I ate at the LEGENDARY Chef's Restaurant - Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester

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In this video, we visit the Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester.
He was the first chef to have 3 restaurants with 3 michelin stars at the same time.
Today, he is the second most decorated chef in the world with 21 stars.
His name and fine dining go hand in hand.
The question is:
With so many restaurants, is it possible to maintain the quality at such a high level?
Or is it just his name slapped on the sign?
Find out in this episode of Alexander the Guest.
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My name is Alexander. I’m the co-owner of a ONE Michelin star restaurant, and I’m on a mission - to find inspiration in gastronomy. I love fine dining, good wine and sharing what I know with other people.
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31 мар 2024

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@user-ui6sl4ve7j Месяц назад

It was a pleasure to swap champagne with you, but yours was nicer! I was kicking myself after for not properly saying hello and perhaps asking for a photo. I'll have to come to your restaurant instead and hope you're in

@nak5eno616 Месяц назад

It was I who sent him the champagne, not you! Thank you, Alexander. Pleasure meeting you.

@acrophobe Месяц назад

@@nak5eno616no I'M Spartacus!

@user-ui6sl4ve7j Месяц назад

I'd prove it if I could! I'm the fat, bald bearded fellow with the long black haired chap behind him in certain shots 🙂

@papiculo5043 Месяц назад

@@user-ui6sl4ve7j The fat, bald bearded fellow is my husband and I am the lady sitting next to him... Stop lying! Alexander, my husband says hi ❤

@blackfabricfilms6561 Месяц назад

@@papiculo5043 I can confirm, i was the champagne bottle!

@Picsou313 Месяц назад

Nice that you met subscribers! And classy way to return the gesture :)

@fysi Месяц назад

I was waiting for this one! I saved up for a year to take my wife for our 1st wedding anniversary and it was excellent. She had recently become pregnant, and they bent over backwards to accommodate all the nuances around what food you can't eat while pregnant, as well as her nut allergy. If the food wasn't great (it was), the service would have more than made up for it. Now that we have the baby (11 months old tomorrow), I won't be able to afford Michelin star food any time soon so will have to live vicariously through your videos 😅

@Feeebz Месяц назад

Wife clearly not allergic to nut 🤨

@123hattan Месяц назад

As a fellow new Dad: Happy 11 monthsary

@fysi Месяц назад

@@123hattan ❤

@sirris4330 Месяц назад

The reason I love this channel so much is he is absolutely honest about every dish. So many channels just "love" everything no matter what. He actually reacts honestly. If he doesn't care for something as much he says so and exactly why, if he loves it, it's clear that he does genuinely. This is what you want in a channel like this!

@acrophobe Месяц назад

Bravo for blurring the customers' faces. Sadly this respecting of others' privacy is very seldom seen in vlogs on youtube but I appreciate your consideration and taking the time to do it.

@nardinit Месяц назад

Why do you assume other vloggers don't get permission to post peoples faces? It would be illegal and not worth the risk if they did....

@tn_onyoutube8436 Месяц назад

We used to go here 4 or 5 times a year when they only had 2 stars - absolutely fantastic, with a 3 course lunch menu with 2 glasses of wine, water, tons of pre starters and tons of petit fours, for…….£45! What a stunning price increase over less than 10 years.

@t23c56 Месяц назад

Yes! I did this as well! It was outstanding value, but those days of a 50 quid lunch are long gone I'm afraid 😢

@michaelfoley906 Месяц назад

Those were the days! I remember lunch at Gordon Ramsay with 3 stars for £45 a head with all the extras you'd expect as well, lunch at Dinner when it was just open for similar. There's still some lunch bargains to be had (Murano, Elystan Street amongst others) but it's not like it used to be. I also remember a dinner bed and breakfast at Lords of the Manor when they had a Michelin star: 7 courses, bottle of wine, glass of champagne each to start, bed and quality breakfast. It was less than £400. I looked recently and the same thing is now nigh on £800. The price of fine dining has gone insane that last decade.

