"I went to fourteen cooking schools over the next three months... but you were, hands down, the best cooking teacher I encountered and I probably learned more from you than the others combined". Bob, USA
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Time Out 2002 Awards

The Blythe Road restaurant
... the food is wonderful - fresh ingredients carefully presented and perfectly cooked. Marinated smoked mackerel with beetroot, horseradish and crème fraîche was a winner, while you can't really go wrong with gravadlax with mixed leaves and mustard sauce. The wine, a Chardonnay from Western Australia, was so good we ordered a second bottle.... grilled chicken breast with sweet potato and and chorizo mash, rocket and chilli oil, and confit of lamb shoulder and potato torte with seasonal vegetables and rosemary sauce... Portions are just the right size, which is very good news because the sticky toffee pudding here is terrific. You'll wish you'd ordered two... the Blythe Road Restaurant is unquestionably the best place to eat on Blythe Road, and one of the best in West London.
ROBERT ASH, Chef-patron at rue du Lac, won the Observer MasterChef competition in 1989, and went on to establish the Blythe Road Restaurant in 1996. The courses at rue du Lac aim to build on the success of the restaurant, using the same principles: utterly fresh ingredients; meticulous preparation; stylish presentation; and, above all, an abiding passion for absolutely delicious food and wine.


Robert also ran an extremely popular evening class in a London adult education college during the winter season. He's also a professional guitarist - it's quite usual for after-dinner conversation at rue du Lac to be supplemented by a top-class guitar session (subject to the approval of the guests, naturally).