London, International Restaurant Guide

Like many of its patrons, this stalwart wine bar (upstairs) and restaurant (downstairs) has long been ‘part of the furniture’ in the ever-more-chichi heart of Belgravia. It’s perennially been accused of somewhat “uninspired” fare, but – now under new ownership – fans feel that “even if the inimitable Mr Lawless has finally sold up, it remains good value in a top postcode”.

“Lots of interesting and different wines by the glass” (“some you would not normally come across”) is the star feature at this modern wine bar (with stablemates in Fulham and Hammersmith), just off Notting Hill Gate. Most (if not quite all) reports say “the food is pretty good too”.

“Beautifully presented, interesting and well-cooked” modern dishes of a high level of ambition justify the trip to this Canonbury two-year-old at the ‘wrong’ end of the Essex Road. But it loses some points for “close tables”, “small portions” and “high prices given the location”.

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“A great new addition to Borough Market” – this “really enjoyable” contemporary wine bar (named for the now-defunct greengrocer’s premises that it occupies) wins very consistent praise for its “interesting” Mediterranean dishes and “equally good wine list”, with an excellent range by the glass.