Latest reviews for Restaurants in West Brompton, London, United Kingdom

Hache Burger Connoisseurs - Hache svp by misssaigon

misssaigon — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:11:55 +0000

Review by misssaigon

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7823 3515

Website: www.hacheburgers.com

A burger place with buzzing atmosphere, great staff and no rush. The Hache chefs gave us the most amazing halloumi side, followed by a Hache burger mexicain - delicious salsa and cooling guacamole. Plus a pale rose wine that at Â£12.95 we thought was a real bargain. Plus we could actually book - it's near Sophie's Steakhouse where you can't.A burger place with buzzing atmosphere, great staff and no rush. The Hache chefs gave us the most amazing halloumi side, followed by a Hache burger mexicain - delicious salsa and cooling guacamole. Plus a pale rose wine that at Â£12.95 we thought was a real bargain. Plus we could actually book - it's near Sophie's Steakhouse where you can't.

Santa Lucia - love this place! by filippa

filippa — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:06:13 +0000

Review by filippa

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7352 8484

Tags: italian, good value, lively

Wonderful, friendly, cosy atmosphere with an authentic Italian feel, really buzzy without being sloppy. Excellent food, promptly served, at reasonable prices for this part of LondonWonderful, friendly, cosy atmosphere with an authentic Italian feel, really buzzy without being sloppy. Excellent food, promptly served, at reasonable prices for this part of London

Chutney Mary - Fabulous Food. Romantic. 'Indian' but not curry. by Angella

Angella — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:43:15 +0000

Review by Angella

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7351 3113

Website: http://www.chutneymary.com/

Tags: indian, romantic, expensive

For his birthday, son wanted to eat Indian, but a local everyday place would not be exciting enough, which set us a challenge. We wanted somewhere special. On line we found the famous Chutney Mary's and booked it. The food, decor and prices all exceeded my expectations.

Wonderful food full of flavours such as rose. Spinach which tasted fresh, not like it was cooked five times. Splendid refreshing fruit sorbets.

Menu constantly changing. Not what I'd planned after reading on line. (Which was duck and apricots, followed by a date and walnut kulfi.)

Cocktails and Drinks
Interesting cocktails. My drink, cardamon cooler, vodka, strawberries and cardamon, was entrancingly pink. With a sophisticated black bent straw.

It was only 100 ml. In a champagne glass. That didn't last long. And it was half filled with ice. So I added water to get the benefit of the drink's dregs and make it last the whole meal. Servers kept trying to sneak it away but I stayed alert and kept demanding it back.

Vodka and strawberry with three thin slices of fresh strawberry.

It's years since I've had a cocktail with fresh strawberry in the drink as opposed to sitting on the rim so you are afraid to touch it in case you look too desperate and greedy.

It's easy for a restaurant to afford a slice of strawberry when strawberries are plentiful in UK summer, or as now, in spring, almost in season - somewhere in the world giving a greenhouse forced hard, tasteless strawberry.

In Singapore you get fresh fruit cocktails all year, whether at a cheap roadside stall or a grand hotel.

I remember having strawberries in a strawberry daiquiri at a Quality Inn South of Washington DC in the 1980s. I passed it on the motorway coming in from Virginia years later and yearned to stop. Here at Chutney Mary's the joy of the cocktail was not strawberry but the totally new experience of the crunchy cardamon.

I think I'll remember the Chutney Mary cocktail years later as well.

The food is everything you could want. Delightful to read the menu, dishes wonderful to look at, tastes divine, different from every other meal youâ¬"ve had, inventive, colourful, memorable, fresh and healthy. The duck was great and the accompanying sweet potato. Lamb with mash was more-ish.

Desserts
I had the 'degustation' combination dessert, of three items, mango panacotta, choclate fondant and rose sorbet. Prettily presented. The chocolate was full of flavour with a hot melting centre. What looked like creme brulee was not as good but melting. The sorbet was wonderful. I loved the rhubarb sorbet, and the mango.