@Bragglord Месяц назад

Yeah, it really has skyrocketed at the upper end of the spectrum for fine dining. This restaurant's tasting menu used to be £215 a year ago; it jumped from that to £285 overnight. Plenitude, in Paris, cost around €330 two years ago for their Symphony tasting menu. It is now €475. That's why I'm trying to knock out most the top places on my bucket list within the next year or so, who knows how expensive it will be five-ten years from now?

@jollyrogermate Месяц назад

My god the production of this video is stellar, the songs used, the depth of the "documentary", the transitions are just excellent I would say GREAT job but "GREAT" doesn't even begin to describe the quality of this video

@madisonasher5520 Месяц назад

Alexander (and/or his team) never miss.

@acrophobe Месяц назад

Alexander does probably the best restaurant reviews on youtube

@fpsshotty7445 Месяц назад

I don't know why but hearing the levels of Wagyu from F1 to F4 and then hearing that the menu called for F2 is so refreshing. Just because something is more expensive doesn't mean it'll fit well with the rest of the dish.

@bacchus8081 Месяц назад

I'm pretty sure that if the chef could he would. It's more that actual F3-4 wagyu barely leaves japan.

@shadowfilm7980 Месяц назад

Agree.

@johnp515 Месяц назад

@@bacchus8081 I live in Japan. There is no “F” wagyu here. Pure bred Wagyu is A1 to A5. It’s true that A5 wouldn’t be a match for all dishes because it is so incredibly fatty. It melts in your mouth but it’s not red meat. Personally I prefer beef that is predominantly red meat with marbling rather than fat marbling that takes up more than 50% of the cut. A2 to A3 is best if you want to eat steak rather than something that is more akin to Foie Gras.

@user-iw7up4ul5v Месяц назад

@@bacchus8081 I'm sorry but you are wrong. money buys everything.

@bacchus8081 Месяц назад

@@user-iw7up4ul5v That's not an argument. Restaurant's can't throw infinite money too get the regular deliveries of meat required to actually put it on the menu. They have a bottom line aswell.

@geert574 Месяц назад

I just ordered 2 pitas for 20 bucks imma enjoy them while watching this

@aytekineric8306 Месяц назад

I 'member when Pitas cost under 5€ each

@tn_onyoutube8436 Месяц назад

What is a pita?

@Kuziai Месяц назад

Krug, sponsor the man already.

@sncollins2004 Месяц назад

If you want a Vesper, why not go to the Dukes' Bar about a mile away from the Dorchester? This is where the Vesper was invented by Fleming, and Alessandro Palazzi and his team serve an awesome version of this cocktail today. Highly recommended!

@deadlyicecream1 Месяц назад

I can't get enough of this content. Please continue FOREVER

@7swild875 Месяц назад

Yes! California trip must mean The French Laundry is coming soon! I can't wait for you to try my favorite restaurant.

@glen7k621 Месяц назад

Thanks for this video! Been waiting for this review for some time.

@vosazun8828 Месяц назад

Just finished binging all your videos, amazing timing for a new one! Awesome as always!

@TheWalrussMan Месяц назад

It’s a shame the channel isn’t older because this content is so well made, and I want more!

@ryanwong4621 Месяц назад

Incredibly videos, I'm excited to see which restaurant is next!

@GaryG1974 Месяц назад

I have been to Alain Ducasse At The Dorchester a few times and it is amazing! Highly recommended!

@TKDJK Месяц назад

Your videos are inspired by Fleming. Shaken Not Stirred. Marvellous experience

@dchevron77 Месяц назад

Ill probably never eat at these places but i love living vicariously through you because of these videos. Bravo!

@Toshko18 Месяц назад

Amazing as always, Nice one Sanyi

@bunbunny8851 Месяц назад

These videos always make my day. High quality content right here.

@Toshko18 Месяц назад

I was expecting april fools joke but it was serious video 😅

@Dapur-0073 Месяц назад

Can't make a april fool video when you all about that high class and no plebian humour

@raymonddinh8998 Месяц назад

Been following you since you were under 10K subscribers and still here for the ride! Another banger of an episode sir!

@t23c56 Месяц назад

Love the videos so much! I went here ages ago about a month before they got their third star and it was great then as well. I'd love to see you do longer videos with more detail about each course.

