[1][2] Before the opening, Poole previously worked for Bibendum under Simon Hopkinson and then The Square (then-located in St James's),[3] which had been also co-owned by Platts-Martin and its chef patron Phil Howard.

[6] Among the dishes served in August 2019 were cod brandade with sauce nero and warm salad of cuttlefish, courgette and chili; diced (raw) tuna with tamarind-glazed aubergine, soy, sesame and pickled ginger; mackerel rillettes with cured mackerel, elderflower, crème fraîche, cucumber and gooseberries; as a main course, roast cod with olive oil mash, provençale tomato and gremolata; and hot chocolate pudding with praline parfait.

[8] Gordon Ramsay, who worked under Marco Pierre White at the former site Harveys for three years, praised Chez Bruce in 2005 as one of his favourite restaurants.

[9] In July 2016, after disdaining it as "ultra-bourgeois and a little dated" around ten years prior, The Guardian food critic Marina O'Loughlin rated Chez Bruce's food, atmosphere, and money value nine out of ten points each, calling it "an absolute classic".

[11][12] Chez Bruce has since been top of the list as London's favorite restaurant for eleven consecutive years as of September 2016.