Notting Hill, British, Modern Restaurant Guide

At the posher end of Ladbroke Grove, this smarter-than-usual local is a “comfortable” and “friendly” spot drawing a crowd of regulars – Jeremy Clarkson among them – as well as tourists. It’s “always a great place to go for Sunday lunch, or indeed any other time”, to sample the “small menu of modern British dishes” – even if some find it hard to accept the “high prices for what is gastropub food”.

“Lovely food and a great casual atmosphere” draw a buzzy crowd to this quirky, small Notting Hill site (which old-timers recall as The Ark). It was the first of the Gladwin bros’ shabby-chic venues in London (see also Rabbit and Nutbourne) and their Sussex-farm-to-metropolitan-fork concept provides an “interesting English variation on the tapas theme”; on the downside, some find the rustic furniture “very uncomfortable”.

One of a growing number of 'flexitarian' restaurants (where plant based menu items are not merely an afterthought) arrives in London's spiritual home of healthy eating, Notting Hill. This all- day, neighbourhood restaurant and bar also specialises in wood-fire grilled fish and meat.

An all-day wholefood cafe, restaurant and deli using seasonal ingredients and ethical produce sourced from predominantly British farmers and makers; opened in December 2020 by deep-pocketed Malaysian model and actress Mandy Lieu, who has also bought Ewhurst Park in Hampshire to convert in to a farm to supply produce.

Chef Chris Denney, who previously ran the much-loved 108 Garage (RIP), launched this curiously named spot on the former Santo site in July 2021.