Rüya

All the London Restaurant Reviews | Grace Dent, Giles Coren, and more | Eater London

"A Mayfair-based Anatolian restaurant whose glamorous, world-class bar initially raises expectations, but where the food often disappoints: an isli patlican tastes of very little, Black Sea pide with slow-cooked egg yolk reads more like an English egg-and-soldiers dish than an Istanbul feast, and a monkfish buğlama is reduced to four slightly tough pieces in a clear, Heinz-spring-vegetable-like broth sold at £28. There are occasional highs—the lamb topping on a lahmacun and an exceedingly delicious, soft short rib—but many dishes feel drab, tough or bitter, and overall the critic suggests there are far better and more authentic options elsewhere in London." - George Reynolds