The Baked Alaska was a small tall castle. Not large. Granny ate the lot, so I never got to try it. She refuses to eat Indian and doesn't like curry or spices but she was quite happy. She liked the sliced duck and baked alaska though she'd have preferred a sweet wine.

I filled in their form and gave them ten out of ten for food.

Service
Service nearly there. Only nine out of ten for service. Knowledgeable. Polite unobtrusive warmth from the men. Quiet women servers. Not the jollity of Italian waiters at an Italian restaurant.

But probably suitable for those on expensive accounts who don't want distractions. Also ideal for jealous wives and girlfriends who don't want their menfolk chatting up anybody else.

My complaints were: They put a candle on my sonâ¬"s dessert but brought it up when I was away from the table. They should have waited until I came back because I didn't see it nor get a photo of him looking astonished and happy at his birthday candle.

The server took a photo and stepped back to get us all in. A really smart photography-wise person will take two photos in case somebody shuts their eyes. Besides people tend to look awkwardly anxious with fixed grins in the first photo but relaxed and happy in the second.

Romantic
Candles provide romantic dim light. No distractions from others. You don't hear a word from other tables. Total privacy.

The circular conservatory where we sat was lovely at night. Gleaming wood. Thirty pot plants around the edge. A tree in the middle sheltering you overhead so you are not overlooked by the block of flats at the back.

Candles provide a romantic atmosphere. Admittedly we nearly burned our hands, our sleeves and our menus three times as we passed the birthday cards and menus across. But the candle design with oil inside a cube looks as though it's meant to be safe and can't spill.

Prices
High. We were paying about £150 for four for a birthday. I could have had a mango lassi for under £4 or one of several wines by the glass, none sweet, but opted for an unusual cocktail.

The restaurant offers set menus about £20 or £22 but little choice. About three options in each section and if you are allergic to shellfish and don't want vegetarian you have only one choice. However, if you want to go for the atmosphere, or eat there regularly, that's a good option.

I could not see the price of coffee. The coffees were listed in a line. I might have opted for a cheaper coffee, or known they were all the same price. I was distracted from my conversation by puzzling over this.

It's a legal requirement to tell customers prices and not make it up at the end and shock them into ordering something they can't afford or consider poor value.

What they should tell you:
Steep stairs, a challenge to those of us in high heels, and no lift. Granny, aged 92, made it down. And up. If she had gone downstairs and then wanted the cloakroom immediately I would have been concerned.

Toilets are at the top of the stairs to the right of the entrance. It may be built on a slope. The main restaurant is basement from the front stairs. But the projecting conservatory seems to be ground floor. Maybe it's basement with a view of the sky.

Toilets were spotlessly clean. One of the few places where you felt that the rolls of toilet paper outside the protective wrapper were not gathering dust on the surface.

Clever divided doors. Such a good idea. Solves a problem which was bothered me for years. Enables you to get into a cubicle without one large door blocking the area diagonally when you open it.

A second dispenser, of moisturizer, would have been welcome. And a flower display. However, the effect was very elegant and clean.

Will I go back? Can't wait. Dad was already saying he wants to go there on his birthday.

For a change of venue they have about four sister restaurants all in central London, Covent Garden and so on. We went to Veeraswamy's years ago and thought the decor was unusual but it was overpriced with indifferent food. However, if it's under new ownership and could be up to the standard of Chutney Mary's, definitely worth a trip and a try.

This branch is near Kensington. We took a wrong turn and arrived late. But the restaurant is large and we had no trouble getting a table on a Monday evening.

Granny was impressed. When she'd been a teenager her mother had always taken her for tea to classy places, so she knew how to behave with the best people, she told us twenty times.

Parking
If you book about 8 pm you arrive after the congestion charge has ended. The sofa inside the entrance enables passengers to wait in comfort while you fetch the car. I think there's a yellow line outside, maybe because you are approaching a bridge. Our driver said he parked in a street nearby.For his birthday, son wanted to eat Indian, but a local everyday place would not be exciting enough, which set us a challenge. We wanted somewhere special. On line we found the famous Chutney Mary's and booked it. The food, decor and prices all exceeded my expectations.

