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I was introduced to this treasure land on the planet of culinary delights called “Benares Restaurant” in the heart of the most prestigious areas of London, Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, by a young friend, who had been there many times, and loves the food.
The creativity, taste, and presentation of each and every dish is unique in character.
And, while the taste buds were tantalized, the imagination got into a hyper active mode, observing and admiring the art of presentation, automatically triggering the mind, which kept appreciating and admiring the taste, creativity, and presentation.
The mesmerising dishes, which I tasted first time, are simple, yet, distinctive in taste, such as Goats Paneer (Goat’s Cheese is one of my favourite, when it comes to variety of Cheese selection), and the special starters served, planted by skewers along with the Bonsai Plant, brought straight with the plant itself to the dining table, made them look like they’ve grown on the soil along with the Bonsai Plant !!!!!
An amazing creative inspiration.
This is also attributes to all road side street vendors in India, who seek shade under a tree while they work hard to make a living serving street food, in scorching heat under the Sun.
Hats off to them.
Mr. Mukesh Pandey (AGM) had been kind and patient explaining and narrating the idea behind the creativity of each and every dish in detail, which made our dining experience an enjoyable trip to the world of exotic, and adventurous foods, and I, personally would recommend everyone to try them out on their next journey to the planet of exotic culinary delights © Ash

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We were booked in for 2pm for our meal but arrived at around 1pm (due to an earlier train available to London) this was the start of a great weekend. The young lady on reception was very polite and friendly and made no fuss at all of our early arrival, our coats were taken and we were taken to our table.

We had booked for the set 3 course menu which included a Champagne cocktail which was very good, we ordered our meals and waited, within minutes we had a selection of poppadum and relishes to nibble at while we waited.

Our starters came in good time and we tucked in, I had the Scallop and my Wife had the Samosa Tartlet, both were fantastic and very tasty.
We both chose the Lamb for our main course with steamed rice and a potato side dish, we both also had a glass of Merlot from the wine list, this was exceptional.
For desert we both chose the Pancake and Coconut Sorbet which was a great finish to the meal.

Total cost was around £100, I can now see how they have regained their Michelin Star rating.

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Great location in the heart of Mayfair, staff were fabulous, ample in numbers, friendly and extremely helpful, staff deserve 5/5.

We had the set course lunch with a few extras from the a la carte. Perhaps our experience reflects the items on the set menu as opposed to the whole a la carte but they were disappointingly average, not bad by any means but very small portions which I can't see how they were worthy of a michelin star or the price tag. I would rather go to a selection of many other indian restaurants whose food are far more deserved of being in the Michelin guide - Amaya, Jamavar, Trishna, Chutney Mary.

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Quite an average meal. Service was excellent but food was incredibly small portions and not very flavourful. We left very much underwhelmed.

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This restaurant is in an amazing location – right in the middle of London’s Mayfair.
All the staff from doorman, reception and serving staff all very pleasant and accommodating.
The décor is great, simple but so clean and spacious. You feel like you are in an expensive restaurant.
Started the meal with Bollinger followed by the Tandoori Ratan – amazing taste but needs more dipping sauce.
I had the Lobster Biryani which was fantastic, the ingredients, the taste wow.
My wife had the lamb chops – also very nice, you can tell its good quality meat.
Dal, Naan & rice as expected, you have to be really bad to get those wrong.
Desserts nothing too interesting.

Lucy served our table, very friendly and not pretentious like other MICHELIN Star restaurant staff, we felt comfortable.

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we had not been for a few years so wanted to try the set lunch which for this level of restaurant was reasonably priced. The food was good and the service reasonable, what did miff us a bit was the wine pairing which was fractionally more in price than the wines by the glass on the list, not a lot but unnecessary it did take the shine off the meal.

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As expected, this is not your usual Indian restaurant.

My wife and I were enjoyed the food - there was creativity in the combination of flavours. Stand out items being the Goan bread (delicious) and the paneer/spinach side dish (best I've tasted)

One of our servers was brilliant- even with a mask on, we can see he was always smiling!

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Sensational food, in beautiful surroundings, with excellent service. The amazing food never disappoints. We enjoyed the 10 course tasting menu and it was totally amazing. We had a vegan, vegetarian and a nut allergy in our party which was no problem for the Benares team. The food is just incredible. The talented chefs pack so much flavour into each course - it’s insane! Everything is delicious, you get an explosion of flavour with every bite. The carnivores loved the Tandoori Muntjac and the Tawa Masala wild halibut was truly divine! Michelin star Indian cuisine at its absolute best.

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Absolutely unbelievable in every way.
To us service is just as important when paying large prices at Michelin star restaurants and this was the best service we have ever had. Richard was our main waiter and was incredible. So attentive and friendly. Carlos the manager was also brilliant.
The food kept getting better and better and we didn’t want it to end. Stand out for me was the venison and oyster but all were 10/10.
What a truly magical way to spend a 17 year wedding anniversary.
Thank you so much Benares, we will be back!

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On arrival no front of house, she was too busy in the restaurant and looked pissed off when we arrived and walked upstairs. It really sets the tone of your meal to be greeted with a smile instead of a rude expression. Food was ok, rest of the service was attentive and thorough. I personally think staff need a review if they are going to survive Mayfair standards

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Incredibly rude service - don't get me wrong food was absolutely amazing but as a Michelin this should definitely be an all encompassing experience.When I was called to remind my reservation, the hostess on the other end was very to the point and more of a "DONT FORGET" than a gentle reminder. Arriving literally 1 minute late, and steps outside the restaurant, a hostess called me and basically said "WHERE ARE YOU"... and I said well I'm right outside and she's like "HURRY COS ITS THE LAST SEATING"....When I got in, I didn't get a gentle hello or warm welcome but instead "WE HAVE TO HURRY, COS THE LAST ORDER IS AT 2:45 PM"And when seated at the table, a waiter was like "WELL WE MUST HURRY because the KITCHEN CLOSES"... and upon ordering a dish (Hake), he sternly corrected my pronounciation. It did not seem like service was a consideration at all, even by British standards where they don't work for their tips. Food was a+, service was f-

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In the intervening time I've recommended it to anyone coming to London. But as our reservation approached I started to wonder if I'd built it up too much in my head, maybe it had declined over the years. No. It was just as enchanting a dining experience as I remembered. We opted for the tasting menu in the wine cellar, which allowed us some privacy as well as a perfect environment to enjoy our meal. Every course was perfect, the drinks were on point, and the service, led by Mukesh, was top notch. Can not recommend it more highly.

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We had not been for a number of years (so much great Indian cuisine in London) and had a wonderful dinner. We tried the tasting menu and captivating wine pairing. First off we had a revitaliser and gold old fashioned, which were a nice start to the meal. The flavors and textures across the courses were so well balanced with just enough heat to make one want more. We will definitely be back much sooner!

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