york city see the colony restaurant . colony location in central london restaurant information established 2010 2010 current owner s carlo spetale john lacombe manager food type asian cuisine city london country united kingdom coordinates 51 31 15 n 0 9 13 w 51.52083 n 0.15361 w 51.52083 ; 0.15361 coordinates 51 31 15 n 0 9 13 w 51.52083 n 0.15361 w 51.52083 ; 0.15361 website colonybarandgrill.com colony or colony bar and grill is a restaurant bar and grill located at 7 9 paddington street marylebone central london england . it opened in early april 2010 and was run by restaurateur carlo spetale and the michelin starred executive chef atul kochhar . 1 2 atul kocchar announced he was leaving the business in june 2011 to focus on other interests . the split was described as amicable . 3 the cuisine of the restaurant is inspired by that of the british colonies from colonial asia east africa the caribbean etc. but is mainly inspired by indian street food specifically the marinades aromatic flavours and grilling methods of the street traders of colonial asia . 4 5 the general manager of the restaurant is john lacombe formerly of the connaught hotel 5th floor restaurant at harvey nichols and notting hill brasserie amongst others . lacombe is also responsible for the winery of the restaurant . 2 it has a reputable cocktail lounge . contents 1 reception 2 notable diners 3 references 4 external links reception edit the restaurant has received mixed reviews . zoe williams of the daily telegraph was highly praising and described the restaurant as i think this is what heaven will look like complete with a barman making you feel it would be almost rude not to have a martini . 4 williams was content with her meal and remarked that the pancakes were made of chickpea flour the chickpeas main contribution was a lovely rich density with only the whiff of their flavour packed with spinach in a tomato and cream sauce . 4 tracey macleod of the the independent was critical about the menu saying colony in slightly less leafy marylebone calls itself a bar and grill but the menu is far less casual than this implies . rather than serving a selection of patties puris and grilled meats or going down the anglo indian route pioneered by chutney mary the restaurant offers complex recondite dishes which would have the memsahibs calling for the smelling salts . roasted mallard marinated in lindi peppers and stone moss lamb meat loaf infused with rose petals veal vindaloo with coriander chips whatever this is it certainly isn t street food . 5 she said about the food even though many of the dishes we tried were very good they weren t quite good enough to earn colony a rave review and remarked that the chicken tikka masala was authentically inauthentic in its creamy sweetness and brick red colour . 5 both macleod and hugo rifkind of the times were unconvinced with the authenticity of the cuisine mentioning that is more a fusion of eastern and western cuisines rather than truly asian . 1 matthew norman of the guardian was strongly negative of the restaurant giving it a scathing review and a score of 0.05 10 . 6 notable diners edit the restaurant is said to be a favourite of simon cowell s when he is in london and in september 2010 liam gallagher stormed out of the restaurant after the staff refused to make him a bacon butty . 7 references edit a b what the reviews say colony bar and grill . the sunday times . 13 may 2010 . retrieved 6 september 2010 . a b team . colony bar and grill . retrieved 6 september 2010 . http www.bighospitality.co.uk people atul kochhar leaves colony renews plans for atul s kitchen a b c williams zoe 13 april 2010 . london restaurant guide colony london w1 . the daily telegraph . retrieved 6 september 2010 . a b c macleod tracey 4 april 2010 . colony bar and grill 7 9 paddington street london . the independent . retrieved 6 september 2009 . norman matthew 10 april 2010 . colony london restaurant review . the guardian . retrieved 6 september 2010 . liam gallagher storms out of restaurant after not being served bacon butties . daily mirror . 4 september 2010 . retrieved 6 september 2010 . external links edit official website carlo spetale runs several restaurant businesses in london http intercreditreport.com search 1 query carlo spetale . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title colony restaurant & oldid 696149051 categories restaurants in londonrestaurants established in 2010hidden categories use dmy dates from august 2012coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print 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