Wonderful food full of flavours such as rose. Spinach which tasted fresh, not like it was cooked five times. Splendid refreshing fruit sorbets.

Menu constantly changing. Not what I'd planned after reading on line. (Which was duck and apricots, followed by a date and walnut kulfi.)

Cocktails and Drinks
Interesting cocktails. My drink, cardamon cooler, vodka, strawberries and cardamon, was entrancingly pink. With a sophisticated black bent straw.

It was only 100 ml. In a champagne glass. That didn't last long. And it was half filled with ice. So I added water to get the benefit of the drink's dregs and make it last the whole meal. Servers kept trying to sneak it away but I stayed alert and kept demanding it back.

Vodka and strawberry with three thin slices of fresh strawberry.

It's years since I've had a cocktail with fresh strawberry in the drink as opposed to sitting on the rim so you are afraid to touch it in case you look too desperate and greedy.

It's easy for a restaurant to afford a slice of strawberry when strawberries are plentiful in UK summer, or as now, in spring, almost in season - somewhere in the world giving a greenhouse forced hard, tasteless strawberry.

In Singapore you get fresh fruit cocktails all year, whether at a cheap roadside stall or a grand hotel.

I remember having strawberries in a strawberry daiquiri at a Quality Inn South of Washington DC in the 1980s. I passed it on the motorway coming in from Virginia years later and yearned to stop. Here at Chutney Mary's the joy of the cocktail was not strawberry but the totally new experience of the crunchy cardamon.

I think I'll remember the Chutney Mary cocktail years later as well.

The food is everything you could want. Delightful to read the menu, dishes wonderful to look at, tastes divine, different from every other meal youâ¬"ve had, inventive, colourful, memorable, fresh and healthy. The duck was great and the accompanying sweet potato. Lamb with mash was more-ish.

Desserts
I had the 'degustation' combination dessert, of three items, mango panacotta, choclate fondant and rose sorbet. Prettily presented. The chocolate was full of flavour with a hot melting centre. What looked like creme brulee was not as good but melting. The sorbet was wonderful. I loved the rhubarb sorbet, and the mango.

The Baked Alaska was a small tall castle. Not large. Granny ate the lot, so I never got to try it. She refuses to eat Indian and doesn't like curry or spices but she was quite happy. She liked the sliced duck and baked alaska though she'd have preferred a sweet wine.

I filled in their form and gave them ten out of ten for food.

Service
Service nearly there. Only nine out of ten for service. Knowledgeable. Polite unobtrusive warmth from the men. Quiet women servers. Not the jollity of Italian waiters at an Italian restaurant.

But probably suitable for those on expensive accounts who don't want distractions. Also ideal for jealous wives and girlfriends who don't want their menfolk chatting up anybody else.

My complaints were: They put a candle on my sonâ¬"s dessert but brought it up when I was away from the table. They should have waited until I came back because I didn't see it nor get a photo of him looking astonished and happy at his birthday candle.

The server took a photo and stepped back to get us all in. A really smart photography-wise person will take two photos in case somebody shuts their eyes. Besides people tend to look awkwardly anxious with fixed grins in the first photo but relaxed and happy in the second.

Romantic
Candles provide romantic dim light. No distractions from others. You don't hear a word from other tables. Total privacy.

The circular conservatory where we sat was lovely at night. Gleaming wood. Thirty pot plants around the edge. A tree in the middle sheltering you overhead so you are not overlooked by the block of flats at the back.

Candles provide a romantic atmosphere. Admittedly we nearly burned our hands, our sleeves and our menus three times as we passed the birthday cards and menus across. But the candle design with oil inside a cube looks as though it's meant to be safe and can't spill.

Prices
High. We were paying about £150 for four for a birthday. I could have had a mango lassi for under £4 or one of several wines by the glass, none sweet, but opted for an unusual cocktail.

The restaurant offers set menus about £20 or £22 but little choice. About three options in each section and if you are allergic to shellfish and don't want vegetarian you have only one choice. However, if you want to go for the atmosphere, or eat there regularly, that's a good option.

