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'The service is always friendly both upstairs and downstairs'

The Oak

Ground floor restaurant open Mon–Sat 6.30pm–10.30pm, Sun 6.30pm–10pm; Sat and Sun also open for lunch midday–4pm

Upstairs open Mon–Fri 6pm–11pm, Sat 4.30pm–11pm, Sun 4.30pm–10.30pm

A large Georgian cube of a building, The Oak sits alone on the corner of Westbourne … 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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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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the rum kitchen

The Rum Kitchen

Open Mon–Wed 6pm–11pm, Thu 6pm–1am, Fri 6pm–2am, Sat midday–2am, Sun midday–4pm

Back in October 2001 (only weeks after 9/11), fear was at fever pitch and flights were cheap. But He and I weren’t put off.  Having just got married a … Read more →

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lamb chips at the shed
'The food is basically a British Ottolenghi and the style is very Mumford & Sons'

The Shed

Open Tue–Sat midday–midnight

Do you ever play the desert island game? I do, regularly. It goes like this: would I take this book/film/food/person with me to a desert island? I find it’s the ultimate test. My guest, last night, is … Read more →

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Granger & Co.
'At once a stylish, thriving fashion hub, and simultaneously a family-friendly joint'

Granger & Co.

Already a Notting Hill institution, acclaimed restaurateur Bill Granger’s eponymous Granger & Co. has only occupied its large airy spot for a matter of months. The Victorian architecture, tall glass windows, muted palette and high ceilings are juxtaposed with subtly … Read more →

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Goode & Wright
'Well-priced, non-complicated, mid-Channel cuisine, served with an energetic and enthusiastic attitude'

Goode & Wright

Open Tue–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–5pm

The best evenings begin with a drama, I find. Last Saturday evening, the vintage and well-loved cinema, The Electric, suffered a fire. Having survived two World Wars and 100 years of wear and tear, an … Read more →

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Galicia
'If my grandmother had been Spanish, this is the fare she would have cooked'

Galicia

Open Tue–Sat midday–3pm and 7pm–11.30pm; Sun midday–3pm and 7pm–10pm

I’m not one of those people who sits around wondering where we should eat out. In fact, to let you into a secret, there is a pile of mouth-watering magazine clippings … Read more →

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Electric restaurant
Electric Brasserie is 'busy, buzzy and the perfect spot for watching the chic boho set'

Electric Brasserie

Open Mon–Wed 8am–midnight; Thu–Sat 8am–1am; Sun 8am–11pm

Portobello Road stalwart Electric Brasserie was the first restaurant I visited in Notting Hill. Our tenuous excuse for our review visit is that executive chef Paul Witherington started at the end of last … Read more →

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Bumpkin Notting Hill
'The best pork belly I have tasted in years'

Bumpkin Notting Hill

Open Mon–Fri 11am–11pm, Sat–Sun 9am–11pm

From the team behind Boujis and Eclipse, Bumpkin (as the name suggests) plays on the comforting, nostalgic, farmhouse kitchen feel. This branch is smaller than its South Kensington sister venue with the intimate downstairs brasserie … Read more →

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