Dining at a London restaurant is now the most expensive eating-out experience in the world, outranking Tokyo, Paris and New York.

Of the 10 most expensive restaurants in Britain, nine are in the capital and all of them serve French cuisine. But are they any good?

1 Restaurant Gordon Ramsay - £107*

Owner: Gordon Ramsay
Where: Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, 68 Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HP

"It was only my second meal at Royal Hospital Road, admittedly, but I have yet to laugh or weep over a mouthful" - Read Giles Coren's full review

2 Waterside Inn - £107

Owner: Michel Roux/Michel Roux Jnr
Where: Ferry Road, Bray, Berkshire SL6 2AT

"A British entry has made the Top Ten of the world’s most expensive desserts, despite offering a humble plum soufflé in a list that included edible gold leaf, truffles and keepsake gems" - Read this article on the Waterside Inn in full

3 Le Gavroche - £95

Owner: Michel Roux Jnr
Where: 43 Upper Brook Street, Londohn, W1K 7QR

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"It is magnum-opus eating, and it’s in a splendidly ugly room in Mayfair but its looks are swiftly made invisible by young master Roux’s food. The menu is proper old French, of the type you would have difficulty finding in Paris now." - Read AA Gill's full review

"I was already busy on a palate-cleansing salad of rocket with Parmesan and truffle sliced over the top - I always like to cleanse my palate with truffle" - Read Giles Coren's full review

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4 Pétrus - £95

Owner: Gordon Ramsay
Where: The Berkeley, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7RL

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"Of course I'd have Adrian back in. What's done is done and his reviews of my restaurants recently have been fair and not at all vindictive" - Read this article on Gordon Ramsay in full

5 The Square- £87

Owner: Nigel Platts-Martin/Philip Howard
Where: 6-10 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 6PU

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6 L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon - £85

Owner: Joel Robuchon
Where: 13-15 West Street, WC2H 9NE

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"The burger, though, was indicative of the catering precipice the Atelier balances on. This attempt at oriental delicacy was constantly in danger of becoming a selection of canapés. There was a moment when I felt like the father of the bride, testing the catering for a wedding reception" - Read AA Gill's full review

"To cut a long story short (“Too late!” you cry), each dish is beautifully conceived, precisely executed, presented with restraint and delivered in good time" - Read Giles Coren's full review

7 Tom Aikens - £83

Owner: Tom Aikens
Where: 43 Elystan Street, London, SW3 3NT

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"Anouska Hempel has done a fair job of disguising Tom Aikens as a normal dining room, but come on: if the inventiveness of the menu was scary (how about scallops with poached grapes and Pernod followed by the steamed pigeon?) the waiter was no creative slouch either" - Read Giles Coren's full review

8 Pied à Terre - £82

Owner: David Moore
Where: 34 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 2NH

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"The maître d’ took one look at me and dropped an expression he had been keeping for emergencies — in case, say, a cannibal sat down and said he had heard the chef was very good" - Read AA Gill's full review

"Detail there certainly is. Tucked in a comfy corner, opposite a boothful of Japanese suits having such a whale of a time that one of them almost loosened his tie, we were presented with a shimmering range of canapés, quivering on sticks" - Read Giles Coren's full review

9 The Capital - £75

Where: Capital Hotel, 22-24 Basil Street, Knightsbridge, London, SW3 1AT

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"I finished with blood orange jelly with chestnut chantilly and Jivara ice cream. I observed: 'It’s a good meal but very prissy-dissy. I’m happy to come here once, but I won’t be back'.” - Read MIchael Winner's full review

10 Foliage- £71

Where: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel, 66 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LA

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"Lunch was conventional Michelin dreary. A trio of amuses-gueules: oversalted cold cucumber soup in a shot glass, ratatouille croûton, roundel of smoked salmon with caviar – upscale wedding canapés at best" - Read Giles Coren's full review

*Prices are from the Zagat 2008 London Restaurant Survey, for an average meal including one drink and service.

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