I could not see the price of coffee. The coffees were listed in a line. I might have opted for a cheaper coffee, or known they were all the same price. I was distracted from my conversation by puzzling over this.

It's a legal requirement to tell customers prices and not make it up at the end and shock them into ordering something they can't afford or consider poor value.

What they should tell you:
Steep stairs, a challenge to those of us in high heels, and no lift. Granny, aged 92, made it down. And up. If she had gone downstairs and then wanted the cloakroom immediately I would have been concerned.

Toilets are at the top of the stairs to the right of the entrance. It may be built on a slope. The main restaurant is basement from the front stairs. But the projecting conservatory seems to be ground floor. Maybe it's basement with a view of the sky.

Toilets were spotlessly clean. One of the few places where you felt that the rolls of toilet paper outside the protective wrapper were not gathering dust on the surface.

Clever divided doors. Such a good idea. Solves a problem which was bothered me for years. Enables you to get into a cubicle without one large door blocking the area diagonally when you open it.

A second dispenser, of moisturizer, would have been welcome. And a flower display. However, the effect was very elegant and clean.

Will I go back? Can't wait. Dad was already saying he wants to go there on his birthday.

For a change of venue they have about four sister restaurants all in central London, Covent Garden and so on. We went to Veeraswamy's years ago and thought the decor was unusual but it was overpriced with indifferent food. However, if it's under new ownership and could be up to the standard of Chutney Mary's, definitely worth a trip and a try.

This branch is near Kensington. We took a wrong turn and arrived late. But the restaurant is large and we had no trouble getting a table on a Monday evening.

Granny was impressed. When she'd been a teenager her mother had always taken her for tea to classy places, so she knew how to behave with the best people, she told us twenty times.

Parking
If you book about 8 pm you arrive after the congestion charge has ended. The sofa inside the entrance enables passengers to wait in comfort while you fetch the car. I think there's a yellow line outside, maybe because you are approaching a bridge. Our driver said he parked in a street nearby.

La Pappardella - Little Italy by MartaZ

MartaZ — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:01:56 +0000

Review by MartaZ

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7373 7777

Tags: italian, lively, romantic

aaahhh, La Pappardella....

There's nothing I can say that can give their food justice...

I've known La Pappardella for years, though I haven't been there for a while, until recently, where my husband and I decided to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary.

So we went there full of hopes for a delicious, romatic evening. And such evening we've had.

We were greeted by two of their staff and even though we have booked a table, they gave us a free choice to sit wherever we wanted. The restaurant is small but they do have some sitting downstairsin and in the back garden in the summer.

We've ordered a nice bottle of white wine. The choice on the menu is endless. Anything from pasta through risotto to pizzas and salads. We started off with grilled prawns and carpaccio. Now, I'm not a big fan of sea food, but I scoffed up almost all of my husband's starter. Carpaccio: tender and full of flavour.

For main, my hubby chose risotto. That was the biggest plate i have seen while eating out. It was rich and creamy with fresh chicken and tender veg.

I went for a lobster spaghetti. A bit extravagant, but it was a special occasion and I just wanted to compare London's lobster to the one we had in St Kitts. Well, I was not dissapointed. A huge plate of pasta (though it was slightly over-cooked and i like mine a bit tenter) in a rich, fresh tomato and a hint of a chilli sauce and there, on top, lay the lobster in its full glory: cut in quarters. It was delicious and... messy.... I never had to "play with tools" like this before, as previously I had my lobster shelled. But it was so much fun to get dirty.

Ice-cream based desserts were the perfect finish to a lovely meal. At the ned, we received complimentary shots of lemon flavoured liquor.

3 course meal for 2 with bottle of wine and service we have paid £75 which is an absolute bargain for the quality of food and service you'll receive in return.

I love that little place and we just keep coming back for more.

Buon apetito!aaahhh, La Pappardella....

There's nothing I can say that can give their food justice...

I've known La Pappardella for years, though I haven't been there for a while, until recently, where my husband and I decided to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary.

So we went there full of hopes for a delicious, romatic evening. And such evening we've had.

