THE RETURN OF RESTAURANT TROLLEYS
March 2024...// As the guest dining experience continues to evolve, restaurants are embracing tradition and theatre with restaurant trolleys, offering guests a nostalgic journey through the art of tableside service.
The Biltmore, Mayfair
Step back in time and indulge in timeless culinary luxury at The Biltmore Mayfair where the restaurant trolley becomes a mobile stage for culinary artistry. Guests are invited to enhance their dining experience with a post-dinner cheese trolley where a fine selection from ash-coated goat to brandy-washed Époisses are brought tableside. Alternatively, guests can pick from The Biltmore’s silver tea trolley. With a vast collection of leaf and herbal teas, guests are encouraged to embrace the scents such as lemongrass, mint and thyme to create their perfect tea. For a sweet experience guests can indulge in The Biltmore’s signature sharing dessert, Baked Alaska. Grill 88 showcases the tradition of presenting the Baked Alaska with the flair and theatricality that have made it an enduring sensation.
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The Promenade at The Dorchester
The Promenade at The Dorchester sits at the heart of the legendary Mayfair hotel and offers all-day dining and afternoon tea delights. Culinary theatrics take centre stage with the tableside spectacle displayed with both the Old Tom crêpe trolley and seasonal salad trolley. Flambeed to perfection, the Old Tom crêpes suzette is meticulously prepared using Old Tom London Gin, grapefruit and Madagascan vanilla ice cream. The seasonal salad trolley offers an indulgent selection of ingredients prepared right before your eyes, adding a touch of elegance to your meal. The current spring offer includes grilled chicken with French beans, truffle, artichokes, and walnuts.
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Negroni Trolley at BAR 45, 45 Park Lane
At the chic BAR 45 at 45 Park Lane, the Negroni trolley steals the spotlight with its innovative approach to the classic cocktail. Handcrafted negronis, each paired with a bespoke fragrance, create a multi-sensory experience that elevates the art of cocktail tasting. From the rich Chocolate Negroni to the intriguing Pepper Negroni, every sip is a journey through flavour and aroma, culminating in the exquisite Chestnut Negroni, a blend of Ginepraio gin, Vermouth Bianco di Prato, and a homemade chestnut syrup that promises to convert even the staunchest Negroni sceptic.
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Tableside Service at The Stafford London
Experience timeless charm and elegance with tableside service at The Stafford London in St James’s. The Game Bird restaurant offers a smoked and cured fish trolley, where diners can choose from house-cured chalk stream trout gravlax to sides of delicate smoked salmon. For dessert, diners can also indulge in Crepes Suzette flambeed tableside for a truly unforgettable culinary spectacle. On Sundays, The Game Bird offers a Sunday Roast, with a succulent rib of beef carved at the table and served with all the trimmings. The Stafford’s Afternoon Tea is also presented tableside, from a bespoke cake trolley allowing guests to choose their preferred cakes and pastries.
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Monte Carlo SBM, Monaco
Part of the Monte Carlo SBM restaurant portfolio, Le Louis XV is chef Alain Ducasse’s flagship restaurant at Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo. In the restaurant a number of food trolleys are used by the waiters, including one for champagne, one for cheese and one for herbs. The sleek and modern cheese trolley presents a variety of fresh and mature cheeses on a slab of marble. The herb trolley beautifully presents fresh herbs to guests to select and have tisanes made fresh and table side. The herbs can be mixed with a variety of teas to make special and unique blends to suit all tastes. The wait staff provide suggestions and customised combinations in collaboration with each guest to find the optimal blend for each before theatrically clipping the herbs, mixing the blend and brewing it in front of the table.
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