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Critics' Choice

Comedy

Bruce Dessau

quoteA classic routine in every sense, shame the fresh material could not match itquote

Bruce Dessau Lee Evans: Big Tour 2008 Theatre

Nicholas de Jongh

quoteI have never seen a Pinter play so possessed by deathly foreboding, menace and covert gay desirequote

Nicholas de Jongh No Man's Land Restaurants

Fay Maschler

quoteThe folksy, let-it-all-hang-out notion of sharing sits oddly in the confines of a formally decorated hotel dining roomquote

Fay Maschler Avista

Reader reviews

Restaurants

Amg, Camden

quoteA beautiful restoration, peaceful ambience, fantastic service & delicious food - would definitely recommendquote

York & Albany Film

Mark, London

quoteOne of the worst movies I have seen. Was looking forward to a laugh ... not sure I laughed once! quote

How To Lose Friends & Alienate People Theatre

Jennifer, London

quoteDavid Walliams is so out of his depth in this production that my friends and I were gripping the seats in embarrassmentquote

No Man's Land

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Restaurants
Avista

Avista's unimmaculate conception

Trying to replicate the experience of an informal shared meal in a hotel dining room in Mayfair just doesn't work for Avista... more |  Add your review 

 
Restaurants Little Bay

Little Bay is cheap at a price

Little Bay pushes the price for an approximately Frenchy, three-course bistro-style meal down to the bottom... more |  Add your review 

 
Restaurants Le Bouchon

Best French Food in London

It could be time to forget about the weekend away in Paris and try some of the best French restaurants in our own capital... more |  Add your view 

 
Restaurants Aaya

Aaya feels more Paris than London

The word aaya also means 'beautiful flower' in Japanese and happens to be the name of the restaurant where Mark Bolland dined... more |  Add your review 

 
Restaurants York & Albany

York & Albany restored in best of taste

Gordon Ramsay's first foray into hotels is a triumph on two counts: its historic setting – and the woman in the kitchen... more |  Add your review 

 
Restaurants Lamberts

Parents' paradise at Lamberts

Lamberts know how to please both children and their parents. They seem to have thought of everything, says Chris Blackhurst... more |  Add your review 

 
Restaurants Kali Kalwinski

Mexican street food in Covent Garden

Wahaca serves street food - the kind of food your average Mexican might chomp on dusty byways - although there it is unlikely to be served on the tasteful white rectangular plates.. more |  Add your review 

 

Ever the optimists

Mien Tay Mien Tay is a pleasant, clean, homely Vietnamese restaurant, says Charles Campion

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Restaurants The Berkeley

Berkeley is perfect spot for the super-rich

Marcus Wareing, former protégé of Gordon Ramsay, is out on his own. But his over-use of luxury ingredients spoils what could be great cooking... more |  Add your review 

 
Restaurants Min Jiang

Winning service at Min Jiang

Min Jiang is perhaps the perfect treat to charm a slightly deaf maiden aunt on whose wealth a canny nephew has his eye, says Brian Sewell... more |  Add your review 

 
Restaurants Cote

Cote is what eating should be about

Wardour Street is one of London's busiest areas and is jam-packed with a myriad of existing excellent restaurants. Cote fits in well... more |  Add your review 

 

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Fusion worse confounded

Pomegranate Greek Fusion is more elusive than ever, and you certainly won’t find it at Pomegranate
Restaurants Inamo

London's hi-tech dining revolution

From interactive menus to chef cams, London's dinners are going digital. We pick the capital's best high-tech restaurants here... more |  Add your view 

 
Restaurants Dieter Müller

Less is more for Dieter Müller

Too many fussy ingredients spoil the well-cooked dishes at Michelin-starred chef Dieter Müller’s first London venture... more |  Add your review 

 
Restaurants Brasserie James

Brasserie James is kingdom of the bland

Brasserie James, a new brasserie in Balham, serves fine food but it's pricey and lacks atmosphere, says Chris Blackhurst... more |  Add your review 

 
Restaurants Modern Pantry

Modern comfort food at its very best

Service at The Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell is chilled-out to the point of leaving you in Siberia. But the main course is worth the wait... more |  Add your review 

 
Restaurants Beach Blanket Babylon

Beach Blanket Babylon

Smart and glitzy, Beach Blanket Babylon is packed with beautiful staff. Mark Bolland finds out if it is as good as it looks. .. more |  Add your review 

 
 


 
 
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