We were greeted by two of their staff and even though we have booked a table, they gave us a free choice to sit wherever we wanted. The restaurant is small but they do have some sitting downstairsin and in the back garden in the summer.

We've ordered a nice bottle of white wine. The choice on the menu is endless. Anything from pasta through risotto to pizzas and salads. We started off with grilled prawns and carpaccio. Now, I'm not a big fan of sea food, but I scoffed up almost all of my husband's starter. Carpaccio: tender and full of flavour.

For main, my hubby chose risotto. That was the biggest plate i have seen while eating out. It was rich and creamy with fresh chicken and tender veg.

I went for a lobster spaghetti. A bit extravagant, but it was a special occasion and I just wanted to compare London's lobster to the one we had in St Kitts. Well, I was not dissapointed. A huge plate of pasta (though it was slightly over-cooked and i like mine a bit tenter) in a rich, fresh tomato and a hint of a chilli sauce and there, on top, lay the lobster in its full glory: cut in quarters. It was delicious and... messy.... I never had to "play with tools" like this before, as previously I had my lobster shelled. But it was so much fun to get dirty.

Ice-cream based desserts were the perfect finish to a lovely meal. At the ned, we received complimentary shots of lemon flavoured liquor.

3 course meal for 2 with bottle of wine and service we have paid £75 which is an absolute bargain for the quality of food and service you'll receive in return.

I love that little place and we just keep coming back for more.

Buon apetito!

Rossopomodoro - Loved it by thelightstudios

thelightstudios — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:06:26 +0000

Review by thelightstudios

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7352 7677

Tags: italian, good value, romantic

We had a great meal here
love from all the
Light Studios
We had a great meal here
love from all the
Light Studios

Nikita's - Excellent Ruski Standard! by Jimbos

Jimbos — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:11 +0000

Review by Jimbos

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7352 6326

Website: http://www.nikitasrestaurant.co.uk

Tags: romantic, takeaway, crowded

I went to Nikitas with a friend. We were both impressed how stunning the place looks with lots of candles and pretty bits and pieces - very cosy and welcoming. We first sampled a few yummi Vodkas at the bar and then went downstairs for our meal. I must admit I was a bit apprehensive about the food (I had some below average food in a well-known London Russian Restaurant some years ago) but needn't have worried. Although the choices for me as a vegetarian were rather limited, the Blini starter and Mushroom Stroganoff main were utterly delicious. We were served by friendly and attentive staff and really had a great night out. I can't reccommend Nikitas highly enough!I went to Nikitas with a friend. We were both impressed how stunning the place looks with lots of candles and pretty bits and pieces - very cosy and welcoming. We first sampled a few yummi Vodkas at the bar and then went downstairs for our meal. I must admit I was a bit apprehensive about the food (I had some below average food in a well-known London Russian Restaurant some years ago) but needn't have worried. Although the choices for me as a vegetarian were rather limited, the Blini starter and Mushroom Stroganoff main were utterly delicious. We were served by friendly and attentive staff and really had a great night out. I can't reccommend Nikitas highly enough!

Mona Lisa - Italian by Blodwyn

Blodwyn — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:52:46 +0000

Review by Blodwyn

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7376 5447

Tags: italian, lively, breakfast

Good Italian food staff very helpful three course for about £8.95 on blackboard or £12 to £15 with drink and a coffee used by Taxi drivers staff spanish closes @ 10pm most nights

8 out of 10Good Italian food staff very helpful three course for about £8.95 on blackboard or £12 to £15 with drink and a coffee used by Taxi drivers staff spanish closes @ 10pm most nights

8 out of 10

Sophie's Steakhouse & Bar - excellent by T_leaves

T_leaves — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:56:24 +0000

Review by T_leaves

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7352 0088

Tags: american, lively, tasty

Loved it. came here with our British Friends and had a fantastic time. Highly recommended to ay Americans Heading to London, England.Loved it. came here with our British Friends and had a fantastic time. Highly recommended to ay Americans Heading to London, England.

