Wapping, French Restaurant Guide

“An outside table on the lovely riverside, complete with the spectacular and iconic view of Tower Bridge” is the best way to visit this D&D London venue (where the Blairs once entertained the Clintons, when both were in office). With its modern French cuisine and heavyweight wine list, there was a time when this was both the jewel in the crown of the late Sir Terence Conran’s restaurant empire and the City of London’s favourite entertaining spot. Times have moved on, though, and nowadays its middling performance gives it a dwindling reputation. For fans, it’s still “worth it for a really special treat”. Others, though, “won’t be rushing back: the interior ambience is nothing to write home about and the food is pricey for what’s served up”.