Aulis by Simon Rogan

Soho was heaving, as it usually is. But as I rounded the corner into St Anne’s Court, just off Dean Street, a sense of calm settled. Here, hidden away in the heart of central London, sits Aulis, a tiny twelve-seater chef’s table experience from Simon Rogan, a pioneer of the farm-to-fork ethos.

Rogan is internationally acclaimed for his hyper-seasonal cooking and inventive tasting menus that famously unfold in the Lake District, where he owns several restaurants, including the three Michelin-starred L’Enclume, and his own farm, Our Farm.

Aulis is his London outpost and earned its own Michelin star in 2024. Here, produce straight from the farm is transformed with meticulous care and immense skill. With only twelve guests at each service, it offers a dynamic, intimate and fully interactive dining experience in which dishes are cooked before you and explained at every stage.

It may be Rogan’s name on the front door, but it is charming head chef Charlie Tayler (pictured below) who runs the show at Aulis. And what a show it is…

Review continued here, published November 2025 on Essential Surrey & SW London