Vama - Slightly above-average Indian by nip_and_nosh

nip_and_nosh — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:59:05 +0000

Review by nip_and_nosh

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7351 4118

Website: http://www.vama.co.uk

Tags: indian, expensive, takeaway

Vama uses quality ingredients and offers some unique menu items that go beyond the typical curry houses. It is a higher-end establishment with main courses averaging around 10-12 pounds. Dishes are for sharing, and there are plenty of choices for mains, starters, and sides.. very good vegetarian selection as well.

The service is fairly slow and the ambience did not leave an impression. The food was above average, but I did feel that it was a little expensive when compared to other Indian restaurants with similar offerings. This is likely due to its location in Chelsea.

If I was in Chelsea and craving Indian - this would be a safe bet and I wouldn't be disappointed with the food. But since I don't live in Chelsea, I would not make a specific pilgrimage to go back to Vama - for the money, there are better places.Vama uses quality ingredients and offers some unique menu items that go beyond the typical curry houses. It is a higher-end establishment with main courses averaging around 10-12 pounds. Dishes are for sharing, and there are plenty of choices for mains, starters, and sides.. very good vegetarian selection as well.

The service is fairly slow and the ambience did not leave an impression. The food was above average, but I did feel that it was a little expensive when compared to other Indian restaurants with similar offerings. This is likely due to its location in Chelsea.

If I was in Chelsea and craving Indian - this would be a safe bet and I wouldn't be disappointed with the food. But since I don't live in Chelsea, I would not make a specific pilgrimage to go back to Vama - for the money, there are better places.

The Wine Gallery - Cute for a drink by Sami

Sami — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:08:55 +0000

Review by Sami

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7352 7572

Website: http://www.brinkleys.com

Tags: lively, crowded, cocktails

I think I'd rather approach this with a list of pros and cons:

- nice wait staff;

- VERY CUTE little "English garden" with patio heaters - yea, I know, they're not environmentally friendly, but it's still nice to sit outside and not freeze your butt off thanks to England's miserable climate;

- decently priced wine list;

- the food isn't bad at all. I don't know if I'd eat there every day, but to share an appetizer over a bottle of wine is perfectly acceptable.

As for its negative points:
- they advertise that they sell their wine at "retail prices...," which is utter false advertisement. Yes, the bottles are cheaper than they would be in various other establishments in London, but to prove a point, a bottle of your run of the mill Jadot Macon-Villages (really nice but perhaps a pedestrian white wine) does NOT cost 12.50 pounds, but more along the lines of 8 or 9. And to further piss me off, this bottle is available in the States for 9-10 dollars (4-5 pounds, roughly)....

- the appetizer servings are not very substantial;

- it's absolutely chock-full of Rahs; I guess this should have been more apparent to me from the outset as I was in Chelsea, after all. If I have to listen to that old boy's club, look-at-me-I'm-privately-educated (I am too but I don't feel the need to publicise it or mount the entire existence of my identity on it) accent, I'm going to lose my mind.

Overall though, I think the family that owns this small chain of southwest London-based wine bars has struck upon a formula that works: good decor, decent staff, decent food (if the portion sizes were a bit bigger)... granted, they're the basics of the restaurant business but it sure seems like many restaurant owners and managers forget these very simple things.

All in all, I'd definitely come back. Perhaps with some ear plugs, though, to block out the Sloane Rangers....I think I'd rather approach this with a list of pros and cons:

- nice wait staff;

- VERY CUTE little "English garden" with patio heaters - yea, I know, they're not environmentally friendly, but it's still nice to sit outside and not freeze your butt off thanks to England's miserable climate;

- decently priced wine list;

- the food isn't bad at all. I don't know if I'd eat there every day, but to share an appetizer over a bottle of wine is perfectly acceptable.

As for its negative points:
- they advertise that they sell their wine at "retail prices...," which is utter false advertisement. Yes, the bottles are cheaper than they would be in various other establishments in London, but to prove a point, a bottle of your run of the mill Jadot Macon-Villages (really nice but perhaps a pedestrian white wine) does NOT cost 12.50 pounds, but more along the lines of 8 or 9. And to further piss me off, this bottle is available in the States for 9-10 dollars (4-5 pounds, roughly)....

