Chelsea
PJ’s Bar and Grill
Posted by crackberry in Chelsea, Everything, Places to Eat on September 1, 2009
This extremely popular bistro is a favourite place for weekend brunch accompanied by excellent Bloody Marys. The 1930s interior is a sporty wood panelled style, even boasting a wooden airplane propeller over the bar. Reliably good food includes excellent steaks, decent salads and a tidy range of seafood.
Price: c. £30-40 pp. 52 Fulham Road, SW3 6HH. Tel: 020 7581 0025
The Duke of Clarence
Posted by crackberry in Chelsea, Chelsea, Everything, Places to Drink, Places to Eat on September 1, 2009
Sunday lunch should be a relaxed affair that gently allows you to come to terms with your hangover. The Duke of Clarence is perfect for this job; a homely pub with an airy demeanour, ready to massage away the excesses of the night before. Generous portions of scrumptious nosh are served up for you to gobble by the fire. Those needing some trivial distraction to fritter away the remaining hours of the weekend will delight in the variety of classic board games, whilst the mad Spanish waitress is also good value and bound to inject some light hearted comedy into your lunch (whether you like it or not).
Price: £10-20pp. 148 Old Brompton Rd, SW5 0BE. Tel: 020 7373 1285
Bombay Brasserie
Posted by crackberry in Chelsea, Everything, Places to Eat on August 28, 2009
Fancy a curry but looking for somewhere slightly more up-market for a hot date? Look no further than the Bombay Brasserie: with tropical plants, old style black and white pictures of the Raj and wicker furniture, you could almost be dining on a colonial officer’s veranda. The relaxed ambiance is compounded by the pianist playing passionately in the corner and the windowed ceiling punctuated by lush hanging baskets and peculiar plants. The clientele is naturally more well-to-do than your local curry house – it’s certainly not the kind of place you’d stumble into after a drunken night out once you’ve succumbed to your craving of a lamb boona, but the food is equally as gratifying. What’s more, it is due to open its doors again to the public in the next week or so and promises that its new menu, spanning north and south Indian food, will leave you salivating. With celebrities such as Tom Cruise and Marlin Brando frequenting this joint it’s the perfect chance to hobnob with Hollywood…
The Bombay Brasserie, Courtfield Road, London, SW7 4QH. Tel: 0207 370 4040 Web: www.bombaybrasserie.co.uk