Mark Hix in The Independent described the restaurant as producing the best food he'd had in two years.
He described the meat fruit starter as "astonishing", and said it could have been seen as gimmicky, but "when it tastes that good, it's difficult to complain".
Tracey Macloed dined with Mark Hix, and also praised the restaurant describing it as "no-fuss" and "direct".
She also wrote that Hix remarked that the restaurant "could change the face of poncey dining".

Zoe Williams for The Daily Telegraph gave the restaurant a rating of nine out of ten, saying that the meat fruit made her want to "stand up and cheer", but again said that although everything served was of the highest quality, the meal did not have a surprise like courses can sometimes have at The Fat Duck.
For the same newspaper, Matthew Norman described it as a "theatrical tour de force".
He described the restaurant's opening as flawless and described it as the "hottest ticket in town for a very long time to come" with a rating of ten out of ten.

Chef Jason Atherton said that he could not recall a comparable buzz raised by a restaurant, and that he was relieved that the opening of his Pollen Street Social restaurant was not going to take place until late March 2011, a reasonable gap after the opening of Dinner.

Richard Vines, whilst writing for Bloomberg, advised readers to not be put off the hype; and while the courses are not as life changing as those served at The Fat Duck, there are stand out dishes such as the meat fruit and the tipsy cake.
He also noted that the meat fruit was a favourite of Pierre Koffmann.
Marina O'Loughlin visited the restaurant twice for the Metro newspaper, once just after opening and again several months later to compare how it had settled in.
She thought it was a well-oiled operation, but a little too much so, and questioned the originality of it as a version of the meat fruit had previously been available at the restaurant Amber in another Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong and little touches as the years of origin which appear next to the menu items have been used before by Marco Pierre White.

Jay Rayner for The Observer described the food as "seriously good", and summed up the review by saying "Dinner by Heston Blumenthal may be expensive, but it's also bloody lovely.
Save up."

In the 2012 Michelin guide, the restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star some nine months after opening, becoming one of only four restaurants in London to gain a star in 2012.
It has also been awarded the Restaurant of the Year title by Tatler in 2011, and won the BMW Square Meal Award for Best New Restaurant.
The Zagat guide awarded the restaurant the title of Best Newcomer in 2011.
In 2012 at number 9 it was the highest new entry in The World's 50 Best Restaurants list by UK-based Restaurant Magazine, also the highest in the UK.
The restaurant received a second Michelin Star in the 2014 Michelin guide, becoming Blumenthal's sixth star.
Mark Hix in The Independent described the restaurant as producing the best food he'd had in two years. He described the meat fruit starter as "astonishing", and said it could have been seen as gimmicky, but "when it tastes that good, it's difficult to complain". Tracey Macloed dined with Mark Hix, and also praised the restaurant describing it as "no-fuss" and "direct". She also wrote that Hix remarked that the restaurant "could change the face of poncey dining".
Zoe Williams for The Daily Telegraph gave the restaurant a rating of nine out of ten, saying that the meat fruit made her want to "stand up and cheer", but again said that although everything served was of the highest quality, the meal did not have a surprise like courses can sometimes have at The Fat Duck. For the same newspaper, Matthew Norman described it as a "theatrical tour de force". He described the restaurant's opening as flawless and described it as the "hottest ticket in town for a very long time to come" with a rating of ten out of ten.
Chef Jason Atherton said that he could not recall a comparable buzz raised by a restaurant, and that he was relieved that the opening of his Pollen Street Social restaurant was not going to take place until late March 2011, a reasonable gap after the opening of Dinner.
Richard Vines, whilst writing for Bloomberg, advised readers to not be put off the hype; and while the courses are not as life changing as those served at The Fat Duck, there are stand out dishes such as the meat fruit and the tipsy cake. He also noted that the meat fruit was a favourite of Pierre Koffmann. Marina O'Loughlin visited the restaurant twice for the Metro newspaper, once just after opening and again several months later to compare how it had settled in. She thought it was a well-oiled operation, but a little too much so, and questioned the originality of it as a version of the meat fruit had previously been available at the restaurant Amber in another Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong and little touches as the years of origin which appear next to the menu items have been used before by Marco Pierre White.
Jay Rayner for The Observer described the food as "seriously good", and summed up the review by saying "Dinner by Heston Blumenthal may be expensive, but it's also bloody lovely. Save up."
In the 2012 Michelin guide, the restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star some nine months after opening, becoming one of only four restaurants in London to gain a star in 2012. It has also been awarded the Restaurant of the Year title by Tatler in 2011, and won the BMW Square Meal Award for Best New Restaurant. The Zagat guide awarded the restaurant the title of Best Newcomer in 2011. In 2012 at number 9 it was the highest new entry in The World's 50 Best Restaurants list by UK-based Restaurant Magazine, also the highest in the UK. The restaurant received a second Michelin Star in the 2014 Michelin guide, becoming Blumenthal's sixth star.
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal