This latest venture from the team behind Cheyne Walk Brasserie in Chelsea comprises an all-day eaterie that serves classic French dishes including onion soup and croque monsieur. Opposite the Old Vic theatre, it includes a bar and private dining room for 60.

• Opened: 3 December
• Owners: Robert Bourne and Sally Greene
• Head chef: Eric Payet
• Manager: Jean Charles Adam
• Capacity: 150
• Food: includes foie gras terrine seared scallops with Puy lentils and sun-dried tomato and herb dressing lamb shank with butternut squash purée and red wine reduction and crispy almond tuile with rhubarb marmalade.
• Price: about £30 for three courses excluding wine
• Address: 119 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UL
• Telephone: 020 7960 0202
• Website: www.waterloobrasserie.co.uk
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