The former US Embassy in Grosvenor Square [Bill Boaden_CC BY-SA 2.0]

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A HIGH-END restaurant serving fine red wine for £1,250 and pork chops for £23 has applied to open in the former United States embassy in Mayfair.

Le Caprice wants to operate seven days a week inside the famous building in Grosvenor Square, which is being developed into a luxury 137-room hotel with five restaurants, retail units, a spa and a 1,000-person ballroom.

If the application to Westminster City Council is approved, Le Caprice could serve customers from 6am to midnight with space for up to 73 diners seated outdoors until 11pm.

The Chancery Rosewood Hotel is expected to open in 2025 and will also be home to Carbone, a popular New York restaurant chain where a plate of pasta can cost up to £37.

The proposal has been met with resistance by residents who claim it could lead to an uptick in public nuisance.

One said residents were “uniquely exposed” to noise because of a planning restriction enforced by the owner of the site, Grosvenor Estate, and added: “The Grosvenor Estate prevents residential owners from introducing double pane glass on street-facing windows. This is putatively done to maintain the character, heritage, and nature of the neighbour­hood. However this also does not allow the applicant’s residential neighbours to have high-grade sound insulation and uniquely exposes residents next to the applicant to noise pollution.”

An acoustics survey carried out on behalf of Le Caprice’s owners concluded the proposed operation would not lead to “any adverse noise impact” on residents.

The city council’s environmental health has also withdrawn its objection following amendments to the application.

A review of Le Caprice’s drinks menu shows it sells Chateau-Haut-Siron 1990 1er Cru Chasse for £1,250.

The council was due to meet yesterday to review the application.