Harden's survey result
Summary
The flagship of John Brinkley’s wine-focused southwest London group attracts a well-heeled Chelsea set out for a good time. “You really shouldn’t expect great food, let alone good value at this address” – but there’s plenty of fun to be had here, and at spin-offs in Wandsworth Bridge Road and overlooking Wandsworth Common.
Summary
A “fun atmosphere” and “wide wine list that’s almost at cost prices” ensure that John Brinkley’s Chelsea-set haunt remains “a perfect place for an afternoon to float away”, or a “summer’s evening in the conservatory”. The food “won’t set the world alight”, but that’s never been the point. There are now spinoffs in the Wandsworth Bridge Road and on the edge of Wandsworth Common.
Summary
John Brinkley’s “stalwart of Chelsea nightlife” provides “a good service to the Eurotrash and ageing lotharios brigade”. “The food won’t set the world alight”, but it’s a “buzzy” venue, with a “great garden conservatory”.
Summary
John Brinkley’s “stalwart of Chelsea nightlife” provides “a good service to the Eurotrash and ageing lotharios brigade”. “The food won’t set the world alight”, but it’s a “buzzy” venue, with a “great garden conservatory”.
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always | £38.00 | £45.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Pudding |
|---|---|---|
| £12.50 | £25.50 | £8.50 |
| Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £27.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.50 |
| Extras |
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|---|---|
| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 15.00% |
47 Hollywood Rd, London, SW10 9HX
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑4 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑4 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑4 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑4 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
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