Particular dishes have received praise, including the Meat Fruit, a chicken liver mousse created to look like a mandarin orange.

Dinner's interior was designed by Adam Tihany and displayed full-length windows allowing diners to see straight into the kitchen.

[4] Each item has been based on a historical recipe, such as the scallop dish which dates from 1826 and was published in The Cook and Housewife's Manual, written by Christian Isobel Johnstone.

[8] One dish that was reported in multiple reviews was the Meat Fruit, a chicken liver mousse made to look like a textured mandarin orange.

[10] Dinner by Heston Blumenthal is located near Knightsbridge tube station, in the Central London district of the same name.

[12][13][14] Blumenthal's first experience of historical cuisine was in 2000 when he discovered a recipe for roast chicken which required the bird to be plucked alive, and then cooked with a small volume of mercury.

[9] Additionally, there were rumours regarding the dishes to be served at Dinner, including a report from The Guardian suggesting that an ice-cream meat pie could be on the menu.

[20] The two chefs researched historical menu choices with the help of food historian Polly Russell, curator at the British Library.

[31] In addition, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal was featured in a four-night residency at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong later that year.

[33] Zoe Williams for The Daily Telegraph gave the restaurant a rating of nine out of ten, saying that the meat fruit made her want to "stand up and cheer", but again said that although everything served was of the highest quality, the meal did not have a surprise like courses can sometimes have at the Fat Duck.

[9] Richard Vines, whilst writing for Bloomberg, advised readers to not be put off the hype; he felt that while the courses are not as life-changing as those served at the Fat Duck, there are stand out dishes such as the meat fruit and the tipsy cake.

[9] Jay Rayner for The Observer described the food as "seriously good", and concluded: "Dinner by Heston Blumenthal may be expensive, but it's also bloody lovely.