Restaurants
W1V 3FB
W1V 3FB
London
181-183 Wardour Street,
“*So what’s good to eat here?*” I asked the manager as we stood by the counter in Otarian. He looked up at the menu, which is mounted on the wall above the counter (a la McDonalds), surveyed it for a few seconds, and then replied: “*Personally, I would recommend everything from the beginning of the menu to the end.*” Otarian have spent over a £1million on their menu, and invested two years researching it.
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TW10 7AG
Richmond
Off Petersham Road
Petersham Nurseries
If you’ve ever driven between Kingston and Richmond you’ve probably passed the entrance to the Petersham Nurseries Café without even knowing it. Its discreet location adds to the slightly ethereal feel of the place. Petersham Nurseries, even in the stark, frostbitten cold of a quite decisive winter, has a spellbound quality to it. A garden centre? Well, yes – but one that most definitely sits outside of the box.
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This little find in the centre of Soho is a great place to spend your lunch money. Piada specialises in serving up piadine – an Italian flatbread which is cooked using a solid form of olive oil, giving the bread a crispy finish, but leaving you fret-free on the waistline front.
These healthy Italian street snacks are stuffed with a variety of fillings, from milano salami & stracchino cheese, to Italian sausage and spicy greens.
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It was a Friday night when we walked out of Waterloo station, past some crazy neon-light art installations on the Southbank, and into Ping Pong for the promise of some dim sum. It was also pretty crazy inside Ping Pong, though due largely to the mass of people eating there, rather than any neon-light art installations. London’s weekenders were out in full force – office workers, tourists and gaggles of friends had descended upon the restaurant, which is described by Ping Pong’s people as a “twenty-first century teahouse”.
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W4 2UG
London
Chiswick
Corney Reach Way,
The only thing that goes against this restaurant is that unless you live around the corner, you’re not likely to stumble across it. Hiding in a corner on Corney Reach Way, this waterfront restaurant has a fantastically versatile menu that changes on a regular basis. With a great view of the river, looking out across Barnes, this Chiswick eatery is the kind of place that’s flexible enough in its approach to appeal to the likes of a girlie lunch out, business meetings and family gatherings all at once.
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E14 5ER
Canary Wharf
Canada Square
4th Floor Canada Place,
Firstly, it's quite exciting going to Plateau - with it’s very own lift button that takes you straight out into their reception – like staying in a penthouse suite or a baddies' lair in a Bond film. There are two areas: the main bar & grill, and the restaurant. All of it is completely glass-fronted and looks over and indeed up at Canary Wharf in all its glory.
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W1D 6JQ
London
20 Gerrard Street
Plum Valley pairs succulent Chinese cuisine with a low-lit, salubrious backdrop. Just as you step onto the busy hum of Gerrard Street, Plum Valley winks at you with an understated eye and the promise of some serene dining. Inside the restaurant, its dark wood interior lends the place an intimate feel and any hustle and bustle is reserved for the waiting staff who dash about with trays of steaming hot food.
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W1M 9HD
London
5 - 7 John Princes Street
Having braved the rain, day-glow teenagers and the bafflingly slow tourists of Oxford Circus on a Friday night, we made it to the new look Ponti's Italian Kitchen. We immediately sank into a booth and started sipping on very good glasses of prosecco. This is one of the two Ponti's ‘new look’ waitress service restaurants. The décor comprises bright tiles and old photos, whilst the ambiance is lovely and chilled compared to the horrors waiting for you outside!
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If restaurants had star signs, Prism would be a Gemini with its split personality and love of a good time. As with all restaurants nestling in the midst of London’s financial hub, it’s subjected mid-week, to the swathe of corporate types that skim its leather-bound seats with their pinstriped bottoms, and then forced to endure a ghostly quiet spell at the weekends when everyone does anything but go into the city.
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