Restaurants
GU19 5EU
Bagshot
London Road
Pennyhill Park Hotel
Pennyhill Park is known for its first class spa facilities and its high profile clientele. “Nicole Kidman stayed here the other week, and that Daniel Craig”, our taxi driver informed us, as we wound our way up the (very) long driveway to the hotel. What Pennyhill Park is not perhaps so well known for, is its brasserie – partly because The Latymer (the hotel’s main restaurant) has been grabbing the spotlight with its recently acquired Michelin star.
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We arrived at The Cadogan Hotel, in pursuit of that highly civilised notion that is afternoon tea. You may or may not have noticed that during this (alleged) summer, hotels have been theming their afternoon teas like crazy, in an attempt to add a little extra pizzazz. The Cadogan is no exception and has teamed up with the Kings Road Art Gallery to bring you ‘Afternoon ARTea’. See what they did there?
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Five minutes from Piccadilly, this four star, 15-storey hotel boasts a restaurant with bustling views of London’s streets below it. The restaurant at The Cavendish is an understated, elegant affair. Floor-length curtains and plush fabrics soften the room, which has been furnished with dark wooden tables and studded throughout with vases brimming full of flowers. As we sat down for the lunchtime menu, we were able to spy on the diners at Fortnum and Mason’s across the street from our window seats.
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SW1P 3BU
London
30-32 Great Smith Street
The Old Westminster Library,
Winter still had its grip on London when we stepped into The Cinnamon Club. How lovely then, to be greeted with a warm welcome in the shape of smiling staff and two elegant cinnamon bellinis. Cinnamon and sparkling wine wouldn't be the first two ingredients I'd have thought would work together, but they teamed up brilliantly to deliver a warming effect, which went some way to thawing us out.
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W2 5AH
London
47 Hereford Road
Notting Hill has just got lucky with the opening of The Commander on Hereford Road. If you love high quality food whilst you’re eating out and when you kick off your shoes at home, then The Commander could well be for you. Taking food that little bit further than the average eatery, this place boasts an oyster bar, a bistro restaurant and, incase you can’t get enough of a good thing, a deli stationed next door.
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N1 9PZ
London
58 Penton Street
The Compass
Islington is surely becoming the gastro-pub epicentre of London having been further sanctified with the wonderful addition of The Compass. Let's hope the locals here know how lucky they are! Formerly The Salmon and Compass, the pub was renovated earlier this year and given the gastro pub make-over, with lots of dark wooden chairs and tables, an open kitchen, chandeliers, blackboard and a deep crimson-painted ceiling.
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TW20 9UR
Egham
Stroude Road
Great Fosters
You can't help but be drawn in by the grandeur of Great Fosters. A former hunting lodge with a history that goes back as far as 1550 AD, its 50 acres of sprawling grounds, grassed amphitheatre and lake make an impressive impact. Quite comical then that we made our way into the hotel through the tinniest of doors. Grandeur soon resumed though as we were met with the heartening site of a huge fireplace with a crackling fire, glowing away to counter the downpour outside.
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We were escaping another wet British evening when we slipped gratefully into the dry confines of The French Table. This restaurant’s window had long been scrutinised by us on countless occasions as we’d walked along Maple Road, but this was our first visit despite our seven years in Surbiton. So why had we not dipped our taste buds in before? Well, the price tag if we’re going to be honest – or at least a presumption of it.
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KT6 4AW
Surbiton
83 Maple Road,
If you mention that you live in Surbiton, it goes without saying that a handful of comments about The Good Life will ensue. Margot, Jerry, Tom and Barbara might be fictitious characters from a 70's sitcom, but they have stayed in people's hearts years after the show's final episode. Consequently, Surbiton is viewed as the place to put on a pair of dungarees and get all self-sufficient.
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