georgian building on Portman Square, at the heart of Mayfair and just minutes from Oxford Street. Believed to be the first restaurant co-founded by an award-winning sommelier and top chef, Texture is the brainchild of Xavier Rousset and Agnar Sverrisson who met whilst working under Raymond Blanc at La Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons. The muted interior of the restaurant and champagne bar blends contemporary elegance with original features and striking artwork by renowned Icelandic artist, Tolli. Texture serves modern European cuisine that focuses on combining and emphasising different consistencies. Some of Sverrisson's signature dishes include Tomato and Artichoke Textures - an extraordinary blend of flavours from confit, roasted, dried, raw, tomato water and Kalamata olives - and Chargrilled Anjou Pigeon with sweetcorn, shallot, bacon popcorn and red wine essence. Icelandic specialities such as Pan-Roasted Icelandic Cod and Icelandic Lamb from Skagafjordur are also available. Elegantly designed, the champagne bar is perfect for pre-dinner aperitifs or those who want to take advantage of Rousset's extraordinary champagne and wine list. Five sparkling wines and champagnes are offered by the glass and a further 88 champagnes by the bottle, making Texture one of London's most extensive Champagne destinations.
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Somerville, Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 12, 2013 NEW

Absolutely remarkable meal for a family of four from the a la carte menu. Tasting menus can be too much, and with the substantial amuses-bouches our 3 courses blossomed into 5. Perfectly prepared quail with sweet corn bed (fruit is the classic sweet foil for quail but the corn worked brilliantly). Having been to Iceland, we had high expectations from... More

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Ottawa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 7, 2013

Texture is located next to the Hilton Doubletree on Portnam St. It shares some of the amenities of the hotel. However, the restaurant is independant from it. There is a 5 course lunch tasting menu and a 7 course dinner tasting menu. I tried the latter. The food is exquisitely prepared, with very little use of butter or cream keeping... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 7, 2013

That's when you don't really want to tick average, nor very good. What happened to good? And that's the problem with starred restaurants... perfect service, great amuses-bouche and coffee nibbles but the food, the food... If you really pay attention? Mains were a bit disappointing. Quails with corn? Unsure. Went for the set menu that combined meat and fish, and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013

I've been to many Michelin star restaurants in London - normally opting for the Set Lunch menu. Without doubt Texture is now in my personal top three. Superb value for money at £27.00 each for lunch. From the parmesan and fish skin crisps, as nibbles, through to the appetisers and starters. The main course, pre-dessert then dessert, Coffee and petit-fours... More

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Leeds
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013

I booked lunch for one on a Saturday afternoon on the strength of Texture's reputation. I opted for the three course lunch menu and I was blown away by the quality and originality of the whole experience. The food was superb and including a fresh orange juice and cappuccino, the total bill was around £37 including service. I honestly couldn't... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013

We had been here before and liked it, so decided to book again for our anniversary. We went for the Scandinavian Tasting Menu (fish) and had some Austrian Riesling to accompany it. The food was excellent, with a subtle balance of ease and texture. all bar one of the many courses were excellent. I would have awarded it an excellent... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013 via mobile

Me and a friend went for lunch after a recommendation from a colleague and we were both blown away by the lightness and freshness of the food. Outstanding cooking and uniqueness in dishes and flavours. Presentstion was great and the value was incredible. We had three courses from the set menu and we given some homemade crisps upon arrival followed... More

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London
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2013

Nice place to meet for a drink food was ok would have been good 20 years ago but not creative at all same old ".....on a bed of...."

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2013

Interesting menu and preparation. Good service. Food overly salted. Too much visibility of chefs during prep especially in terms of hand contact with food.

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Reading, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2013

Having dined here 3 times now, you can really note the progress with the quality and uniqueness of the food. We chose the tasting menu which had things on there which I would never choose to order but I absolutely loved everything along with the wines to match. The staff were very friendly and perhaps in a bit of an... More

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