The restaurant is located near Covent Garden, close to fellow restaurant The Ivy. It was opened in 2006, with the L'Atelier ground floor promising no-reservations required outside of 5pm to 7pm, which at the time caused some consternation for food critics who wished to review it. As with the other L'Atelier restaurants, the seating is laid out around an open kitchen, with the entire floor of the building decorated in black and red. La Cuisine is on the second floor, which is a formal sit down restaurant, and there is a bar on the third floor. It is one of twelve L'Atelier de Joël Robuchons around the world. The executive chef of the restaurant is Xavier Boyer, the Chef Patron is Joël Robuchon. Boyer, who previously worked in other Robuchon restaurants, took over from Olivier Limousin after his departure to L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Bangkok).