@jazzxman01 Месяц назад

Now this video achieves a new level - great phrasing, great flow of commentary, great background infos and the production quality has improved even further that tiny crucial notch - grande!

@munchindiafoodtruck Месяц назад

Fantastic as always ❤

@temporamen Месяц назад

As a native Californian, I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

@sampo527 Месяц назад

Alexander the guest featuring Guga foods? Collab incoming yes maybe? Please do it.

@mestavros Месяц назад

So glad you guys changed the outro song! Alexander's photo popping up on the word "stupid" always made me chuckle

@riffraff9070 Месяц назад

Very excited to see your dinning experiences in California. Great work on this one.

@tobinspiller2056 Месяц назад

Amazing as always.

@Polodaouf Месяц назад

I really really enjoy your videos, but it starts to cost me a lot because now, I go to more restaurant than I used to. I didn't specially planned trips to Paris and Copenhagen, but the videos about Plénitude and Alchemist were too amazing so .... You are really living the life I dream of, enjoy ! It would be great to have your review on Le Pierre Gagnaire because it was a restaurant that stunned me by it's proposition, meaning not going for the tasting menu but choosing a "Pierre Gagnaire Universe", amazing experience !!!

@caronin Месяц назад

I swear Alain Ducasse is one of, if not the most active and enterprising restauranters in the world.

@manuelrodriguez4743 Месяц назад

Amazing experience, thanks 🥂🍾Krug 👌🏼

@Sassyglbeauty 4 дня назад

9:55 for someone not crazy about veggies, I want those! They look so yum!

@gerrit-jandebock5469 Месяц назад

Hi Alexander, love your channel. What did you think of the Guigal d’Ampuis 2018? More comments in the wines would be a fun addition. Thanks for all your work!

@AustinLindstrom Месяц назад

Wasn't expecting Guga to make a cameo.

@adamh2957 Месяц назад

Pretty cool that the big man was there on the night. I went quite some time ago (was still 3*) and it was a giant let down saved only by the baba. Maybe I should give it another shot.

@shadowfilm7980 Месяц назад

I loved this video. Really like the restaurant. Love that interior design. Less IS more! The food and wine looked amazing. Love a staff too that also has a sense of humor. Not so strict/snobbery.

@tedt5588 Месяц назад

Really Alexander, you are the best! This channel should blow up!

@lucaskramer9076 Месяц назад

Not me watching this whilst eating a frozen pizza

@WonderWhile Месяц назад

At that price, I

@eddielim2213 Месяц назад

We visited Alain Ducasse at dorchester to celebrate my daughter’s graduation from law school in 2015. It was perhaps one of the worst meals we have had. The fish actually reeked of ammonia , a clear sign that it has gone bad. I accompanied my wife to the restroom for her to rinse her mouth. The other dishes were also forgettable. But beige by AD in Tokyo and Spoons by AD in Hong Kong were both enjoyable. AD has opened recently in singapore and I am still too afraid to try.

@seehab Месяц назад

i met marion twice before ,,, she is the best

@123hattan Месяц назад

So cool that you have met a fan of yours.

@jamescavallero7223 Месяц назад

Hey you’re gonna be in Cali!!! If you have the drive and want to take a trip, Northern Oregon in Wine country has a restaurant called Okta, Michelin hsnt debuted up here but it may be a joint you want to stop by

@domcars Месяц назад

Would love if you went to the French Laundry, I plan on going soon. I went to Addison since I live in SD but personally I was a bit let down and I think there are better options here

@mikkel1 Месяц назад

You are the Michelin guide to the Michelin guide.