- the appetizer servings are not very substantial;

- it's absolutely chock-full of Rahs; I guess this should have been more apparent to me from the outset as I was in Chelsea, after all. If I have to listen to that old boy's club, look-at-me-I'm-privately-educated (I am too but I don't feel the need to publicise it or mount the entire existence of my identity on it) accent, I'm going to lose my mind.

Overall though, I think the family that owns this small chain of southwest London-based wine bars has struck upon a formula that works: good decor, decent staff, decent food (if the portion sizes were a bit bigger)... granted, they're the basics of the restaurant business but it sure seems like many restaurant owners and managers forget these very simple things.

All in all, I'd definitely come back. Perhaps with some ear plugs, though, to block out the Sloane Rangers....

Masala Zone - neat restrauant by slickmasta

slickmasta — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:07:04 +0000

Review by slickmasta

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7373 0220

Website: http://www.realindianfood.com

Tags: indian, lively, crowded

the service of this restraunt should be one factor why i would like to go here again. the clientle of this restraunt indicated to me that its a well known place, the prices are competitve in some cases but the prices for the rice dishes to me seemed on the higher end marginally but was not a cause of concern, i ordered a vindaloo curry, it was nicely finished, i also had the makhni curry which is worth mentioning, i topped this out with a mango lassi and scoop of choc ice cream for dessert, all in all was good experience. what i must say abt d decor is dat it is a little bold but dat depends whether u like it or not as dey say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

abt me i did like it :) ...
c for urself and comment back if you found this review useful.
cheers. bye bye.the service of this restraunt should be one factor why i would like to go here again. the clientle of this restraunt indicated to me that its a well known place, the prices are competitve in some cases but the prices for the rice dishes to me seemed on the higher end marginally but was not a cause of concern, i ordered a vindaloo curry, it was nicely finished, i also had the makhni curry which is worth mentioning, i topped this out with a mango lassi and scoop of choc ice cream for dessert, all in all was good experience. what i must say abt d decor is dat it is a little bold but dat depends whether u like it or not as dey say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

abt me i did like it :) ...
c for urself and comment back if you found this review useful.
cheers. bye bye.

Aglio E Olio - Excellent italian by codam

codam — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:58:51 +0000

Review by codam

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7351 0070

Tags: italian, crowded, lively

Aglio e Olio, a restaurant on the Fulham Road offers excellent Italian food for a reasonable price. The carpaccio as a starter is fantastic, and the pasta dishes for the mains are all excellent as are the meat dishes. The restaurant also offers very good puddings, including the panna cotta and the zabaglione which are both delicious. The restaurant has a convenient location and a nice atmosphere and is a great, not too fancy but not too basic Italian restaurant. If youâ¬"re in the Fulham Road area and you like Italian cuisine you should definitely give Aglio e Olio a go.Aglio e Olio, a restaurant on the Fulham Road offers excellent Italian food for a reasonable price. The carpaccio as a starter is fantastic, and the pasta dishes for the mains are all excellent as are the meat dishes. The restaurant also offers very good puddings, including the panna cotta and the zabaglione which are both delicious. The restaurant has a convenient location and a nice atmosphere and is a great, not too fancy but not too basic Italian restaurant. If youâ¬"re in the Fulham Road area and you like Italian cuisine you should definitely give Aglio e Olio a go.

Addie's - Great Thai Restaurant by cherylmc

cherylmc — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:28:44 +0000

Review by cherylmc

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7259 2620

Tags: thai, lively, takeaway

Hmm Addies....this is definitely the best thai restaurant in the area.

The food is good quality and good value.
Service is very quick and I imagine they turnaround a lot of tables of an evening.

They also do a take way service if you don't fancy leaving the house and their menu is on-line.(http://www.addiesthai.co.uk/)

There is a bar in the basement which I have not been to but you have to go through to get to the toliets and I think last time I went though it there was karaoke. :-)
Hmm Addies....this is definitely the best thai restaurant in the area.

