RestaurantsLondonBayswaterW2

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Summary

£60
  £££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Interesting and reasonably priced seasonal British food, expertly cooked and full of flavour” has underpinned the winning formula for 15 years at this old butcher’s shop in Bayswater from ex-St John chef Tom Pemberton. “This is farm-to-table, but done properly”, “letting the ingredients speak for themselves with flawless cooking that you can watch in the open kitchen” – made to look “deceptively simple” and served in an appropriate “slightly spartan ambience”.

Summary

£56
   ££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

St John alumnus chef Tom Pemberton “never disappoints” with his modern British cooking at the “small but not too noisy” Bayswater neighbourhood restaurant he opened in 2007, in a cleverly converted former butcher’s shop. “Service is efficient, food is excellent and good value” and the “Sunday roasts are brilliant”.

Summary

£54
   ££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Inventive food and solid service” make chef Tom Pemberton’s 15-year-old Bayswater venture a particularly strong “favourite local”. Housed in an artfully converted Victorian butcher’s shop, it majors on seasonal British produce. Water damage from a leak in an upstairs flat delayed the reopening after lockdown, but as of September 2021 the restaurant’s Twitter feed was advertising for a new front of house, implying reopening some time soon thereafter. Top Tip: “amazing value set lunch”.

Summary

£50
   ££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Chef Tom Pemberton’s “consistently excellent neighbourhood resto” in Bayswater has a sharp focus on “very good seasonal British produce, very well cooked”, and is “a bargain for the quality”. “I’ve been eating here since I gate-crashed the opening in 2007, and I’ve never been disappointed”.

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Hereford Road Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Hereford Road Restaurant in W2, London by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Hereford Road restaurant.
Adam R
Well cooked and presented food. Great menu ...
Reviewed 8 months, 24 days ago

"Well cooked and presented food. Great menu balance. - cod roe - lamb kidneys - burnt cheesecake"

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Terence F
Consistent performer ...
Reviewed 10 months, 24 days ago

"Consistent performer "

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£8.50 £16.50 £5.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £27.50
Filter Coffee £3.50
Extras  
Bread £3.00
Service 12.50%
3 Hereford Rd, London, W2 4AB
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Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday6 pm‑10 pm
Wednesday6 pm‑10 pm
Thursday6 pm‑10 pm
Friday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Sunday12 pm‑3:30 pm

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