The Gorgeous Kitchen

At the entry to this restaurant at Heathrow Term. 2 it proudly proclaims its #1 rating among airport restaurants globally. A heady claim indeed. With elevated expectations, I gave it a try. It had to be the worst airport meal I’ve had in years. I ordered their «most popular» menu item, a lemongrass chicken with coconut rice. The dish came with rice so soggy you could barely tell one grain from another… just a soggy white blob. The chicken had little flavor, least of all lemongrass. It was dry and overcooked. Prices are high and the portion tiny, but in this case, I was thankful for that. What a disappointment given the hype.

Breakfast sandwich was good. We also got pancakes that were pathetic. They were store bought frozen ones. Very sad. Orange juice was ridiculously sour. There are 3 or 4 other restaurants in the area of the terminal with pretty much the same thing. Maybe you will be better off hitting one of those.

For airport food, this place was killer! Had the scallops and prawns and the duck. Spectacular. Had the Curious Brew lager. Excellent finish. Take a break at the bar. Superb service to boot.

Came here for food before my flight. The food was just ok and nothing to boast about. My fish was slightly overcooked and the price was slightly on the pricey side for its portion and quality. I suppose we are in an airport. However, when it was time to pay, there was a misunderstanding between the waiters and they never brought my receipt. I was in a hurry to catch a flight. So I went to the counter to pay instead of waiting for the receipt. The manager asked another waiter to deal with it and the waiter said OK but no one came back to me and I was waiting at the counter like a stupid man. Finally, I just said to the manager ‘Do you want me to pay for my food or else I am just going to go.’ The manager just gave me a frustrated look and proceeded to get my card to process. Didn’t even apologise. Disappointing service especially when you are in a hurry to catch a flight.

This was my first visit and my review is based on a single main course. I had plenty of time to kill and was hungry. I can’t remember how long I was in the restaurant, but I would allow 45 minutes if you plan to eat here. This is not a «grab a bite and catch your flight» type of place. With that said, I had probably the best lamb dish I have ever eaten. I believe it was labeled, «Slow roasted lamb in red wine sauce». There was much more to the dish than its label, potatoes, feta, pea purée, etc. A fascinating mixture of flavors! The portion was gentleman’s sized, so if you are starving, you may want to add some additional courses. Service was very good. It was easy to forget that I was at an airport. Price was reasonable.

Perhaps my experience was unusual but I would be very careful here if you are in a hurry. It is a lovely place with great ambience and great views and if you have over an hour to kill this is a lovely place to spend it. If you don’t have that kind of time I would not recommend it.
I waited 10 minutes to be seated even though there were only a few people in the place. Another 10 to have my order taken. and another 30 mins to produce a plate of scrambled eggs and salmon. The food was nice but not exceptional and it was reasonably priced.
If you have lots of time, this is a very pleasant place to kill it. If you don’t then I’d go somewhere else.

Fantastic new eatery in the London Heathrow airport, terminal 2. I had the blueberry French toast with a side of fried eggs. The quality far surpassed what I have come to expect for airports.

Beautiful, newer eatery in a corner of the terminal that provides panoramic views of all the action on the tarmac and runways. When I stopped by early in the morning recently, there were at most half a dozen parties in this venue that can fit over 100, which made for a quiet, leisurely way to soak in the sunlight and ease into the day before a long flight back to the U.S. Service was courteous yet unobtrusive, and everything on the breakfast menu was decently priced, especially given the airport location.
My choice, a traditional English breakfast, was exactly what I wanted, although it’s hard to screw up an otherwise conventional plate of eggs, sausage, and ham. This restaurant emphasizes fresh, farm-​to-​table ingredients, so it’ll be interesting to come back and see what they do with their menu items later in the day.

I was here a couple days ago and the food was really good I recommend the butternut soup and lemongrass chicken with sticky toffee pudding for dessert
It’s in terminal two at Heathrow airport!