CORE by Clare Smyth

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   Guillermo

   Montreal7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Phenomenal experience. Fantastic food, incredible service and beautiful place. Seeing the kitchen in action was outstanding.
   

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   Giovanni VIP

   Birmingham1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The best!! We sat at the chefs table. Thank you! Just amazing to watch the team at work. The food was exquisite, with such attention to detail. They accommodated all of our allergies/ dislikes, and even produced a special menu for one of our party. Service was also 1st rate from the minute we arrived for pre drinks at Whiskey & Seaweed (thanks Vincenzo) to saying goodbye at the end. I wish we knew all of their names, but a special call out to Ayesha. She brought both professionalism and humour to the table in spades. Lovely to see Clare and Jonny at the pass, bringing such calmness to everything that was happening in the kitchen. Absolutely 5 stars. A spectacular evening!!
   

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   George

   London3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Most enjoyable meal we have ever eaten, every dish on the core classics tasting menu was fantastic.
   

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   ROY

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service and food. Really like the environment as well.
   

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   chris VIP

   Charlotte1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible dining experience. So memorable and unique in a setting both elegant and comfortable. Staff was cordial and knowledgeable. Wonderful.
   

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   RyanM VIP

   New York City20 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Must be one top Restaurants in the world. Have been to Michelin stars all over Europe and USA and this stood out above just about all. The service is elegant and efficient, the room is cozy and beautiful, wine list excellent. Food is gorgeous but tastes excellent as well, then buerre blanc on the potato dish, is the best sauce I’ve ever had, magical.
   

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   Vivian VIP

   Seattle8 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Overall, I enjoyed my experience here, but I felt like it was more of a one time thing. There were some dishes that I really enjoyed, but some that were just OK. I really liked the crab dish that was presented in 3 ways and also highly enjoyed the duck. The other folks in my party all got the Core Classics menu that included the lamb and were disappointed by the fact that it was not actually lamb. The plating and presentation of all the dishes were what I expected of a 3* Michelin establishment. Service wise, we were quite confused by how many different wait staff appeared at our tables for different reasons. It felt like there was no communication between them as we were often asked for our drink orders twice and had to repeat other asks as well. We were sat right in front of the kitchen and while it was a joy to watch the chefs at work initially, it quickly felt like it was really noisy and there were a lot of people passing through. The other thing I remember is that all the turnip dishes seem to be tart and I was wondering if there was maybe another flavor profile that could have been represented with that. If I were to go again, I'd probably order from the ala carte menu instead of trying the tasting menus. Overall, good experience, thank you!
   

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   mm48eats VIP

   London11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful birthday lunch for my wife’s birthday Everything outstanding & can’t wait for the next excuse to come to this unique & excellent restaurant
   

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   Nick VIP

   London1 review

   4.0

   Dined on March 7, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food and service was as expected from a 3* Michelin restaurant. I’ve been extremely fortunate to have experienced many 2-3* restaurants around the world and found that this experience lacked that special / exciting wow factor.
   

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    Julie VIP

    London14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 6, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Wonderful Restaurant for a special occasion - never fails to impress
    

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