19/6/24 - updated with the opening date
Top restaurateur Jeremy King, has risen from the ashes like a phoenix (or "getting back in the saddle" as he puts it) and is properly back in the restaurant game.
After being pushed out of Corbin and King, he first kept busy helping out as a consultant with the new Claridge's Restaurant. But now the man behind Zedel, The Wolseley, Soutine and more is back to what he knows best. First up, of course, was the opening of his new version of Le Caprice, renamed Arlington. That turned out pretty well.
But the first new restaurant that he actually announced was The Park. It's a restaurant in the brand new (and very fancy) Park Modern building that's been built on the corner of Bayswater and Queensway.
As King originally explained, The Park will be "very much within the ‘Grand Cafés & Brasseries’ mould that I love so much but it is however very much of the early 21st Century rather than 20th." An early visit backs that up, with a design that's much more modern than the usual classic British look from King's previous openings under the Corbin & King banner. There are clear US influences in a design which is much more sleek throughout.
He also said to expect his take on American cuisine "with a European/Californian influence". While there are some familiar King touches (a Chicken Milanese represents the ever-present Schnitzel here), there are plenty of US-influenced dishes like New England clam chowder and chopped cobb salad as well as:
- Ham Hock Pie with peas, fava beans & fingerling potatoes inside
- Grilled Swordfish with sweet corn & bacon succotash, tomato relish
- Red velvet cake
It's an all-day affair, with breakfast and brunch menus too, featuring everything from potato latkes to French toast and buttermilk pancakes. The Eggs Arlington also put in an appearance.
And that's not all from Jeremy King. The project after this will be a big beast as he takes over Simpsons in The Strand.
More about The Park
Where is it? 123 Bayswater Rd, London W2 3JH
When does it open? 22 June 2024
Find out more: Visit The Park website or follow them on Instagram @jeremyrbking and @theparklondon.
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