The Mayfair Bar
The Bar That Mayfair Deserves
Neither a hotel bar nor a cocktail destination — The Mayfair Bar operates in the productive space between the two. The drink list is a considered survey of Britain's distillery landscape: small-batch Scottish single malts, Somerset cider brandy, East London dry gin. The kitchen produces plates of quiet authority — a Cornish crab toast, a plate of aged Montgomery Cheddar, a dish of dressed Dorset snails — designed for those who eat seriously without making a performance of it.
Executive Chef Élise Marchand
Chef Élise Marchand moves through the kitchen with the quiet authority of a master artisan. To her, a foundational dish is an act of cultural preservation. Having spent decades refining her craft alongside legendary mentors, she understands that true innovation requires deep reverence.At La Tableau, she replaces heavy creams and static presentations with clean lines, intense natural reductions, and a sharp focus on seasonality. This is French gastronomy re-centered around the absolute integrity of the ingredient—an authentic expression of the land, articulated through a singular, modern vision.