Rhodes W1
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| Rhodes W1 | |
|---|---|
 Rhodes W1 at the Cumberland Hotel, London | |
  Location within Central London | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Chef | Gary Rhodes |
| Food type | Haute cuisine |
| Dress code | Formal |
| Rating |  (Michelin Guide 2008) |
| Location | Marble Arch, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′50″N 0°9′32″W / 51.51389°N 0.15889°W |
| Seating capacity | 45 covers |
| Reservations | Now closed |
Rhodes W1 was a restaurant located in London, England. Opened in 2007, it gained a Michelin star within a year of opening in January 2008. It served European cuisine, and was one of two Rhodes restaurants in London to hold a Michelin star. It closed on 28 September 2012.[1]
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Rhodes W1 opened on 18 May 2007,[2] and was located at the ground floor of the Cumberland Hotel (now Great Cumberland Place) at Bryanson Street and Great Cumberland Place in London.[3] It was separate from the similar named Rhodes W1 Brasserie in the same hotel, also now closed.[4] It was a European cuisine restaurant based along the same lines as Rhodes 24, with the other restaurant serving British food.[5] Kelly Hoppen was the designer for the interior of the restaurant.[2]
On launch, Rhodes announced his intention to improve on his five separate single Michelin stars he had previously won, "I really want the Michelin inspectors to come here and recognise that it's more refined than anything I've done in the past."[2] Within a year of opening, it was awarded a Michelin star in January 2008,[6] which it retains to date as one of two Michelin starred restaurants for Gary Rhodes in London.[7]
While Gary Rhodes had promised to be present in the kitchen whenever he could, the head chef on launch was Brian Hughson.[8] Hughson had previously worked with Rhodes at Rhodes in the Square in the late 1990s.[2]