survey result

Summary

£67
  £££
2
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3
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4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“A wonderful survivor”, this old-world “gem” by South Ken tube has served “solid, Polish food” (“all the old hits: duck, goose, herring…”) at “sensible prices” since 1947, and its devotees love its “real sense of authenticity” (“I feel happy when I walk in the door: the menu never changes and I hope it never will!”). It may be “a level down from Ognisko” culinary-wise, but “you’re coming here for the charm, not the workmanlike fare”. Top Tip – “it’s well situated close to the South Kensington museums and a good alternative to the numerous expensive and unexciting chains!”

Summary

£58
   ££
2
Average
2
Average
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Time has stood still” at this “old-fashioned and sedate” Polish institution by South Ken tube, since it opened in 1947: a “lovely, happy place that is utterly confident in what it does and sees no need to mess about with its authentic, filling and homely Polish cooking”. (“It’s perhaps a curious choice for romance, but my Polish wife loves it!”)

Summary

£57
   ££
3
Good
3
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3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“The antidote to noisy, sterile London eating”, this “wonderfully different” old-world Polish institution near South Ken tube “feels like it has been here forever, because it has”. Since 1947, to be precise, but it’s certainly a “lovely time-warp – you can imagine it’s still 1962”, in the Cold War era when Christine Keeler and Roman Polanski had assignations here. More recent regulars have included the late restaurant critic AA Gill, and they’re all drawn back by the “never-changing menu” of robust Polski classics.

Summary

£56
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2
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2
Average
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Faded old-world charm and traditional hearty food” (“stuffed cabbage most enjoyable with potato vodka”) are the hallmarks of this “historic Polish gem” (est 1947) near South Ken tube, where legendary restaurant critics Jonathan Meades and the late AA Gill used to meet regularly for lunch. Even if dishes can be “stodgy” they are “wonderfully authentic” and in “robust portions”, and act as a portal to “the distant past”.

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Restaurant details

Portions
No dress code
60

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£10.00 £21.00 £3.00 £8.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £25.00
Filter Coffee £5.00
Extras  
Service 12.50%
20 Thurloe St, London, SW7 2LT
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Thursday12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Friday12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Saturday12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Sunday12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm

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