The food is good quality and good value.
Service is very quick and I imagine they turnaround a lot of tables of an evening.

They also do a take way service if you don't fancy leaving the house and their menu is on-line.(http://www.addiesthai.co.uk/)

There is a bar in the basement which I have not been to but you have to go through to get to the toliets and I think last time I went though it there was karaoke. :-)

Aubergine - Huge let down by LukeG

LukeG — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:52:28 +0000

Review by LukeG

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 7352 3449

Tags: french, business, good food

Honestly the most disappointing meal I have had in a long time and I was really looking forward to eating here, having heard great things.
The food was bland to the point of tasteless. The staff were polite but when we complained it was clear they have had lots of similar complaints before and made no attempt to work out what had gone wrong.
Shame.Honestly the most disappointing meal I have had in a long time and I was really looking forward to eating here, having heard great things.
The food was bland to the point of tasteless. The staff were polite but when we complained it was clear they have had lots of similar complaints before and made no attempt to work out what had gone wrong.
Shame.

Langan's Coq d'Or - When France and England meet by Gavroche

Gavroche — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:31:33 +0000

Review by Gavroche

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7259 2599

Website: http://www.langansrestaurants.co.uk

Tags: lively, french, good value

We went twice to Langan's Coq d'Or and both times we loved it. The cuisine tends a lot on the French side but a touch of English cuisine makes the food really unique.

The wines are good too - We had an excellent New Zealand red last time we went and we keep talking about it!

We really like it AND prices are reasonable.We went twice to Langan's Coq d'Or and both times we loved it. The cuisine tends a lot on the French side but a touch of English cuisine makes the food really unique.

The wines are good too - We had an excellent New Zealand red last time we went and we keep talking about it!

We really like it AND prices are reasonable.

Mokssh - Soo good! by wkent

wkent — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:45:27 +0000

Review by wkent

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7352 6548

Website: http://www.mokssh.com/

Tags: indian, bar, cocktails

I went to Mokssh for lunch and I loved it! It was so good and I love the ambiance there. It was really warm and unique and I definitely will be going back to try their dinner menu I went to Mokssh for lunch and I loved it! It was so good and I love the ambiance there. It was really warm and unique and I definitely will be going back to try their dinner menu

Painted Heron - Brilliant modern Indian cooking by herrylaw

herrylaw — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:18:59 +0000

Review by herrylaw

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7351 5232

Website: http://www.thepaintedheron.com

Tags: indian, lively, romantic

For some reason I hadn't heard about The Painted Heron, despite being an addict of Indian cooking, but have being turned away from Amaya and Roussillon we arrived at the unfashionable end of Cheyne Walk to a most delightful surprise - quite the best Indian cooking I have had - even in India. Actually, it's rather unfair to compare it as it's 'modern' Indian - so cooked according to the European principle of separating tastes and textures, unlike the tendency of Indian cooking to become an undifferentiated hodge-podge of flavours. Each dish was perfection - fillets of sea bass coated in spices and a vegetetarian tasing dish of splendid subtlety and variety. A couple of quibbles - the asparagus was stringy and the wines by the glass could have been of higher quality (a common complaint), but the food, taken together with the sweet and helpful service and charming decor, puts this newish (2002) restaurant into the first league. For some reason I hadn't heard about The Painted Heron, despite being an addict of Indian cooking, but have being turned away from Amaya and Roussillon we arrived at the unfashionable end of Cheyne Walk to a most delightful surprise - quite the best Indian cooking I have had - even in India. Actually, it's rather unfair to compare it as it's 'modern' Indian - so cooked according to the European principle of separating tastes and textures, unlike the tendency of Indian cooking to become an undifferentiated hodge-podge of flavours. Each dish was perfection - fillets of sea bass coated in spices and a vegetetarian tasing dish of splendid subtlety and variety. A couple of quibbles - the asparagus was stringy and the wines by the glass could have been of higher quality (a common complaint), but the food, taken together with the sweet and helpful service and charming decor, puts this newish (2002) restaurant into the first league.