maitaitom

Even though we have 131 sights we want to see in our 3 1/2 days in London, I guess we still have to eat.

Just wondering what are some of your current (or semi-current) favorites?

Although we are staying in South Kensington, we will travel anywhere (within reason) for good food.

Price doesn't matter (well, just not too crazy). We have to conserve some funds for the remainder of our trip. We are not really into fancy (we never bring enough nice clothes for fancy, anyway)...just great food.

Favorite fish and chips place? Favorite Indian restaurant (I know only 5,000 to choose from)? Italian? French? Pub food? There is no cuisine off the board (well, except American...I get enough of that here). Thanks.

Oh, maybe an update on favorite pubs. Historic pubs? Pubs with unique interiors? Last time someone suggested Ye Olde Mitre (great to call).

DebitNM

{When are you in London, Tom? Where else are you going?}

Noting for our October trip...

Belinda

Two favorites of mine; Black Roe in Mayfair. Fantastic Asia Pacific fare; poke, and other items. Great cocktails as well. And one of my top five favorite restaurants on earth, Merchant's Tavern in Shoreditch. Be sure to have the foie gras and quail starter. The fried oysters are also amazing.

tuscanlifeedit

We've tried a lot of different Fish & Chips places and always find that Masters' Super Fish near Waterloo is our favorite.

We had a very good seafood meal at J Sheeky Atlantic Bar, which is not the main restaurant. More casual, a very little less expensive but totally delicious with good service.

We had lunch at Gymkhana but I wasn't transformed. It was good but not great.

Salt Yard and Picture were sort of newfangled small plates places. I liked Salt Yard better; we ate at it's sister restaurant, Opera Tavern, in May and liked it a lot.

Also last May we ate at Palomar, which was outstanding. Waited to long to get a res this February.

Hope this helps a little.

Odin

The Wolseley
Brasserie Zedel
Berners Tavern
Palomar

Nelson

Perhaps consider Turkish food? We can't get that where we live, so I seek it out. We've been to Tas Pide, across the street from the Globe Theater, and loved it:
http://www.tasrestaurants.co.uk/menus.php?resid=28

There is another Tas restaurant close to the British Museum where I ate on a business dinner. Everyone enjoyed it.

Great pubs around the British Museum also. Looking at the map I may have been in the Museum Tavern, the Plough and several others in between.

Have fun!

maitaitom

Thanks you guys...keep 'em coming. This will keep me busy. I have three other hungry mouths to feed on this trip.

Debit...we'll be there in May and then on to Edinburgh and follow that up by terrorizing people as we drive through the Scottish countryside.

Scootoir

Yes, agree about the Wolseley. We missed Brasserie Zedel although it was on the list for our visit last May. We enjoyed dinner at the Princess Louise Pub on High Holborn not far from the British Museum. I had an organic cherry beer which DH informed me did not really count as beer.

I wanted to recommend the Dalloway Terrace at the Holborn Hotel but see they will be closed for a couple of months.
dallowayterrace.com
We had a lovely dinner outside so I hope they don't change the atmosphere. Perhaps it will be reopened by the time you visit.

I have enjoyed your trip reports of France and hope to follow your British sojourn as well.

jamikins

Marianne in Notting Hill is our favourite restaurant.

The India beside Cannon Street station is great for Indian. So is Rajasthan by Monument station.

The Princess of Shoreditch is a great gastro pub.

The Swan on southbank is a good choice with lovely views.

Roast at Borough Market is delicious.

Tulips

I'm not so keen on Zedel; great value and a great room, but not crazy about the food. All perfectly nice, but we live in Belgium and get overdosed on French food here.
The small cabaret space there, now called 'Live at Zedel', is one of our favorite places in London though.

We absolutely loved Palomar recently - was recommended here on Fodors. Casual, small place - wonderful food. Practically licked our plates clean..
Honey & Co is great too - both do Middle Eastern food.

Had a very enjoyable lunch recently at 108 Garage on Golborne Road (north of Notting Hill), if you haven't been go on a Friday or Saturday when there's the market there.

Jamikins - haven't been to Marianne, but have passed the restaurant a few times. Looks very expensive. Perhaps good to try for lunch.

jamikins

Hi Tulip - definitely not a budget option, but they do a smaller set lunch now that would be a cheaper option than their full tasting menu.

I haven't been to Palomar, sounds like a good place to try!

Judy

Not a restaurant but, if you are at Borough Market, the Kappacasien food stall has the best grilled cheese sandwich I've ever had! Easy and quick if you happen to be there anyway.

Macross

http://www.dishoom.com/kings-cross/

Check out the loo Tom, you will love it and food is awesome.

Nikki

The two favorite restaurants from our trip to London last year were Medlar and John Doe. Medlar was as good as anywhere we ate in Paris and had a well priced lunch menu. And John Doe had a unique barbecue technique where everything was fascinatingly smoky.

tuscanlifeedit

We didn't go last month, but we did go to Medlar last May, for our second visit there. On Monday night, meals are discounted. Very good food and pleasant staff.

AGM_Cape_Cod

We will be in London in May as well. I second Judy's suggestion for"at Borough Market, the Kappacasien food stall has the best grilled cheese sandwich I've ever had!".

We also enjoyed Medlar and John Doe. Another place we will try to return to is Barrafina. We were lucky enough to get seats near the hot food line- dinner & a show!!

maitaitom

"Not a restaurant but, if you are at Borough Market, the Kappacasien food stall has the best grilled cheese sandwich I've ever had!"

I had one of those in 2013 and look forward to eating another 3,000 calorie sandwich on this trip.

annettetx

Every time we go to London we eat at Daquise -- Polish food in South Kensington:

www.daquise.co.uk
20 Thurloe street
South Kensington
London SW7 2LT

Enjoy!

Gwendolynn

Don't know if your interested in the National Portrait Gallery. If so you could kill two birds with one stone since there's a nice restaurant there overlooking Trafalgar Square.

historytraveler

The BBar next to The Rubens at the Palace near Victoria Station has a very nice ambience and a South African themed menu. I like it. www.bbarlondon.com