Notting Hill, London

"CORE by Clare Smyth clearly wants to convey a sense of pristine, world-class fine dining, but it crosses the line from 'elegant minimalism' into 'did the CSS finish loading?'. The typography is undeniably delicate and the dark green footer is beautiful, but the sheer volume of empty white space makes scrolling down the page feel like a trek across a frozen tundra. The most glaring offense is the trio of massive, empty white cards taking up a huge chunk of the layout. Are they supposed to contain images that are failing to load? If so, it's a critical error. If not, it's a completely baffling design choice to dedicate acres of screen real estate to blank white boxes with tiny 'Visit W&S' buttons at the very bottom. On mobile, your thumbs will get a full workout just swiping past this snowy void. Then there's the food photography. For a restaurant renowned for its exquisite, highly visual plates, why is the food hiding off-screen like it's camera-shy? The beautiful ingredients are bizarrely cropped to the extreme left and right margins, leaving the center of the page feeling stark and clinical. Let the food be the hero, not the white space. Thankfully, the site's utility saves it from total disaster. The footer is an absolute masterclass in providing essential information: lunch and dinner hours, the address, and clearly segregated contact details are perfectly laid out. It's a website that functions flawlessly for booking a table—provided you don't succumb to snow blindness on your way down the page."