[7] In 1996, the restaurant was bought by Marco Pierre White and Damien Hirst, and featured paintings by the artist as well as a bar designed by him.

[12] In July 2008, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay named Quo Vadis as his favourite restaurant, describing the Hart brothers as "restaurateurs in the fullest sense of the word".

The Evening Standard characterised this praise as a "thinly veiled attack" on Marco Pierre White, with whom Ramsay has an antipathetic relationship.

In January 2012 Jeremy Lee, formerly of London's Blueprint Café, joined Sam and Eddie Hart as chef and partner at Quo Vadis.

Upon Lee's arrival the restaurant underwent some cosmetic changes and began a collaboration with artist John Broadley, starting with the distinctive illustrated menus.

[18] In January 2012 Fay Maschler of the Evening Standard gave Quo Vadis four out of five stars, stating "The combination of lovely Jeremy Lee, the hard-working Hart brothers and "Spitz" is the dream team of which my nights are made.

"[19] In February 2013 Giles Coren reviewed Quo Vadis in The Times Magazine, describing the menu as 'simple, perfect', the smoked eel and horseradish sandwich as a 'must-have' and the squid and fennel salad 'clean and dainty'.

[20] Also in February 2012 Nick Lander wrote a review of Quo Vadis in the Financial Times, calling the cooking "exciting, vibrant and fresh.