The Sir John Balcombe

Naroon

➤ 60 Great Titchfield Street, London, United Kingdom

Carta • Coffee • Persian • Chicken • Breakfast

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"I had a lovely experience at this restaurant and the food was delicious! It was my first time trying Persian cuisine and I found it to be very refined and mild, yet still full of flavor. The staff even brought out a cake when they heard it was my birthday. I would definitely return to this restaurant!"

Ognisko

➤ 55 Exhibition Rd London, SW7 2PN, United Kingdom

Carta • Beer • Wine • Fish • Polish

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"Amazing experience which went beyond the delicious food. The setting and building is beautiful, the staff friendly and efficient, and of course there is the delicious and authentic Polish food. We dined out on the terrace with tablecloths and candles. The inside was beautiful too though! It reminded me of upscale authentic restaurants in Warsaw. Will definitely be back again. Highly recommend the herring, steak tartare, and pancakes with duck livers. The desserts were delicious too!"

Quantus Restaurant & Bar

➤ 38 Devonshire Road Chiswick London, W4 2HD, United Kingdom

Carta • Bar • Global • Casual • European

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"There is nothing wrong about this restaurant but it is also nothing special for the price range. Places like Eneko have menus at similar value and the food is exceptional, whereas the food in Quantus was not flawless. I was the “lucky one” since I seemed to order the best dishes in the menu: the sweetbreads, the grilled octupus and the nut cake. My husband ordered the Heirloom tomatoes salad and the tomatoes were tasteless. The chimichurri steak was ok, but far from the best. The same could be said from the crab cakes. The worse thing however were the deserts. My husband ordered a panna cotta which almost needed a knife to be eaten, and my friend ordered a chocolate mouse that had an off smell (we all noticed) and hence did not eat it. In addition when we arrived the restaurant was full but nobody had been served which resulted in us having to wait very long for the food. The service was very pleasant though and the octupus and nut cake were very good"

Parle Pantry

➤ 97 Chiswick High Road, HOUNSLOW, United Kingdom

Carta • Coffee • Turkish • European • Mediterranean

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"We ate a falafel wrap, a roast veg wrap with vegan cheese and some of the salad. It was delicious. I think those were the best wraps I have had for quite a while. Moist and filled with veg. I would eat these again any day. We also drank some Tumeric tea and some chai latte. Again excellent. All the food is vegan. I really want to try the chocolate doughnuts . Run by two friendly sisters. A very cosy environment."

Spasso

➤ 61 Walm Lane, NW2 4QR, London, United Kingdom

Carta • Italian • Campania • Neapolitan • Vegetarian

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"The decor of the restaurant is really lovely. We were greeted as soon as we arrived. We placed our orders quite briskly. We received complimentary bread and olives, which was a nice touch. Our Bruchetta starter arrived a whole hour after we arrived, which was disappointing and far too long to wait for a cold and easy starter. The menu did not specify that the prawns on one of the bruschettas were raw! The waiter said service was slow because they were busy with Uber Eats and Deliveroo. Clearly not prioritising paying customers, who pay a 12.5% service charge, unlike online customers. Eventually, our main courses arrived. My pasta was only just cooked, so close to being undercooked and hard. They ran out of ricotta and replaced it with the tiniest amount of cheese so I asked for some more. Since ricotta was supposed to be the main ingredient of the dish. The tuna steak was lovely, and the veal could have done with a thinner breadcrumb batter. The sides, chips and zucchini, were £4.50 and very small portions for such a cheap side. So that was slightly disappointing. Overall, the pinot grigio white wine was very drinkable, and they brought tap water when we asked for it. And the whole staff were very polite. It was a shame the service was so slow, and the food could have been better for the price that it was. We also felt it was overpriced for the location it was, zone 2 London and not in the West End."