Maida Vale, British, Modern Restaurant Guide

“Same group as the Pelican with food that’s similarly as good” – that’s the verdict on the Public House Group’s makeover of this big Maida Vale boozer – “more restaurant than pub”, but “very comfortable and cheery and with a nice choice of dishes”. Like its sibling it can become a tad “noisy and busy”, and some diners sniff a slight whiff of hype about the place (“it’s nothing earth- shattering, unlike some reviews seem to imply, even if it does do dependable pub food…”; “it should be genuinely good, but instead it lives off positive social media”).