Giles Coren - Times

What did he think? Particularly happy that there's a decent restaurant in his area and pleased to see that the place is continuing to improve.
Choice quote: "I’ve visited once a week since it opened and it has gradually found its feet. Service is now friendly and efficient, not to mention well-informed and Anglophone."
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Richard & Peter - Harden's

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What did they think? Still needs to settle down after their visit on the first week, but showing real promise.
Choice quote: "This is a comfortable, quality venue, which - once the teething problems are sorted out – could well become a Theatreland classic."
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Guy Dimond - Time Out

What did he think? Accurate facsimile of a French brasserie serving simple food done well.
Choice quote: "Recognising good ingredients, then knowing how to cook them properly, is what separates good cooks from the rest and this was amply demonstrated with a steak bavette (flank steak) cooked correctly rare in a Spanish-made Josper charcoal grill."
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Amol Rajan - Independent

What did he think? An uneven meal, but still one of the best Spanish Restaurants in London.
Choice quote: "...it stops just short of being outstanding, spoilt by two weak courses in the middle."
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John Lanchester - Guardian

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What did he think? A restaurant perhaps better suited for dinner than lunch, with very professional food that could benefit from being a little bit more "rustic".
Choice quote: "This is restaurant food, a refined, polished take on a cuisine that I prefer in its more rustic and domestic form. But that is a matter of purely arbitrary taste, and I know I'm veering dangerously near saying that the problem with Tinello is that it is too accomplished."
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Marina O'Loughlin - Metro

What did she think? Simple location and menu that feels at home in Chapel Market.
Choice quote: "With the exception of an uninspiring biryani, the food is a joy. You can tell they’re serious when the relishes arrive, no catering pack of jammy mango here but subtle, garlicky chickpea purée, fresh, minty yoghurt and a magnificent beetroot chutney."
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Giles Coren - Times

What did he think? Has converted him to Thai food, but feels it's only downhill from here.
Choice quote: "It’s just everything was so much better and different from anything I’ve had before. The sweetness of the first mouthfuls, now that I understood it, was welcome, and we begged them to take a free hand with the spicing."
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David Sexton - Evening Standard

What did he think? Can be difficult securing a table, but well worth it when you have done.
Choice quote: "It was more enjoyable eating here than in many restaurants costing three times as much. As much as in Moro itself, in fact."
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Matthew Norman - Independent

What did he think? First class all round.
Choice quote: "It is here that I would like to leaven all the gushing praise with a couple of stern rebukes, because an unblemished paean is horribly tiresome to read (try writing one). But I can’t. With only the most pedantic of quibbles, the meal was flawless."
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AA Gill - Sunday Times

What did he think? Not impressed with the food, but loved the atmosphere.
Choice quote: "...the food was disappointing, occasionally verging on unpleasant, but the atmosphere is nice, the room buzzed and its heart is in the right place."
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John Lanchester - Guardian

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What did he think? A personal favourite of the reviewer with food that tastes better than the descriptions on the menu.
Choice quote: "I should own up and say that I am a huge fan of the Canton and have eaten there half a dozen times in its new incarnation. Two observations: first, I've never managed a pudding there, because I've always been too full."
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Jay Rayner - Observer

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What did he think? Incredibly annoyed by the overwrought "mission statement" but surprised by the food.
Choice quote: "The curious thing about this, the frustrating thing, is that the food isn't bad. It's not earth shattering, and I'm not even sure I would ever choose to eat there again. But almost everything we tried was well made and properly seasoned."
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Richard & Peter - Harden's

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What did they think? Decent food that's perfect for the area.
Choice quote: "The standard of the cooking (like the range of dishes on offer) didn’t strike us as in any way remarkable, but nor was it disappointing."
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Marina O'Loughlin - Metro

What did she think? Mainly a shop - but offers some very cheesy fondue.
Choice quote: "A cheeseboard comes laden with booty from the boutique: granular comté, pungent reblochon, an ashy goat, all in perfect nick and served with crisp charcoal biscuits and tangy chutney. Cheese overkill? Not in my book."
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Fay Maschler - Evening Standard

What did she think? A fine revamp, but the chef needs to be more experimental.
Choice quote: "...attentive and elegant service, which prevailed even in the face of, how shall we say, less than impeccable manners on the part of some of the customers."
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Marina O'Loughlin - Metro

What did she think? A "hidden speakeasy" that is great fun with surprisingly good feed that could be even better if the chef reined himself in a little.
Choice quote: "Given this set-up, you’d expect the food not to be up to much. Amazingly, it’s pretty decent. Chef Marek Novak actually knows what he’s doing and his menu is attractive (and remarkably similar to the one at Lost Society, where he is also the head chef)."
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John Walsh - Independent

What did he think? Bland food that doesn't live up to the promise of delivering exciting "never-before-seen dishes".
Choice quote: "This waiter, we agreed, was a master at explaining his way round the most thinly defeatist, ungenerous, dull, greyly unadventurous cuisine we'd tasted in ages."
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Fay Maschler - Evening Standard

What did she think? Brilliant staff and good food, but a return visit for lunch was rather poor.
Choice quote: "Not only the staff were lithe, elegant and possessed of remarkable cheekbones — many of the customers were too. Without wanting to be lookist, it made for a very diverting evening of people watching."
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