London Mayfair's special-occasion dish: a centre-cut fillet of beef seared and wrapped in mushroom duxelles and Parma ham, encased in puff pastry and baked until medium-rare with a crisp top.
Beef Wellington's origin is disputed: most credibly it derives from late 19th-century French filet de boeuf en croute, anglicised in some accounts by celebrating Wellington's victory at Waterloo in 1815. The modern London Mayfair version codified through the 20th century at the Savoy and Connaught hotels, and became the defining dish of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (3-star) on Royal Hospital Road, which he opened in 1998. The Ramsay version popularised the modern duxelles-and-Parma-ham wrap; the Hawksmoor steakhouses run a more casual version.
3 editor picks for Beef Wellington in London, ranked by editorial score. All London signature dishes · Beef Wellington across every city.
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mayfair · 9 Conduit Street, London W1S 2XG
Mourad Mazouz and Pierre Gagnaire's Conduit Street dining rooms in Mayfair London, opened 2002, hold three Michelin stars in the Lecture Room and run a famed.
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay ★ 4.4
south-kensington-chelsea · 68 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HP
Gordon Ramsay's Royal Hospital Road three-Michelin-starred kitchen in Chelsea London, opened 1998 and held its three stars longer than any other restaurant.
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mayfair · 85 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NB
Ollie Dabbous's Piccadilly dining room overlooking Green Park in Mayfair London, opened 2018 and Michelin-starred, runs a Modern British menu across three.