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  Stephanie Hoang

  ·3 weeks ago

  “I went here in February 2026 for Celine Pham's residency. I love the concept of a moving chef, but it is a bit sad that we couldn't come back to Carousel for a specific dish we liked. Despite this, the experience was nice to see her take on Vietnamese-French fusion. I enjoyed hearing the inspiration for each dish. Food wise, it was good but I felt that the price did not match. It was a bit high for the quality and portion sizes. The service and cocktails were great though! The decor was modern and nicely dimly lit, but it had a slight feeling of a cafeteria due to being all sat in one large room.”

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  Lola Empire

  ·4 months ago

  “We went to Carousel for Mama Roti’s tasting menu with high expectations but unfortunately it was a real disappointment. The chef may have built a strong following on Instagram, but the food simply didn’t justify the reputation. It was bland, underseasoned, and lacked both colour and flavour. For Indian-inspired cuisine, it was surprisingly uninspiring, and none of the dishes were memorable or exciting. We left underwhelmed, which is a real shame because we love Carousel’s concept. However, this residency felt far below the standard we’d expect from Carousel, and after this experience, we’ll be hesitant to come back.”

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  Colin Gledhill

  ·4 months ago

  “Interesting concept with a different chef cooking each week so always different food when you go. As it's a tasting menu not all the food was my taste but was a great way to try different things. Overall would definitely go back again”

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  F Islam they-them

  ·4 months ago

  “✨️🇧🇩 food by RotiMami, Rezma Rahman - was an emotional and tantalising experience. It was so emotional, an aunty cried! The Sylheti Bengali representation throughout the menu was a cross generational nostalgic journey. Her take on home and village classics like shutki (fermented dried fish paste) to tenga (citrusy fishy tomato soup) to dim bhuna (curried egg)..and so much more; were honest and innovative and not in a pretentious way. I mean the OYSTER, like, I dont even like oysters! But she managed to somehow make the oyster taste nostalgic and left me wanting more! How!? This was an authentically classy plating of our heritage from our mothers and aunties and grandma's hands - reminding YOU ALL that we and this food is NOT Indian, it is Bangalee from the land called Bangladesh. Cheers to the team at Carousel for delivering the food with such care and appreciation.”

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  Ben Smith

  ·8 months ago

  “The New Mexican seafood restaurant Cometa inside Carousel is excellent. The Crab chilpachole rice, smoked eel cream is beautiful.”

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  Hayley Turner

  ·9 months ago

  “Visited the incredible Carousel last night, where the guest chef was Celine Pham. Her dishes were packed with amazing flavour and beautifully presented. We enjoyed a seven-course tasting menu, each course featuring a unique fusion of Vietnamese and French influences. The service was outstanding — the staff were knowledgeable and provided great insight into both the food and the wine pairings. The cocktails were another standout highlight of the evening. Highly recommend.”

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  Gregory Shevchenko

  ·9 months ago

  “It's great to have a place in London that you can rely on always being excellent and Carousel is one of those for me. Everyone loves the guest chefs, obviously, but the main restaurant also deserves a shoutout. If you're looking for an indulgent lunch I think their set menu can't be beaten. Sitting by the French doors gives you a great spot to people watch, too!”

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  Lina W

  ·10 months ago

  “Came here for the Guest Chefs Besta - Barcelona, and sadly, both of us have been very underwhelmed. The set up was gorgeous, the chefs super friendly and engaging and the menu sounded exciting. Each dish however tasted bland and quite similar. No exciting flavours or surprises or anything that made me and my friend want to talk about it. 2 dishes (leeks and iberico) were yummy and a highlight of the menu. The wines were also not quite to my or my friends taste. We never got any water refills, any questions or any form of services, which is in retrospect very disappointing for such a place. When the meal was over, we got ignored, I've had to really put an effort in to ask for a cocktail and I had to ask twice for the bill, although the staff was joking amongst them and cleaning up. I would have thought it would be easier to pay and leave. Took almost 30min!! to get the bill Quite unpleasant and unprofessional for such a high end venue and the price we paid, which was overall £350, that's for 3 cocktails, the menu with wine pairing and a very high service charge (for not much service)”

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  Daniel

  ·11 months ago

  “We were here for the popup/ guest chef when Gal Ben Moshe was visiting. It was incredible, the food was amazing, totally worthy of his Michelin star. Carousel is a great venue that takes the food at that level and makes it a lot more down to earth with a more casual vibe, that also makes it more affordable, highly recommend checking out who else is visiting and obviously coming when Gal is back in town.”

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  Carol Diaper

  ·1 year ago

  “What a remarkable meal @carousel_ldn . The guest chef this week was @petros_dimas_ from the one Michelin ⭐️ restaurant Makris in Athens. We were treated to fabulous flavours and textures in each dish. Simple ingredients cooked really well. The standout dish was the red mullet with crispy scales….a dish we will talk about for a long time to come. In fact, I would go as far as saying this was one of the best meals we’ve had….EVER! Thank you to everyone for an amazing meal xxx”

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