NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:30:26 BST Xref: uk.food+drink.restaurants:870 It is without doubt the best restaurant in Fulham/Hammersmith and I love it. Not until you get to the Canteen just along does anything come near. Jules Someone wrote: ... Graham T. wrote: > > Nick G. wrote: > > > Not so, Stephen Pile in today's Telegraph: > > > > "Cleverly they brought inexpensive peasant dishes from Italuy and sold > > them for £20.00 a main course to people in Hammersmith who think this > > is the height of chic. Whichever way you look at it, this is a > > brilliant business idea and good luck to them > > While much of the River Cafe's cooking is tradition Italian cooking it > only works with the freshest prime ingredients, many of which are > especially flown in. > > While dining there doesn't come across as particularly good value (it > started with the refurbishment a few years ago) it begs the question why > there isn't more competition that seeks the highest standards with this > "simple" prime ingredients led cuisine. > It may be expensive, but to us (and also to Graham Tigg I presume because he also eats there) it is one of the most satisfying restaurants in London. I don't particularly care what the ingredients cost them; the food is delicious, and the atmosphere is wonderful particularly at lunch. Paul Henderson, Gidleigh Park
London, United Kingdom