2010 Review: Handily-located just off Piccadilly, the Academy’s airy, self-service canteen makes a “civilised” (if sometimes “crowded”) refuge from the West End; fans say the food’s “decent” too, but others – finding it “slapdash” – suggest sticking to tea and a cake.
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Breakfast - 10, Children's facilities - children's portions, Entertainments - jazz, Fri, Outside_tables - yes, Last orders - 8.15 pm, Closed - L only, ex Fri open L & D
Oliver Peyton used to be the most innovative restaurateur in London, launching a string of brave and cult restaurants through the '90s and noughties - the fabulous Atlantic Bar & Grill, Coast and Isola, among many others.
Fay Maschler (27th January 2011)
Should you want something to eat at The National Gallery, Wallace Collection, ICA, Wellcome Collection, British Library or Kew Gardens, it
Jay Rayner (23rd January 2011)
The first time I visited the banks of the River Stour in the very northernmost reaches of Essex, where the land and sea are locked in a constant dance of pull and push, it was to meet an expatriate American supporter of gun ownership who was being charged with esoteric firearms offences. This was nearly 20 years ago and even though I can't recall whether he was convicted, it fixed the area in my mind as a restless place; a wild east which tried to live by a different set of rules.
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