Thornton's Restaurant

Thornton's Restaurant Review

Forget the stretched metaphors: if you're passionate about food, this place is a must. Thornton's cooking style is light, and his dishes are small masterpieces of structural engineering, piled almost dangerously high in towers of food. Dinner is a set, three-course menu and a highlight is the loin of wild venison with roasted parsnip cones, potato gnocchi, and Valrhona chocolate sauce. Desserts range from apple tart tatin to prune and Armagnac soufflé and the cheese course is supplied by famed Sheridans of Dublin. The dining room is simple and elegant—there's little to distract you from the exquisite food—and don't forget that the Canapé Bar is the perfect spot for a pre- or post-theater snack with a glass of champagne.