Cha Cha Moon (first major review)

Fay Maschler, Evening Standard
Rating: 4/5 stars
Ms M is swept away by the credit-crunch-pleasing dishes at Alan Yau’s Soho newcomer, where all items are currently priced at £3.50. “Assuming that the menu pricing is calculated on the principle of what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts, apart from a rather drab item called beancurd roll, our many other choices all seemed to be swings.”


Dehesa

Marina O'Loughlin, Metro
Rating: 3/5 stars
The critic finds this upmarket Soho tapas bar (which, coincidentally, is next door to Cha Cha Moon) “something of an oasis in a West End”, where multiple visits find “[not] a single disappointment”. She thinks it quite a “cool hangout” too, so the grading awarded does seem a touch parsimonious.


The Pantechnicon Rooms

David Sexton, Evening Standard
Rating: 3/5 stars
“Just how grand can gastropubs get?”, muses the critic. He concludes that – in every sense – this new Belgravian is very grand indeed: “[i]t’s only the price that’s not to like”.


Time Out
There are no main reviews in Time Out this week. The dining section covers veggie restaurants generally.