One of London's longest-standing and most consistent of restaurants, La Poule au Pot in Belgravia, impresses The Guardian's food critic, Matthew Norman, with its delightful décor and familiar French bistro cooking.
He takes fellow journalist Simon Heffer and together they tuck into a selection of Gallic favourites, including moules marinières and boeuf bourguignon. "There can't be a more charming, cosy, nook-and-crannyish restaurant," he says of La Poule au Pot which has been welcoming customers since 1962.
A more recent arrival on the capital's dining scene is the Dean Street Townhouse, in Soho, which is the first major venture between Nick Jones, founder of the Soho House Group, and Richard Caring, the owner of Caprice Holdings which operates top London restaurants including Le Caprice, The Ivy and J Sheekey.
Toby Young says in The Independent on Sunday that during dinner there he found a restaurant that has the appearance of a luxury gentleman's club with a menu that is "like a stripped-down version of The Ivy's, with plenty of modern British staples".
Another new restaurant, Kitchen W8 - recently opened by Phil Howard of The Square, head chef Mark Kempson and restaurateur Rebecca Mascarenhas - is visited by The Observer's Jay Rayner.
"Between them these three serious pros and their team have created a smart, slick outfit," he says. While he finds the food a bit hit and miss and prices to be steep, he adds the team could find themselves welcomed in neighbourhoods across London.
Tom Hodgkinson paints a picture of the most indulgent restaurant of the week in his review in of Millers at the Anchor on Porlock Weir, Somerset, in The Sunday Times.
"The whole thing was absurdly decadent, ridiculously indulgent and even silly," he says. "Great fun, but just a bit too much of everything."
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