Victor Garvey at the Midland Grand closes after five months

The Victor Garvey at the Midland Grand restaurant within the St Pancras London hotel has closed after roughly five months of trading. 

The chef, whose Soho restaurant Sola holds a Michelin star, launched the restaurant in late February with businessman Harry Handelsman, who owns the hotel.

When contacted by The Caterer, a staff member at the Marriott-owned Autograph Collection hotel said the restaurant had closed.

The Caterer understands the partnership with Garvey had come to an end and that the restaurant closed on 15 July.

The website for the Midland Grand Dining Room remains live but is not taking bookings. Its Instagram page also makes no mention of Victor Garvey.

When the restaurant opened, it showcased Garvey’s interpretation of classical French cuisine through dishes such as lobster tempered in butter and served out of the shell with its own roe and spiced carrot, as well as red tuna served with white peach, roasted leek and a green almond sorbet.

Garvey had previously told The Caterer: “It’s an honour [to take on this space]. A chef only gets an opportunity like this, where they are offered a big dining room, once or twice in their life. It happened to Joël Robuchon, to Alain Ducasse, all the big guys, and I’m very excited.”

Victor Garvey at the Midland Grand received glowing reviews at the time of its launch, with Giles Coren at the Times writing: “Victor is doing fancy French now, and quite brilliantly, of course.”

Food critic Tim Hayward of the Financial Times was equally positive, having said: “It feels good to have been there, at the start of something spectacular.”

The Midland Grand Dining Room was previously overseen by Patrick Powell, who left the business in July last year.

Prior to that, it was formerly known as Marcus Wareing’s the Gilbert Scott.

The Midland Grand and Marriott have been contacted for further comment.