La Noisette was a

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located at 164

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History

Opened in the mid-1990s as private members club ''Monte’s,'' the kitchen was operated by a series of star chefs including multi-Michelin-starred chef

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, and in 2000

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was appointed as chef-consultant, overseeing head chef Ben O’Donoghue. In 2005, Gordon Ramsay Holdings approached Ian Pengelley, who opened ''Pengelley's'' on the site in 2005, which closed after a year. In 2007, GRH reopened the site as ''La Noisette,'' with chef patron Bjorn van der Horst in charge. Under his charge, the restaurant held a one star in the

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Future

After closing in March 2009 as a restaurant, in light of the loss of private-dining capacity while the

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was closed due to refurbishment, GRH proposed to refurbish the site as a private dining venue.

References

Defunct restaurants in London Restaurants disestablished in 2009 Restaurants established in 1995 Defunct Michelin-starred restaurants in London {{UK-restaurant-stub