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Our latest bi-weekly round-up of the latest London restaurant reviews from the top UK critics as they are added to our reviewssection. This week, new entries for Nuno Mendes' Corner Room and Casa Batavia.
Zoe Williams - Telegraph
Choice quote: "Stand back and admire the prices, would you? The value isn't really the point, but, on top of the excellence, it is a kind of wizardry."
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Euan Ferguson - Time Out
Choice quote: "While Viajante can seem restrictively expensive and even dauntingly high-end for some, Corner Room feels inclusive and informal -and it costs around half what you might expect to pay for food of this standard in Mayfair."
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David Sexton - Evening Standard
Choice quote: "...this was a meal that left us feeling entirely well, as too few do."
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Philippa Neilson - View London
Choice quote: "It’s a place for those who love quality Italian food and straightforward hospitality without any unnecessary glitz."
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Jose - overall score 7.5/10 (down 0.5)
John Lanchester - Guardian
Estimated score
Choice quote: "When it's very fresh and perfectly cooked, high-grade seafood is distinguished by a subtle sweetness below the initial savoury impact. That was present here, and beautifully drawn out by the saucing and seasoning."
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Guy Dimond - Time Out
Choice quote: "So what you get is one completely rammed tapas bar, with people jostling for space, and newcomers trying to catch the eye of a staff member in the hope of securing either a spot or a drink. It's simply not a relaxed way to eat."
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Chris Pople - Cheese & Biscuits
Choice quote: "...the croquettas were something approaching perfect - a delicate thin crust broke to reveal a soft béchamel filling shot through with dark chunks of more of that brilliant ham, they were as good as any I've had in Spain or anywhere else for that matter."
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da Polpo - overall score 8/10 (no change)
Guy Dimond - Time Out
Choice quote: "(Da) Polpo's kitchen here is as on form as ever. The meatball section has been beefed up (ha!) to six options, and our pork and fennel version was moist and well spiced, served in a rich and flavour-packed tomato sauce."
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Keu - overall score 7.5/10 (no change)
Marina O'Loughlin - Metro
Choice quote: "...as far as Vietnamese sandwiches are concerned, Kêu! (‘that’s fantastic!’) – from the same stable as Cây Tre and my beloved Viet Grill – is way ahead of the competition."
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AA Gill - Sunday Times
Choice quote: "The meat had the texture of fat-slag thigh. The mechanics of eating felt like something you should do in a gym."
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Massimo - overall score 7/10 (down 0.5)
Giles Coren - Times
Choice quote: "...I’m just as much of a sucker for grand and haughty Italian if it is done with passion and freshness and a bit of sex appeal, like at Locanda Locatelli, Theo Randall or Zafferano. But that’s not what is happening at Massimo."
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Jay Rayner - Observer
Estimated score
Choice quote: "They've refitted the restaurant, brought in smokers, hired staff. And at no point did they think a couple of grand spent on a road trip to the Southern US, during which they might have rumbled the smoker capacity problem, was a good idea?"
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Euan Ferguson - Time Out
Choice quote: "With a new Byron about to open just over Hoxton Square, the burgers will have to be perfect to compete - but the signature Red Dog burger had little meaty taste about it, and was served rare instead of the promised medium rare."
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Quince - overall score 5.5/10 (down 1)
John Lanchester - Guardian
Estimated score
Choice quote: "To enjoy Quince, then, you have to be in the mood for a gap between the fancy setting and the relatively plain main courses, which focus on grills."
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David Sexton - Evening Standard
Choice quote: "This is food that really goes better with cold beer and sunshine than with wine and an international hotel dining room..."
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Guy Dimond - Time Out
Choice quote: "The first impressions might be ominous, but the dishes are masterful. Although based firmly on the dishes of Turkey, Syria and the Levant, Rowe isn't scared to spice things up or deviate from the accepted way of doing things."
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Matthew Norman - Telegraph
Choice quote: "As with so many hotel restaurants, this feels less like a labour of love than a project designed to maximise the profitability of a disused space."
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Circus - overall score 6/10 (no change)
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