Harden's says
This Holland Park hotspot from the Seventies is making a comeback next year under a new owner – Tara MacBain, a former regular who lives nearby and trained at Le Cordon Bleu. Expect French brasserie-style cooking from an all-day menu featuring seafood towers – and, in a nod to its louche past – a Martini trolley to save on trips to the bar.
Harden's survey result
Summary
“We’re so happy to have Julie’s back – the atmosphere is brilliant”, say long-time fans of this Holland Park veteran – a hugely characterful subterranean warren that’s a throwback to the louche 1970s and still under long-time owners Tim and Cathy Herring. Its reopening in late 2019 after four years of closure soon turned into a rebaptism of fire with the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, and eventual departure of launch chef Shay Cooper on reopening in May 2021. Overall, however, the impression this romantic destination gives is that it has been successfully resurrected much as before: “with a brilliant atmosphere, and food that’s a bit overpriced”.
Summary
At last! Since 2015 this Holland Park icon of louche 1970s living – an intriguing subterranean labyrinth of differently-styled chambers – has promised that it will reopen, and it finally looks set to happen in September 2019, in time for its 50th year in business. Its updated looks are unknown as yet, but they have recruited a good chef in the form of Shay Cooper, who held a Michelin star at his previous gig, The Goring.
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135 Portland Road, London, W11 4LW
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £30.00 | £35.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
|---|---|---|---|
| £12.50 | £51.50 | £6.00 | £9.50 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £40.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £4.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
135 Portland Road, London, W11 4LW
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 10 am‑12 am |
| Wednesday | 10 am‑12 am |
| Thursday | 10 am‑12 am |
| Friday | 10 am‑12 am |
| Saturday | 10 am‑12 am |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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