La Trompette
3-7 Devonshire Road, Chiswick,
London, W4 2EU
(nearest tube is Turnham Green)
Tel: + 44 0208 747-1836
BY NEAL MARTIN |
The Food
Foie Gras, Brioche and redcurrant
Wild trout mousse inside a courgette flower with verbena in a lobster foam
Confit of duck with Borlotti beans, girolles, red cherries and turnip
Beef à la Bordelaise (short-rib) with spinach (including slow cooked rump)
Nectarine tarte fine with Souci ice-cream
La Trompette, née 2001, used to be a good local restaurant but lagged behind others owned by Nigel Platts-Martin, such as Chez Bruce, The Ledbury, The Glasshouse and The Square (the latter since sold and frankly a pale imitation of what used to be one of the capitals finest restaurants.) Located in Chiswick in West London, it literally lies round the corner from Hedone that Antonio recently reviewed. Refurbishment in 2013 saw La Trompette shut its doors and reopen with more ambition. Rob Weston, who had worked at La Gavroche and subsequently as Phil Howard’s right hand man at The Square for 15-years, took the menu to a completely different level. I am probably not the only person opining that La Trompette is the most consistent, well-priced, Michelin-starred restaurant in London and I say that as someone who has eaten there 30 or 40 times.