@eyeofthetiger6002 Месяц назад

Excellent meal,you definitely won't leave this restaurant hungry, with so many starters,main courses and desserts and so it should be at €3500 for 3 people? 😂

@ylesches Месяц назад

I’m just one minute in, but wow the editing on the intro is phenomenal on this episode!! Legit Netflix quality

@craigjamaljohnson Месяц назад

best yt channel

@bertbakering Месяц назад

love how you just quickly mention 2 x subscribe..keep that up..dont ever make it longer or more, this is good enough

@McGirtUK Месяц назад

I do love this restaurant. The staff have been wonderful each time I've been. The food is pretty good too (in a classic way - though not the most innovative)

@gandgpolaroid6406 Месяц назад

WowDucasse in the restaurant !! Amazing

@afiq929 Месяц назад

you are my new fav youtuber hehe

@markmower6507 Месяц назад

Ohh my goodness I know how to cook food. But this Chef is like he Read My Mind and then went a level Beyond!!!

@CaribbeanLife101 Месяц назад

Wow, amazing. Looks so delicious.

@Frogbjb Месяц назад

I tried that chateau d’ampuis at pic in valence as a magnum. incredible wine!

@chrisking3660 Месяц назад

Alexander, if RU-vid reviewers were given Michelin stars, you'd undoubtedly be the only three-star reviewer!

@wasColette Месяц назад

Looking forward to your visit to California as it is my home.

@markmower6507 Месяц назад

The very beginning of the video reminded me of that song off of that Thomas Dolby album Aliens Ate My Buick. The key to Your Ferrari...

@themantek21 Месяц назад

I hope that one day you will visit Bottigleria 1881 in Cracow, Poland. Would be a nice touch as youre based from Hungary. And theyre Krug embassy just to tell you! 😅

@felixsappert3718 Месяц назад

Steirereck in Vienna/Austria would be interesting :)

@evoniics9572 Месяц назад

I really enjoy the atmosphere, information and critics of the channel. I just have one recommendation, you have a lot of "moving" in your live scenes, for more detail and smoothness I would recommend to film in 60fps.

@Dapur-0073 Месяц назад

Day 1: commenting on Alexander the guest video to make a one-off video for Krug

@AndresTorres-ev1jb Месяц назад

Hello Alex! If you are coming to California you definitely don’t want to miss visit Carmel by the sea, small beautiful coastal town. Come eat at Chez Noir to taste some of the best ingredients we have in the Monterey peninsula!

@jdlc903 Месяц назад

Great content

@dougcargill6730 Месяц назад

Really interested to see what you think of the California restaurants. I really hope you’re going to San Diego to dine at Addison.

@timothymf7638 Месяц назад

We would love to see you visit The French Laundry. BT 🇨🇦

@evgeniygerkus9242 Месяц назад

I think Nick Mullen made the best, albeit unintentional summary of fine dining when joking about the writing staff of Friends and what they were ordering for lunch

@MOTIG1 Месяц назад

Damn, keep up the good work. What’s your travel and food budget for a year?

@Bragglord Месяц назад

Probably €50,000 per year.

@derkeksuchtige3416 Месяц назад

@@Bragglordway too slim

@paulpieterse9988 Месяц назад

Love this channel. Please do eleven Madison park❤❤❤

@maxverse Месяц назад

He has! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gh-0fA55DM8.html

@isaakring2573 Месяц назад

Very fun to see a Guga clip in the video

@fenrirwulf9266 Месяц назад

Was gonna say, I also spotted that lol

@luniqueabs Месяц назад

I want to see a video with Guga testing wagyu in a 3 star restaurant :)

@stevewilliams1195 Месяц назад

I love this channel

@PRIMEVAL543 Месяц назад

When it’s April first and you see a thumbnail with 21 Michelin stars 🤨

@FishareFriendsNotFood972 Месяц назад

hahahaha

@od1401 Месяц назад

Just watched the 12k orient express before this and have to day for 3.5k including the special wines, that doesn't seem like a bad deal. It would have to be a once in a lifetime thing for me but I could be persuaded for a special experience like that

@andreasalerno8927 Месяц назад

I really like your channel and i did not miss a show yet. Although, naturally a question came, how is possible you do not explore the italian couisine ?

@leematthews6812 Месяц назад

I have my eye on this place for my retirement celebration party!

@Question_Marked Месяц назад

Suit 10/10 !

@kate123blue Месяц назад

Love this restaurant go a couple of times a year . The staff are outstanding professionals but very friendly and we always enjoy a good chat . They make an effort to know our likes and dislikes and the food never fails! Are you going to try Helene Durroze at the connaught??

