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'My own ‘Chelsea mess’ was one of the best Eton messes I’ve had in quite some time'

My Kitchen

Mon–Fri 7am–3pm, 6pm–9.30pm, Sat–Sun 8am–3pm, 6pm–9.30pm

Hotel restaurants are pretty funny things. No other type of eating establishment, I think, seems to have such an arbitrary disparity in quality. I’ve stayed in fantastic hotels with mediocre in-house dining, in some … Read more →

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West Thirty Six 'is a looker alright'

West Thirty Six

Open daily 11am–1am

Arguably, the arrival of West Thirty Six on the wrong end of Golborne Road reveals how gentrified (that dreaded g-word) the area has become, but I have to admit I welcomed its arrival (who doesn’t like pretty … Read more →

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'My New York friend was making plans to return with her husband before we'd even walked out the door'

Avenue

Mon–Fri 12pm–3pm and 5.30pm–10pm, Sat 11am–3pm and 5.30pm–10.30pm, Sun 11am–4pm

The style:

Serving up New American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Avenue captures the buzz of the New York dining scene while nodding to its St James’s roots with … Read more →

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Jackson + Rye
'Chucking in so many other styles of cooking, however, does spoil the pot a bit; less is more and all that'

Jackson + Rye

Mon—Fri 8am—11pm; Sat 8am—11.30pm; Sun 9am—11pm

The style:

Occupying a huge site overlooking the very pretty Richmond riverfront, this is the third Jackson + Rye restaurant, all backed by Richard Caring, he of J Sheekey, Annabel’s and The Ivy. The … Read more →

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The Terrace
'I would actually have preferred to have gone to Wetherspoons'

The Terrace, Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel

Mon—Sat midday—10pm; Sun and bank holidays midday—7pm

The style:

Like drinking in the middle of a square on a nasty blonde-bricked housing estate. It’s at the back of the hotel and let’s just say it’s not the building’s best side. … Read more →

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'The meat has a lovely rosy hue to it'

Tommi’s Burger Joint

To be quite honest I don’t generally eat meat unless I know it’s organic and it’s going to be amazing. Although I didn’t have great hopes for a hamburger joint run by a group of Icelanders, I was very quickly … Read more →

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'Is there appetite for another burger joint?'

Boom Burger

Open Tue–Sat midday–11pm; Sun midday–6pm

London’s gone bloomin’ burger mental in the last couple of years. I blame Yianni Papoutsis, the king of the second wave of burgeristas. The first wave saw Gourmet Burger Kitchen change the landscape. They knew … Read more →

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'Dirty Bones serves up classic hot dogs and typical American cuisine done impeccably well'

Dirty Bones

Open Tue–Sat 6pm–midnight, Sun 6pm–10pm, private room available for hire

The style:

Hip basement hangout where the tunes come hard and fast throughout the night providing a soundtrack that’s matched by a buzzing vibe and a quality meat-laden menu. Style-wise … Read more →

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Honky Tonk, Chelsea

Open daily; brunch available Sat–Sun

Honky Tonk is situated in a lovely area, away from the bustling King’s Road, but I expected the place itself to be a little more bustling. Wondering this aloud to the waitress, she assured me … Read more →

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The Electric Diner

Open Mon–Thur 8am–midnight, and Fri–Sun 8am–1am

I’m not sure why the Electric restaurant decided to abandon its brasserie status and become a diner. But I’m not sure I mind.

I liked the old pre-fire Electric. I liked the decoratively tiled … Read more →

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