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'There is no way that broccoli costs more than steak. Except in Farmacy'

Farmacy

Open daily breakfast 9am–11am, lunch midday–3pm, dinner 6pm–11pm

Fresh with a shit load of cash from flogging Harrods to the type of people he would otherwise be accusing of some conspiracy or other, Mohammed Al Fayed has freed up a … Read more →

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'Forget jaw-ache-inducing blandness in grubby, worthy surrounds'

Farmacy

Open daily breakfast 9am–11am, lunch midday–3pm, dinner 6pm–11pm

The blurb

Farmacy-with-an-F as it has become known to avoid confusion with Damien Hirst’s new Pharmacy, which also opened a few months ago, is the fancy vegan restaurant on Westbourne Grove brought … Read more →

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'Overall the food reflects the price, and is priced fairly for simple food done well'

Urban Meadow Cafe & Bar

Open for Mon–Fri 6.30pm–10.30pm, Sat–Sun 7.30pm–11pm

Urban Meadow cafe is bright, light and spacious. Situated under the Hyde Park Hotel, it’s conveniently close to Notting Hill Gate without feeling too busy.

The attempt to amalgamate garden furniture into comfortable dinner … Read more →

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'Island Grill offers something more adventurous'

Island Grill, Lancaster Terrace

Breakfast available daily; 7am-12pm

Breakfast is definitely my favourite meal of the day but it’s not often I treat myself to a restaurant breakfast, let alone a three-course extravaganza. For the past four months Island Grill, which perches above Lancaster … Read more →

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Banana Canteen
Georgia Rosenbloom 'particularly liked the not-so-spicy crackers and sweet corn cakes'

Banana Tree Canteen, Bayswater

Open Mon–Sat midday–11pm; Sun and Bank Hol midday–10.30pm

Situated on Westbourne Grove, Banana Tree was, surprisingly, completely empty when we arrived, but this was 7pm on a Tuesday and the seats rapidly filled, maintaining a constant buzz of diners in … Read more →

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Hempel Hotel

No 35 at The Hempel

Open for breakfast Mon–Fri 7am–10am; Sat–Sun 7am–11.30am; dinner Mon–Sat 6.30pm–10pm

Located just off the gorgeously lit, marble lobby of Anouska Hempel’s luxuriously minimalist five-star hotel in a residential street close to Hyde Park, No 35 is a smartly-dressed restaurant, including … Read more →

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Colchis restaurant

Colchis

Mon–Sat midday–3pm and 6pm–11pm; Sun midday–4pm

Colchis restaurant is named after an ancient Georgian region which played an important role in the ethnic and cultural formation of the Georgian nation. I was expecting this Georgian restaurant to offer simple, rustic … Read more →

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Angelus restaurant
'We left desperately craving a trip to Paris…'

Angelus

Open Mon–Sat midday–5.30pm, 6pm–11pm; Sun midday 5.30pm–10pm

‘Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae – The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary’ – I’m not entirely sure why a restaurant is named after a catholic prayer. The last thing I wanted to … Read more →

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El Pirata restaurant review
'Generous portion sizes presented with finesse' at El Pirata

El Pirata

Open Mon–Fri midday–3pm and 6pm–11pm, Sat and Sun midday–11pm

The decor of the Westbourne Grove offshoot of this tapas restaurant is reflective of the food; combining the traditional and contemporary. We got there early and were seated near the door … Read more →

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Otto pizzeria
American-inspired cornmeal pizza at Otto

Otto

Open Mon–Sat 11.30am–11pm, Sun 11.30am–10pm

Ex-bankers Rich and Tom were recommended a cornmeal pizzeria to head to in Portland, Oregon while they were travelling around America last year (in a van called Otto). They loved the restaurant so much that … Read more →

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