On guard: Sargeant's Mess at the Tower of London review

New offering from Gordon Ramsey's former protege aims to fill a gap in London's restaurant scene

Sargeant's Mess
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The demise of the UK’s flagship mid-range restaurants has opened up something of a gap in the market in London’s restaurant scene. As Zizzi and Byron depart from the capital, so too does a range of opportunities for those in search of good food for families and larger groups.

Step forward Sargeant’s Mess, the cleverly named new offering from Gordon Ramsey’s former protege, the Michelin-starred chef Mark Sargeant. The first of what Sargeant hopes is a profitable franchise has something of a marquee location, situated as it is within the Tower of London’s grounds.

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