74 Charlotte Street By Ben Murphy

A very smart modern restaurant located in the heart of Fitzrovia. This was our first visit here, we came for my wife's birthday.Having eaten at Ben Murphy's previous restaurant we knew we had to visit his new restaurant as the food was sublime previously. We booked a table in advance and would highly recommend anyone to do the same. Whilst the menu wasn't huge it definitely had enough choice to cater for anyone's taste. We had starters, three mains (shared one because we so much wanted to try the food) and deserts. Every dish was perfect, couldn't fault any of it. Kind of wished we'd had the milk bread starter because looking at the next table it did look amazing, maybe next time. The service was extremely attentive, helpful and professional. The prices were very reasonable considering the quality of the food. We did speak briefly to Ben and he did say he would like to change the menu, maybe seasonally, so we would love to go again to see what new things he produces. I would highly recommend a visit here.

We did the tasting menu here and it was a lovely meal. It’s a beautiful space and the service was warm and friendly, making for a wonderful evening. Our favourites were the milk bread with harissa, the egg and soldiers, duck, and the salted caramel dessert. I will definitely come back to try some of the other dishes, in particular the beef tartare and the lobster!

Sensational food - loved every single bite. Hard to choose when everything was exceptional but stand out dishes include Ben’s Fried Chicken, egg and soldier, blue fin tuna, cod loin with octopus bolognaise (?!) and the soufflé. Magnifique. Beautiful interiors, immaculate kitchen and a lovely team. Well done Ben 👏🏼

We were lucky to eat here with a special offer before heading to the theatre. The food was stunning and loved everything. We went for most of the items that got rave reviews. We started with the fried chicken and milk bread while deciding on the rest of the food. The bread was like a fluffy brioche. The burnt butter was sweet and tasted of fudge so could easily be a dessert, also came with sunflower "hummus" which give the savoury notes. The fried chicken you get 1 piece but easy to share and with 2 started, 2 mains and desserts to come 1 piece was enough. Tuna and Pigeon next up and these were amazing. The bluefin tuna literally melted in our mouths and came with a stunning sauce. The pigeon was one of the best I have - perfection. Cod and duck for mains with Beefy chips and Hispi cabbage on the side. Cod was perfectly cooked and the bisque sauce great depth of flavour. The duck was also well cooked but nothing special. The beefy chips we loved - crunchy hasselback with layer of meat - what's not to love - agree with some people that could have less salt. The cabbage had an almost caesar salad dressing which gave a different flavour to the charred grilled buttery flavour. By this time we were stuffed and we could not finish the cabbage and struggled to finish the chips. Luckily dessert was light - the Amalfi lemon sorbet a brilliant palate cleanser while the soufflé was to die for - fig flavoured with a beautifully balanced savoury / sweet taste and like eating warm fluffy clouds. The wine list had some surprisingly good value with several bottles around the £30. In retrospect we should have come on a night we didn't have the theatre after, as we could have easily have spent 3 hours leisurely rather than having to rush at the end. The staff made the afternoon perfect - each of them friendly, fun. helpful and looked like they really enjoyed and took pride in their job. We will be back.

We treated ourselves to Ben’s 7-Course Journey at 74 Charlotte Street and it blew us away! Highlights were definitely the delicious milk bread with noisette butter, the poached Cornish cod, and their signature soufflé A huge thank you to Harry for his incredible hospitality—he was attentive, friendly, and made our evening feel truly special. Highly recommend booking a table here!