Awards
One Michelin star - Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2013
One Michelin star - Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2012
One Michelin star - Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2011
4 AA Rosettes 2012 - Rosettes are awarded annually to AA inspected restaurants demonstrating culinary mastery and excellence.
3 AA Rosettes 2011
3 AA Rosettes 2010
"Particularly at lunch, this “tranquil”, if “fragmented”, St James’s dining room offers some “excellent value”, thanks to William Drabble’s “incredible, deeply-flavoured” dishes; on most accounts, dinner’s a hit too, but – given the prices – sceptics can find results “uninspired" Service 2, food 2, ambience 3"
Harden's Guide 2013
"...The food placed in front of you cn be wonderful. William Drabble is now well established in his own gaff in the five-star setting of the St. James's Hotel. He marries classical French technique with some classic British ideas; the result is highly fastidious cooking that makes its mark through painstaking detail, seen in dishes such as baked fillet of red mullet with agrlic, parsley and mullet liver sauce, or an exquisite combination of seared foie gras with caramelised pears and ginger syroup. Readers praise meltingly tender saddle of Lune Valley lamb, the equally gentle roasted veal sweetbreads taht come with a casserole of ceps, onions and bacon, and a very good venison of burnt lemon cream. Drinkers can look forward to top-drawer quaffing from a list that shimmers with class.."
The Good Food Guide 2013
"In a gorgeous jewel box of a room inside the St James's Hotel and Club, chef William Drabble creates complex, sublime new French dishes from British seasonal ingredients of amazing quality; and with such highly skilled staff, extensive, well-thought-out wine list and serene ambience, it's clear why supporters can't recommend it enough"
Zagat Guide, London Restaurants 2012
7-8 Park Place, St. James's London, SW1A 1LS | +44 20 7316 1615 | restaurant@stjameshotelandclub.com