Langan’s Brasserie, London

  Langan’s Brasserie, Stratton Street, London W1J 8LB 020 7491 8822       www.langansbrasserie.com The Bill A la carte  Starters £13.00 – £935.00  Mains £19.00 – £68.00 | Puddings £11.50 – £16.00 The Score Cooking  6/10 | Service 3.5/5  Flavour  3/5 | Value 2/5 TOTAL 14.5/25  Well, there a few reasons. I say this in…

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Hicce, London

  hicce mkt (in wolf&badger) 102 Stable Street, Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross, London N1C 4DQ 020 3869 8200 www.hicce.co.uk The Bill Boards £4.50 – £9.00  Plates £10.00 – £28.00 | Desserts £9.00 The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 3/5  Flavour  3.5/5 | Value 1/5 TOTAL 12.5/25  Regular readers will know of my distaste for…

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Noble Rot Mayfair, London

  Noble Rot Mayfair 5 Trebeck Street, Shepherd Market, London W1J 7LT 020 7101 6770    www.noblerot.co.uk The Bill Set Lunch  2 courses £22.00 | 3 courses £26.00 A la carte Snacks and Nibbles £4.50 – £16.00  Starters £9.00 – £16.00  Mains £28.00 – £48.00 | Desserts £9.00 – £12.00 The Score Cooking  8.5/10 |…

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Balthazar, London

  Balthazar 4 -6 Russell Street, London WC2B 5HZ 020 3301 1155 www.balthazarlondon.com   The Bill A la carte Hors d’Oeuvres £8.00 – £12.00 Oysters and Fruits de Mer £17.95 – £66.00 Plats Principaux/Les Grillades £15.95 – £48.00 Les Desserts £4.25 – £9.50 The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 3.5/5  Flavour 4/5 | Value 3.5/5…

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Cafe Murano, St James, London

  Cafe Murano St James 33 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD 020 3371 5559 www.cafemurano.co.uk       The Bill  Menu del Giorno  (Served daily 1200 – 1500 and 1700 – 1900)  2 courses £23.00 | 3 courses £28.00 A la carte Starters £6.00 – £20.00 | Mains £18.00 – £38.00 Desserts £2.00 -…

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Sessions Arts Club, Clerkenwell, London

  Sessions Arts Club Old Sessions House, 24 Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0NA 020 3793 4025  www.sessionsartsclub.com   The Bill A la carte Plates £5.00 – £27.00 | Desserts £7.00 – £10.00 The Score Cooking  8.5/10 | Service 5/5  Flavour  5/5 | Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 23/25 What’s in a name, eh? This place isn’t a…

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Clipstone, London

  Clipstone 5 Clipstone Street, London W1W 6BB  020 7637 0871 www.clipstonerestaurant.co.uk     The Bill  Lunch Snacks £4.00 – £8.50 2 courses £30.00 | 3 courses £35.00 Dinner Snacks £4.00 – £8.50 | Starters £13.00 – £14.00 Mains £21.00 – £29.00 | Desserts £9.50 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 5/5 …

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Noble Rot, Soho, London

  Noble Rot Soho 2 Greek Street, London W1D 4NB 020 7183 8190 www.noblerot.co.uk The Bill Starters/Snacks  £3.00 – £14 | Mains £21.00 – £32.00 Puddings £8.00 – £9.00 The Score Cooking 7.5/10 | Service 4/5 | Flavour 4.5/5  Value 5/5 TOTAL 21/25 Don’t be confused by the picture. Read on. Noble Rot is a…

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Brasserie Zédel, London

  Brasserie Zédel 20 Sherwood Street, London W1F 7ED 020 7734 4888 www.brasseriezedel.com   The Bill  Prix Fixe  2 courses £13.00 | 3 courses £17.25 Formule (including a glass of wine) 3 courses £27 A la Carte  Starters £3.75 – £19.25 | Mains £11.75 – £32.50 Desserts £3.00 – £8.75 The Score Cooking 6/10 |…

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Stravaigin, Glasgow

Stravaigin 28 Gibson Street, Glasgow G12 8NX 0141 334 2665  www.stravaigin.co.uk   The Bill Starters £5.50 – £8.00 | Small Plates £6.50 – £14.00 Mains £14.00 – £18.00 | Desserts £3.50 – £8.00 The Score Cooking 7.5/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 21.5/25 Stravaig – To wander; to go about…

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Kerridge’s Bar & Grill, London

 Kerridge’s Bar & Grill The Corinthia Hotel 10 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5AE 020 7321 3244   www.kerridgesbarandgrill.co.uk   The Bill Starters £15.50 – £95.00 | Mains £28.50 – £49.50  Desserts £13.50 – £16.50 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 2.5/5 TOTAL 19/25 Proper lush! That seems to be a catchphrase…

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45 Jermyn Street, London

 45 Jermyn Street  St James’s London SW1Y 6DN 020 7205 4545 www.45 Jermyn Street.com The Bill Starters £9.75 – £76.00 | Mains £17.50 – £52.50 | Desserts £4.50 – £14.25 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 22/25 I’m occasionally (well, very occasionally) asked how I choose places…

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Golden Oldies – Strangers’ Dining Room, London

Strangers’ Dining Room, House of Commons, St Margaret’s Street, London SW1A 0AA   See below for details of the bill   Well that’s it! Democracy has gone mad! Is nothing sacred? For this, Scotland’s last week of restaurant free existence, for the final period of no eating out unless you succumb to the horrors of…

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The Greenhouse by Gary Rhodes, mid 1990s

The Greenhouse – Alas, no more What would Spiderman* do? If you are a prescient child who is foreseeing a problem, you might ask such a question. Having an issue with filling a restaurant review column, I posited a similar query. Next week it will be answered by all of you who responded to my…

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Home by Nico – Guest Reviewer Miranda Heggie

HOME BY NICO  Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast Liverpool, Manchester, London Delivery UK Wide   www.sixbynico.co.uk Some of you may well be familiar with Six by Nico, although none of the energetic Mr Simeone’s restaurants has as yet been reviewed in Tom Eats! Starting in Glasgow he now has a total of six restaurants, as far apart as…

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10 Greek Street

10 Greek Street

10 Greek Street, London W1D 4DH 020 7734 4677  www.10greekstreet.com The Bill A la Carte Starters: £7.00 – £13.00 | Mains: £15.00 – £35.00 | Desserts: £7.00 – £9.00 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 22/25   –          Do you know whereabouts this place is? asked my…

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Rovi

Rovi

59 Wells Street, Fitzrovia, London W1A 3AE 020 3963 8270  www. ottolenghi.co.uk/rovi The Bill A la Carte Nibbles: £.00 – £8.00 | Small Plates: £7.00 – £19.00 |  Large Plates: £19.00 – £27.00 Desserts: £4.00 – £9.50 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 22/25   For many…

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Frog By Adam Handling

Frog By Adam Handling

34- 35 Southampton Street, Covent Garden London WC2E 7HG 020 7199 8370  www.frogbyadamhandling.com The Bill Tasting Menus 5 courses: £65.00 | 8 courses £95.00 A la Carte Snacks: £6.00 – £20.00 | Starters: £7 – £13.00 | Mains: £27.00 – £33.00  Desserts: £12.00 – £13.00 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 3/5 | Flavour 4.5/5…

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