POLLYANA's - you'll have to look up where, but it won't be hard to find, especially if you buy a copy of the Time Out dining guide, which is something you ought to have anyway- it's a magazine that publishes a yearly dining guide. Pollyana's has quite delicious food, and a wonderful wine list with a most knowledgeable owner- you'll be in for a fine meal, and the prices are quite reasonable. If you like Chinese food and Dim Sum in particular, New World in Chinatown (it's only one block long) has some of the best I've had anywhere in the world. And if you want something decidedly cheap and "low end" but delicious (and a great lunch), go to Stick and Bowl in the Kensington High Street. You'll sit at Formica counters and have a really delicious meal if you have their namesake Stick and Bowl noodles; I don't remember what they officially call it, house noodles, special noodles, but 1) they'll tell you and 2) everybody will be eating it. (I was in London for 3 months and these are the restaurants I remember most fondly.) Someone wrote: : I will be in London next week. : Would appreciate reccomendations for : interesting retaurants (food,decor,venue,ambience). : Thanks in advance, : Lewis : [email removed]
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Lewis L. wrote: >I will be in London next week. >Would appreciate reccomendations for >interesting retaurants (food,decor,venue,ambience). > >Thanks in advance, >Lewis > >[email removed] Try the 'Atlantic Bar and Grill', next to Picadilly Circus I can't remember the street name, but tel no is: 0171 - 7344888. Ambience - you have to see it to appreciate it. Reservation essential - you won't get in otherwise.
I can provide detailed personal reviews on the following London restaurants. If you can let me know in more detail what your looking for I can make some more specific suggestion. Prices are typically for two, 3 courses with a bottle of wine an aperitifs. Includes service unless specified. The Brackenbury, 129-131 Brackenbury Road, W6 OBQ. 0181-748-0107 Oct 94 Modern British. £52 before service. Chez Max. 168 Ifield Road, SW10 9AF. 0171 836 0874 March 95 French upmarket bistro style. £80 for 2, but bring your own wine and pay nearer £60. The Chiswick Restaurant, 131 Chiswick High Road, London W4. 0181 994 6887 - Dec 94 Modern British. £55 for 2. Midweek and early evening set meals at a bargain £10 or so for 3 courses. Fulham Road Restaurant, 257-259 Fulham Road 071-351-7823 May 94 Modern British. £84 + service. Hilaire, 68 Old Brompton Road, London SW7. 0171 584 8992 February 95 Modern British. £87 + service. Alastair Little Restaurant & Bar, 49 Frith Street, London. 0171-734-5183 Aug 94 Modern British and eclectic. £85 + service. Pied à Terre 34, Charlotte Street, London W1 0171-636-1178 November 94 and January 1995 French. £120. The River Cafe, Thames Wharf, Rainville Road, Nr. Hammersmith London 0171-381-8824 - January 1995 Modern Italian. £87. Les Saveurs, 37a Curzon Street, Mayfair, London. 0171-491-8919 - January 1995 French. £125. Robbie's (Revisited) 278 King Street, Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park tube) 0181-748-9267 Nov 94 Modern British. £45 plus bring your own wine. *** Now closed *** Thai Bistro, 9 Chiswick High Road, London. 0181 995 8774..June 95 Above average cooking in smart, simple and informal surroundings. Book for peak times (mid- evening). £35 + service Graham
I enjoyed the "Le Caprice" where I had the BEST calves liver in my life. Make reservation early, like a month. But the bar stool (not a table) seems to be available in a day or so. Joung