Noble Rot reopens with new menus
Mayfair restaurant Noble Rot has reopened its doors after a two-month closure following a fire which badly damaged the restaurant earlier this year.
The 60-seat restaurant, which is owned by restaurateur Soren Jessen, has been completely revamped and was relaunched last month with five new menus drawn up by head chef Julian Owen-Mold. These include an individually priced lunch menu, plus two dinner options - à la carte or set price (£25.95/£19.50 for two/three courses).
Typical main courses at dinner include halibut with lobster, smoked eel risotto and Pinot Noir jus; roast sea bass and seared scallops with caramelised cauliflower purée and oloroso reduction; roast breast of Gressingham duck with seared foie gras and oven-baked black figs; and fillet of Scottish beef with root vegetables, girolles and lemon thyme jus.
In May the restaurant was granted a 3am licence, making it possible for it to launch a late-night menu offering simple bar-style options such as fish and chips, grilled burger with Emmental cheese, and mushrooms and Amarula [a South African fruit liqueur] brûlée.
The restaurant, named after the botrytis cinerea fungus known as noble rot that gives great dessert wines such as Château d'Yquem their distinctive sweetness, has always made a point of carrying an extensive range of dessert wines and of devising dishes that either use them as an intrinsic element or produce a good match of flavours.
