'The ales are really the point of this establishment’s existence'
Posted on April 16, 2015
by Lee Mannion
7 stars
Open Sun—Wed midday—11pm, Thurs midday—midnight, Fri—Sat midday—1am
The Style:
An odd-sounding oxymoron I know, but ‘modern retro’. Tin lamps hang from the ceiling, chess squares mark out the bar and a big beer menu on the wall dominates one of … Read more →
'No one I know has a bad word to say about the Anglesea'
Posted on January 5, 2015
by Lee Mannion
8 stars
Kitchen open Mon—Thu 6pm—10pm, Fri—Sat midday—3pm and 6pm—10pm, Sun midday—9pm
The style:
One of the pubs one’s drawn to in the bleaker months, the Anglesea is all dark wood set off by the orange glow of the fire. There’s more … Read more →
'Crispy skin on perfectly cooked white fish, alongside salty cockles, all in the lightest of butter sauces'
Posted on October 20, 2014
by Elliot Tucker
8 stars
Mon—Thu 11am—11.30pm; Fri 11am—midnight; Sat 10am—midnight; Sun 10am—11.30pm
The style:
Taking over from the much-loved Thatched House pub, this is the second site from husband-and-wife team Gus and Laura Evans. The Butcher’s Hook in Fulham has been going strong for … Read more →
'All the good bits about a chippy with none of the negatives'
Posted on July 22, 2014
by Lee Mannion
10 stars
Open Tue–Thu midday–2.30pm and 4.30pm–10pm; Fri–Sat midday–10pm; Sun midday–9pm
What would WLL’s restaurant section be without a nod to the dish that made Britain great, namely fish ‘n’ chips? Kerbisher & Malt now have four restaurants but this one, in … Read more →
'Feng Sushi use sustainably fished seafood'
Posted on April 21, 2014
by Abigail Lowe
6 stars
Open Mon–Fri 11.30am–3pm and 6pm–10pm, Sat–Sun midday–10pm. Delivery only
The style:
Ordering take out inevitably doesn’t have quite the same buzz about it as visiting a new restaurant for the first time. Especially since the only place you’re transported to … Read more →
Posted on February 26, 2014
by Emma Stanfield
8 stars
In the spirit of London Fashion Week February ‘14, Harvey Nichols Fifth Floor Bar has created eight wonderful cocktails inspired by the flavors of the world’s most stylish cities. The cocktails are named after famous shopping streets from around the … Read more →
'The Pantry serves entirely homemade produce, from oils to popcorn to pies'
Posted on June 12, 2013
by Georgia Rosenbloom
9 stars
Open Mon–Thu 8am–11pm; Fri–Sat 8am–midnight; Sun midday–11pm
The style:
This pub has undergone several image and name changes with its previous owners – the couple next to us had visited three times previously and remarked on the transformation from the … Read more →
'There are also a few experiments and sadly, those we sampled weren’t good'
Posted on February 13, 2013
by Lee Mannion
6 stars
Open Tue–Thu 5pm–midnight; Fri–Sat 5pm–1.30am; Sun–Mon closed
The style:
Smith’s feel very ‘now’, fitting into the ‘speakeasy’ category that London is currently swooning over. If there wasn’t a sandwich board at pavement level, you’d never know that it was open. … Read more →
'Hearty pub portions of well executed, restaurant-quality food'
Posted on March 6, 2012
by Georgia Rosenbloom
8 stars
Mon–Sat 11am–11pm; Sun midday–10.30pm
The style:
Dating back to 1886, The Brook Green boasts a wide expanse of bar, which sits beneath its Victorian streetlamp-style hanging lighting. Mismatched vintage chairs, upholstered with vibrant fabrics, inject colour among the dark wood … Read more →
Potli 'excels in creating dishes that unite different regions, producing an Indian hybrid cuisine'
Posted on February 2, 2012
by Sarah Lamey
8 stars
Mon–Thu and Sun midday–2.45pm and 6pm–10.30pm; Fri–Sat midday–2.45pm and 6pm–11pm
Potli is a south Indian restaurant known as a market kitchen. It excels in creating dishes that unite different regions, producing an Indian hybrid cuisine. The atmosphere is relaxed and … Read more →