The compact dining room, with just a handful of tables, is more reminiscent of an elegant town house than a grand restaurant.

The more engaging subtext, however, deals with the workings of a grand French restaurant, in both the kitchen and dining room.

"The thing is, the Rainbow Room is one of the last grand democratic restaurants," he continued.

But grand restaurants are not simply about the food.

Nevertheless it was a fairly grand restaurant on two floors with a rather conspicuous external dome, which became a local landmark.

And the grand old restaurants, seeing the way the wind was blowing, little by little shifted their culinary styles to match the times.

There is no shortage of grand restaurants.

And now, he yearns to restore a grand restaurant he once frequented.

A grand formal restaurant is set in what had been the family's main dining room.

Other, grander Indian restaurants have opened over the last few years in new hotels.