Tasting Menu London: Seven Courses with Wine Pairing

Friday and Saturday evenings at Smith's Bar & Grill, Paddington Central, with live music from 7pm.

Head Chef David Reyes and his seven-course tasting menu are the kitchen at full stretch and one of the better value tasting menus in London for what arrives on the table. Pan-fried scallops, bluefin tuna tartare, roasted cod, beef fillet Rossini and a chocolate tart worth staying for. The menu moves with the seasons and with whatever came in that week.

£60 per person. Wine pairing £35.

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The Wine Pairing

Optional and worth taking. Head Sommelier Maurizio Titone matches a glass to each course, drawing on a list that runs from the by-the-glass selection through to some of the finest Burgundy and Barolo in London. If you would rather drink one bottle across the evening, he will find you the right one.

When

Every Friday and Saturday from 6pm until 10pm. Allow two and a half to three hours. Live music plays from 7pm to 10pm on both nights.

Live Music

A singer and guitarist plays acoustic pop and jazz in the restaurant every Friday and Saturday from 7pm to 10pm, a different performer each week, at no extra charge. It sits underneath the evening rather than over it, so the table can still talk through the courses. More about live music.

Booking

The tasting menu must be booked in advance and the whole table needs to be on it, so the kitchen can time the courses together. Tell us about allergies or dietary requirements when you reserve and the kitchen will build around them, including a full vegetarian version.

Where

25 Sheldon Square, Paddington Central, London W2 6EY, above the Grand Union Canal. A short walk from Paddington Station, which makes it an easy tasting menu to get to and an easier one to get home from. Full directions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Seven courses. Allow two and a half to three hours. It is not a menu to rush.

It changes with the seasons. At the moment it runs from pan-fried scallops and bluefin tuna tartare through roasted cod to beef fillet Rossini and finishes with a chocolate tart.

Yes. Head Sommelier Maurizio Titone matches a glass to each course. If you would rather drink one bottle across the evening, he will find you the right one.

Yes, so the kitchen can time the courses together.

Yes, a full vegetarian version. Tell us when you book so the kitchen has time to plan it.

Friday and Saturday from 6pm until 10pm, with live music from 7pm to 10pm on both nights.

Yes. A singer and guitarist plays acoustic pop and jazz in the restaurant from 7pm to 10pm on both nights, at no extra charge. It sits under the conversation rather than over it.

Yes. The tasting menu must be booked ahead rather than ordered on the night.