LUX Restaurant & Bar Awards 2019

Page 70 www.lux-review.com LUX Restaurant & Bar Awards 2019 With its first establishment opened in 2014, M Restaurants created by Martin Williams, former MD of Gaucho, has become an innovative group of eateries spread across London. The group also boasts a wine store to cater to guests who wish to take home a small piece of this unique dining experience. Specifically, the group’s Threadneedle Street location is a multi award-winning city hotspot housing a destination cocktail bar, wine tasting room, M Grill restaurant, whisky lounge, private members lounge and four private dining and event spaces. The eatery offers both dine-in and take-away options to ensure flexibility for diners. Menus vary and include a Wagyu beef experience that allows diners to fully appreciate this coveted meat. The menu is dedicated to showcasing the world’s most exclusive and highest grading Kobe and Wagyu Beef. The group also seeks to cater to diner’s changing needs through its second award- winning venue, M Restaurant Victoria Street, which is home to M GRILL; serving the best steak in London, M RAW; a 100% gluten-free restaurant, public and private members bars, a wine tasting room, private dining rooms and event spaces. By catering to the changing needs of its clientele the group has been able to welcome even more guests and showcase its delicious approach to hospitality. M GRILL, hosted at both eateries, boasts the first ‘Himalayan salt chamber’ found in a London restaurant, which ages exclusive steaks from around the world, including the highest grades of USDA, Wagyu and Kobe Beef. With a number of establishments across London, M Restaurants has proved itself to be a key player in today’s dining market. Having recognised the chain’s flagship eatery in Threadneedle Street in this year’s Restaurant & Bar Awards we profile it to find out more. M Restaurants Best Bar & Grill 2019 - Greater London Listed by Harpers as ‘Best for Steak and Seafood’ the sustainable, international menu by Michel Roux and Gordon Ramsey protégé Executive Chef Michael Reid, mirrors the origin of the beef, as does the extensive, accessible wine list, which also comes from USA, France, Japan, Australia, South Africa and Argentina; worthy of his background working at one of the ’50 Best’ restaurants in the world. Looking to the future, M Restaurants will seek to continue to build upon its current success and showcase the very best hospitality, freshest produce and most skilful preparation that the UK’s capital has to offer. Company: M Restaurants Contact: Martin Williams Website: https://mrestaurants.co.uk