DINING OWL AWARD: 4th – for family occasions

When I visited: 2013

Location: London, near Tower Bridge

Team: Frederick Forster (Head Chef), Jean-Marie Contestin (Head Sommelier)

Rating in the Michelin Guide: Recommended

Dining Owl Hoot rating: 3/5

What to wear: Men – shirt and jacket and nice trousers and shoes; women – a smart dress and/or smart trousers and a top

Ambience: Quite posh, near the Southbank / London Bridge

Course of the meal: Roasted duck

If I could change one thing: Price

Review: 

Le Pont de la Tour is one of those restaurants that has enjoyed a kind of fame in London for many years but that is, in a way, a problem: it’s not new or ‘hot’, and has a slightly ‘old-school’ reputation, not helped by its high prices.

Having said that, my experience there was a good one: the cocktails were delicious, the food was great if not particularly innovative, and the atmosphere was fun and buzzy. I’d recommend going in the summer as the Southbank location is particularly good at that time of year.