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get a train from waterloo as opposed to the tube then it takes 20 odd minutes as opposed to the hopur on the tube, we cabbed it from richmond about 10mins from there, forget the price though

moral reasons?!

Petersham Nurseries Cafe has never been one to follow the well beaten path and now with the introduction of a new winter service style it is bucking convention yet again. From Wednesday to Friday until Easter, Petersham Nurseries Cafe will offer a set menu ONLY at £22.50 for 2 courses, £27.50 for 3. Menus and more details can be found on the cafe and teahouse page of the Petersham Nurseries website. www.petershamnurseries.com i recieved this as an email a week or so ago. I went to Petersham nurseries last year, really enjoyed it - beautiful location and delicious food but a very small menu - i think 4 choices per course and VERY expensive - think river cafe prices. the wine list is also compact and we struggled to find much under £40 a bottle - worth a trip on this set menu deal though

← or just a "treat" meal of their favourite foods on one of the most special days of their young lives...

Looking to go here in march and have recommendations on Le Tobsil-Le Pavillion- Yacout- and The Jad Mahal. Any thoughts on these or other recommedations? also what should i bring back? Thanks

Any ideas for Hertfordshire?

yes - there is lots of talk of the superstars like the sportsman etc, i was thinking more about unsung locals, thanks for this

http://www.thecowdray.co.uk/ Had a deliciuos sunday lunch here yesterday after visiting friends in the area. The Pub is minimalist in style, wooden floors and comfy banquette seating with smart leather covered chairs. The walls show photos of local vineyards, following through with their use of local ingreadients wherever possible.The menu lists all their main suppliers on the back which is a nice touch. We had home made carrot and cumin soup and a terrine of leek, parma ham, chicken and wild mushrooms to start and followed that with roast pheasant with truffled mash and creamed leeks and a huge sirloin steak with chips and bearnaise. For dessert we shared a 1/2 portion of local cheese choosing 2 of the 5 on offer, a great sussex blue and a "brie" with quince jelly and homemade chutney. With a bloody mary, glass of champagne, 2 glasses of the most expensive wine by the glass, 2 coffees and a bottle of water our bill came to under £70. The bill had a 10% discount added to it as they are celebrating their first year of business by doinga discount throughout jan and feb and had little notices around the bar thanking everyone for their business which i thought was a nice touch, and one taht is obviously working as it was packed. You get the sense that the owners really care about what they are doing and everything is done with a very personal touch with Alex working the floor and Andy manning the stoves. This is what Great English Pubs are all about and i wish them continued success. Where else would egulletters recommend for a great local pub in the truest tradition?

I relish the fact that somebody who professes to so punctilious as Coren gets the spelling of the Chef's name repeatedly wrong - we ourselves were alerted by Kenedy that his name his not Kennedy ← andy hayler can't even spell raisen...

anyone know whats going on with aaya? Apparently they closed for a "kitchen refurb" mid december and were due to reopen last week but no sign of opening just yet.....

i have never seen a bolognese pizza in the uk and i would like to point out that this along with the tandoori chicken/duck combos etc are most certainly not the norm - more something dreamt up to soak up the excess booze on the way home at 3am which we do, as a nation seem to have a weakness for

I found it distinctly average to be honest. Despite its hours (7am to 3am) the menu is small and whilst i like the idea of the sharing dishes i think £22.50 for mac n cheese for 2 is ludicrous, the total ingredients can't even come to £1 i'm sure. I went along late afternoon and only had eggs benedict (£12.50) and a side of chips (£3.75) comapred to cafe bohemes £8 and £3 for chips which is really where it should be pitched and not up there with the Woseley... The wine list was fairly small but i did enjoy my picpoul de pinet. I spent £40 on 2 glasses of wine, coffee and aforementioned eggs etc which stung - especially when compared with my £55 lunch at Bocca de lupo the next day which was outstanding. There are soooo many better palces to eat in Soho, many doing the same thing as BBR but cheaper/better.... I would nout hurry back

demand i would hope...

Just back from a late lunch at Soho's newest oepning Boca de lupo on archer Street. Hastened by both jan and Fays fantastic reviews yesterday I can wholeheartedly agree this is a great restaurant - one of my favourite new openings of the year. http://www.areyoureadytoorder.co.uk/ we shared lots of small dishes from the polenta, porcina and lardo (£11.50 for a small) fritto mare (squid, softshell crab and prawns) another fritto dish of sweetbreads and artichokes (delicious) and some fried bread with squaquerone (sp?) cheese and salami and speck. panzanella with poussin and some tuna tartare. The food was delicious, service friendly, helpful and knowledgable- they recommended some graet wines by the glass for us. The space is beautifully decked out, if not quite finished. a 20 seater bar and 45 odd seater restaurant at the back (like a reverse terra brindisa) with a 12-24 seater private dining room downstairs. lunch for 3 with 2 glasses of wine each, 3 coffees and a dessert to share (rum baba) was £160 but you could easily be in and out for £20 p/h . They do a one dish pre/post theatre menu of around 6 dishes all costing a tenner (give or take a couple of quid) I would wholeheartedly recommend Bocca - try it while you can still get in!

i think the bleeding heart is beautiful at this time of year

http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/12592.html i haven't been myself, but this place - the Temperance is owned by the guys who have the perseverence in lambs conduit st and the endurance in soho both of which are good gastro pubs and it is marylebone so may well fit the bill...

Ther is a great bar called Bramble in Edinburgh which does an avocado daiquiri, muddle 1/4 avo with agave syrup and pass through a sieve, add lime juice and rum shake over ice and double strain - it is delicious.

I haven't been to Avista but cafe anglais is great!

so who bought the company?

just book for two and turn up as a one, then you can see for yourself if this is the norm and what the restaurant is like - or talk to the manager and get clarification from them.

ok so there should have been a bit more on here - my parents are venturing to madrid for the first time and would love to know about some local favourites, nothing fancy - just good honest local food. are there any madrid equivalents of Cal Pep? What should they bring back? Thanks for any advice you might have

fondues, vol u vents and raspberry coulis lthough not altogether obviously!!

fondues, vol u vents and raspberry coulis lthough not altogether obviously!!

I had a great meal at kitchen - solid 2 star food i felt, well worth a visit

my thoughts exactly (and thats despite placing pretty high ourselves)