It’s “buzzy and consistent”, but you don’t go to Sam Harrison’s “neighbourhood” hang-out (formerly Balham Bar & Grill) for memorable cuisine – it’s at its best as “a venue for a lazy Sunday”.
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Nick Jones is one of the most successful club-proprietors of our day, and his Soho Houses – recently acquired by Scotts-proprietor Richard Caring – have become default media glitterati bolthole...
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Guy Dimond (15th November 2007)
3/6 stars
Balham always seemed like a wild card. Club, bar and restaurant impresario Nick Jones made his name with private members' club Soho House, the Electric Brasserie in Notting Hill, the branch of Soho House in Manhattan, Babington House in Somerset… then Balham Kitchen & Bar, opened in 2003. Four years wasn't a bad run for a neighbourhood brasserie in one of London's less fashionable districts, but eventually Jones had to concede that his empire (estimated value of £70 million) needed a spring clean, and BKB had to go. This year, he opened members' club Shoreditch House in east London, and I expect not having to worry about BKB any more gave him some much-needed breathing space.
Guy Dimond (15th November 2007)
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