Velvet.

The signature tasting

An evening in nine acts.

Three hours, nine courses and a pairing curated by Marcus Adeyemi. £185 per guest.

Signature course plated at Velvet
  1. 01

    Arrival

    Champagne in the lounge, three snacks from the garden.

  2. 02

    Sea

    Orkney scallop, oyster emulsion, caviar and yuzu.

  3. 03

    Earth

    Heritage beetroot baked in salt, goat's curd, walnut.

  4. 04

    Bread

    Sourdough from our 40-year starter, cultured Normandy butter.

  5. 05

    Fire

    Cornish turbot over embers, Champagne beurre blanc.

  6. 06

    Field

    Wagyu A5, smoked bone marrow, charred allium.

  7. 07

    Pause

    A cheese course from our cellar, aged in-house.

  8. 08

    Sweet

    Valrhona chocolate sphere, warm salted caramel.

  9. 09

    Farewell

    Petits fours and a digestif by the fire.

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The rhythm

How an evening actually unfolds.

Nine courses take roughly three hours. What follows is the shape of them, from the first glass to the last digestif.

5:30pm

Arrival

Aperitif in the lounge. Three snacks from the garden and a choice of cellar wines, taken at whatever pace suits you.

6:15pm

The Prelude

Oyster, cucumber, English sparkling wine. Served standing, while the sea is still the whole idea.

6:45pm

Sea, then Earth

Scallop from Orkney, beetroot baked in salt. Each course announced in one line, then left alone.

8:15pm

Fire and Field

Turbot over embers, then Wagyu with smoked marrow. The two courses the kitchen writes the menu around.

9:30pm

Sweet, then firelight

Velvet No. 14 broken at the table. Petits fours, a digestif, and no pressure whatsoever to leave.

The cellar

Two thousand bottles, one sommelier.

Marcus Adeyemi built the cellar in 2021 and has been adding to it ever since. Roughly one bottle in three has been tasted in the room before it reaches the list.

“I do not remember every bottle. I remember the one that made somebody go quiet mid-sentence.”

Marcus Adeyemi, Head Sommelier

2,400

Bottles in the cellar

19

Countries represented

1:40

One sommelier per 40 covers

1786

Oldest vintage, unlabelled

Pairings

Let the cellar write the evening for you.

A classic pairing at £110 per guest, or the Prestige pairing at £195. Both are poured by the glass as well as by the bottle.

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