@davidh8664 Месяц назад

I've eaten in both and Darroze at the Connaught is inferior in every way to Ducasse/Dorchester (in my opinion). Ducasse's Rivea at the Bulgari Hotel, Knightsbridge was actually more enjoyable for me as an overall dining experience, such a shame it closed

@Sokar80 Месяц назад

nice video i always get hungry when watch yours video that's why i am eating salmon pasta

@mikebrostoff7921 Месяц назад

Do you plan on visiting Alinea in Chicago anytime soon?? I love this restaurant the chef is a genius. I'd love to hear your opinion.

@jrivelis Месяц назад

I would love to see you review Les Grands Buffet - the highest grossing restaurant in France

@TheTyrantanic Месяц назад

Even Ducasse coffee is amazing

@shadowfilm7980 Месяц назад

I live in Los Angeles so I’m curious to see which ones you will visit here. In California. Any in LA?

@kevalchauhan3843 Месяц назад

Fantastique!

@nl7002 Месяц назад

Dear Alexander, will you come try the restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville in Crissier, Switzerland? :)

@markmower6507 Месяц назад

The second dish, the roasted eggplant dish. Sounds delicious 😋.

@joshuacawagas5976 Месяц назад

You should do reviews on just Alain Ducasse restaurants! 😇

@dirkstowe Месяц назад

I like your music more from earlier shows!

@maxverse Месяц назад

8:29 I would LOVE to see the Miss Sauce Universe pageant😂 On the other hand, did anyone else do a hard double-take at 6:09 and then again at 9:48? Looking forward to following your adventures in California - I think I can guess what's coming :)

@Bragglord Месяц назад

Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester: 3/5 for value for money 4/5 for food (not great for a 3*) 5/5 for service Amazing that you saw Ducasse himself, though. Extremely rare.

@C_Squared_2024 Месяц назад

Have added Alain Ducasse to the map of eatlect along with 39 other restaurants Alexander has reviewed in this channel.

@AB608052 Месяц назад

I never considered it but I just did. He should come to Philadelphia

@ageoflove1980 Месяц назад

I love making enjoying life an art

@JonnysToyRobot Месяц назад

Don't worry mate, you'll get that Krug sponsorship one day. I believe in you.

@gackerman99 Месяц назад

hope youre going to Singlethread in CA. i've been to a lot of 3 michelin restaurants but Singlethread honestly is 4-star.;

@om3g4z3r0 Месяц назад

I keep imagining if i was there, i don't have clothes that fit that enviroment and i'm deffinitely not well behaved enough to just not burp loudly. It would be like taking a trucker to a 5 star restaurant, or a sailor.

@user-iw7up4ul5v Месяц назад

I don't think I shared my champagne, but I also think that my table was nicer.

@0IO Месяц назад

Glad to see you here in london! Just visited here the other day and was impressed

@cheddarfish225 Месяц назад

I can appreciate the price of the food in these establishments, but I always take issue with the markup on the wine. Having had a wine bar in the past, we would typically apply a multiplier of 3 to the wine price. But in Michelin * restaurants the rule seems to 6 or 8 times and I just can't do it. I know what I would pay in the trade, and I can't bring myself to pay what they charge. They apply no extra value to the wine, so I can't see the justification. 😢

@fnaticLoda Месяц назад

He had Krug Grand Cuvee Magnum NV for 895$ which retails well above 500$. To be honest I have never seen a 6-8 times mark up anywhere.

@cheddarfish225 Месяц назад

Yes, some wines don't have that markup. However as an example, I would purchase Tignanello for about 45 euros in Italy (where we had the wine bar). Our last outing to a Michelin star restaurant had the same wine listed at over £300. @@fnaticLoda

@giovannibettini2246 Месяц назад

@@cheddarfish225unfortunately these days tignanello is around 140 euros even if you buy directly from antinori. It has tripled it's price in the last 15 years.

@adamh2957 Месяц назад

@@fnaticLoda3-4 is “normal” but even more than that isn’t out of place in Mayfair. It can get nuts.