Restaurant Reviews

11 Pimlico Rd, London SW1W 8NA

This Belgravia pub is doing things a little differently. Although it may seem like a more traditional pub when you head in the door, the seafood on the bar hints that there's a lot more to this boozer. The food is Basque in style (with an ex Brat chef in the kitchen) and they even have their own caviar. The pub is downstairs while there's a more traditional restaurant upstairs and both are beautifully designed.

20 Thurloe St, South Kensington, London SW7 2LT

This South Kensington institution opened just after the Second World War and for decades has been serving up borscht and dumplings to locals and homesick Poles. Reeling from a break-up, celebrating an engagement or a 70th birthday party? This is a restaurant for all of those occasions.

10-14 Lonsdale Road, London NW6 6RD

This Queen's Park restaurant (on the very foodie Lonsdale Street) comes from one of the founders of Coco du Mama and here he's launched a combo bakery and neighbourhood restaurant. The bakery has proven hugely popular and that leads through to a vibey restaurant with a prominent open kitchen serving up warming cassoulets and more.

31 Kensington Park Road, London W11 2EU

Originally the seafood-centric Orasay, Jackson Boxer reinvented this restaurant as Dove, a neighbourhood restaurant that serves what he describes as "elevated comfort food". The look and feel is similar to its previous guise and the cooking remains on top form as ever. The menu changes regularly and it's probably become best known for an off-menu dish, its amazing burger. They only make ten of them every day, so order early if you want one.