London Restaurant recommendations
 

Need a recommendation for theater district meal (Queens Theater).

Will be staying near West Kensington tube station, any thoughts for local places.

Anyone eaten at the Belvedere? Would you recommend?

Many many restaurants....price range? any preferences for cuisine type?

Do you want Chinese? Its on the edge of Chinatown. But there are literally hundreds of pubs and restaurants w/i walking distance of the Queens Theatre.

Not really a preference, like seafood, steak, Italian. Pricepoint probably about $30-50 each not counting wine/drinks.

We really liked Rock and Sole Plaice. It's near the Covent Garden Tube station. (http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/rock-and-sole-plaice-london) It was great. Not as expensive as what you're looking for, but a lot of fun!

I haven't eaten at all of these but I work in a nearby office and these are some of the favourites of my colleagues for the types of cuisine you wanted. Nearly all have websites so you can check prices.

Bocca Di Lupo - Soho (Italian)
Hawksmoor Seven Dials (steak)
Orso (Italian)
Giaconda Dining Room (French/Italian)
32 Great Queen Street (British Gastro Pub)
Sophie's Steakhouse
FishWorks - Piccadilly (can often get 50% off food if you book with toptable)

Bocca Di Lupo and Hawksmoor are superb, especially Hawksmoor. Cafe Boheme is also a nice theatre area restaurant and quite reasonable.


About a five minute walk from W. Kensington tube station, there's a nice little pub called the Curtains Up that does very good food:

http://www.geronimo-inns.co.uk/thecurtainsup/

If you walk up towards High Street Ken, there is a good, improbably named sushi/pan Asian restaurant called Hare & Tortoise:

http://www.hareandtortoise.co.uk/

If you are looking for a superb meal at a London institution, albeit pricey, West Kensington is not far at all from the River Cafe. Book well in advance:

http://www.rivercafe.co.uk/

You walk around and look at the posted menus. It's a crap shoot because the food in London is over priced and/or under quality.

Spaarne - you're eating at the wrong places, my friend

London Yank you beat meto it! London has great food if you go to the right places. Near or on Kensinton HIgh St Chez Gerard or Cote both have good food and reasonable. Cafe Concerto is good too. Our favorite for the last 35 years is La Famiglia on Langton ST near World's End.Several realy good places near the V&A Orsini, Racine and Cafe Montepeliano.Do look at toptable for 50% offers if booked on the site.

A great way to find restaurant choices in London is to use www.toptable.com. It helps you to choose restaurants by location, the type of food you are looking for, and also advises of pre-theatre deals available. You can also read reviews of the restaurants and book them on-line via this site.

Belvedere in Holland Park is a very good restaurant by the way. A lovely setting in the park.

Andalucia is about 4 or 5 blocks south. It is a wonderful little tapas place.

I agree with OzzyBlue about toptable. I use it all the time and because you get points (and eventually a free meal) by scoring and reviewing restaurants I think the ratings are a really good guide.