Newly open at Hotel Café Royal, London’s leading modern grand hotel, this restaurant marks a return to London for French-born chef Laurent Tourondel, and the first time he has opened a venue in Europe. With restaurants across the globe, Laurent is best known in America where he has restaurants in New York, Miami and Charlotte in North Carolina. Further afield he owns restaurants in Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and the Caribbean. A truly international chef, he has spent years working in cities such as Moscow and New York, and travelling through South America, Asia and Africa to hone his craft and bring a truly international menu to Hotel Café Royal.
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