Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's

Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's
The entrance to Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's, photographed in 2008
The location of Claridge's within London
Restaurant information
Established	2001
Closed	30 June 2013 (2013-06-30)
Head chef	Mark Sargeant (2001–08) Steve Allen (2008–13)
Chef	Gordon Ramsay
Food type	European cuisine
Rating	Michelin star (2002–09)
Street address	Claridge's Brook Street
City	London
Postal/ZIP code	W1
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°30′45″N 0°08′51.36″W / 51.51250°N 0.1476000°W / 51.51250; -0.1476000

Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's was a restaurant owned by Gordon Ramsay and located with Claridge's hotel in Mayfair, London. Blackstone Group had enquired about Ramsay's availability to open a restaurant after he was awarded three Michelin Stars at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. It marked the first of a number of restaurants that Ramsay would open at hotels owned by Blackstone. It opened in 2001, and by the fourth year was making a profit of £2 million a year. Mark Sargeant was the chef de cuisine of the restaurant until 2008, during which time the restaurant was awarded a Michelin star.

The initial contract was for ten years, and after it was extended for three further short periods, Ramsay withdrew from negotiations with the new owners of the hotel and closed the restaurant at the end of the lease on 30 June 2013. It was positively reviewed by critics upon its launch, although work was required by staff to reduce the numbers of complaints it received from diners. Whilst some restaurant guides such as Zagat gave the restaurant positive reviews, Harden's did not. Both Sargeant and his successor Steve Allen won awards for cheffing when they worked at the restaurant.

Following the awarding of a third Michelin star to Gordon Ramsay for Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, he was contacted by Blackstone Group who had recently acquired the Claridge's hotel in London. The negotiations for the lease of the restaurant were held between Ramsay's father in law, Chris Hutchinson, and John Ceriale from Blackstone. Ramsay was not the first choice for the restaurant, and Blackstone had been requiring whoever took on the restaurant to serve breakfast. All previous applicants had refused, but Hutchinson agreed without checking with Ramsay. This decision was something that Ramsay was later pleased with as the cooperative working between Gordon Ramsay Holdings and Blackstone Group resulted in over £1 million of takings in the following years for Ramsay's restaurants in hotels owned by the group. Ceriale and colleagues were invited to Restaurant Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road to meet Ramsay for the first time, and noticed a member of staff who had previously been working at Claridge's. Ramsay managed to smooth over the incident and an arrangement was reached. Blackstone agreed to fund the refit of the restaurant in return for 11% of the turnover as rent.