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Rules

Address: 35 Maiden La., Covent Garden, London, WC2 ELB | Map It
Phone: 020/7836-5314
www.rules.co.uk

Price range: $$-$$$
Cuisine: British
Location: Covent Garden

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.4/5

Fodor's Review:

Come, escape from the 21st century. Opened by Thomas Rule in 1798, London's oldest restaurant has hosted everyone from Charles Dickens to Laurence Olivier and the current Prince of Wales. This traditional English dining salon has plush red banquettes and lacquered yellow walls crammed with oil paintings, engravings, and Victorian cartoons. Try historic British dishes—steak-and-kidney pie or roast beef and Yorkshire pudding—for a taste of the 18th century. In season, daily specials include game from the restaurant's High Pennines estate.

Credit Cards: AE, MC, V
Tube: Covent Garden

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by halfapair from Port Orchard, WA on 3/1/07
We dined at Rules in Sept 2006. The decor was terrific: red velvet booths, lots of British bits & pieces to look at. I started with a Pims Cup and had the foie gras appetizer. My husband had the lobster bisque and it was absolutely delicious. Hubby also had the Irish Beef and thought it was the best steak he had ever had. He didn't bother too much with the Bernaise sauce because the beef was so good on its own. Dessert was also good - I went for the Queen of Puddings (what else? I was trying to have the most British of Experiences).
Dinner was pricey - about $200 US. But we had a lovely time and then headed to the theatre.