A prototype for the latest extension of the Jamie Oliver franchise, this Brit-themed bistro is more of a wow than you might expect.
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Trendy but unintimidating, Russell Norman’s new 'diner’ looks set – like the similarly US-inpired local classic Joe Allen’s – to become a long-term Theatreland fixture.
Is this a classic New York...
From the S&P people, an upmarket shopping mall-style Thai; its spacious Covent Garden premises offer a pleasant respite from consumerism, even if the food is not consistent enough to make...
Bang opposite the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, a former pub that’s now a offshoot – in what’s essentially a high-quality bistro format – of the Salt Yard/Dehesa tapas empire; its...
The Deco-ish dining room of the palace-hotel by the Thames offers a straightforward formula which was generally achieved to a good standard on our early-days visit; wine prices are very...
From the Arbutus team, a grandly recreated Gallic brasserie, a couple of minutes walk from Charing Cross; a day-one visit revealed it to be a quality operation – indeed, its...
With a look reminiscent of “Edward Hopper's bleak Nighthawks painting”, this Camberwell gastropub looks “rather cheerless” outside and inside “you...read more