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55 | FOOD AND DRINK | Restaurants
and sashimi, tempura, curries ,
BBQ/roasts, specials and salads. There’s
also a bento box lunch special (£13.50-
£16.50), which brings together sushi,
salads and hot dishes in set menus.
It’s worth checking out the special
offers on the website too, which can give
a hefty discount on selected days.
Lunch: Monday-Friday 12pm-3pm,
Saturday and Sunday 12pm-4pm.
Dinner: Monday-Saturday 6pm-11pm,
Sunday 6pm-10.30pm. Bar (dim sum
served all day): Monday-Saturday 12pm-
12am, Sunday 6pm-11.30pm.
392 King’s Road, SW3 5UZ
T: 020 7349 9934
www.rickerrestaurants.com/eightovereight/
El Blason
El Blason is a Spanish restaurant which
featured in the film Blow-Up (1966) –
see Film. At the time of writing, it was
closed for refurbishment.
8-9 Blacklands Terrace, SW3 2SP
T: 020 7823 7383
Foxtrot Oscar
Elistano
££
Head chef William Pinfold, who has
worked with Tom Aikens and Gordon
Ramsay, recently joined Elistano, so the
traditionally Italian restaurant is broadening
out to offer modern European-style
food as well as the old favourites. There
is some pavement seating if you want to
eat al fresco.
Lunch: Monday-Friday 12pm-3.30pm,
Saturday 12pm-4pm. Dinner: Monday-
Saturday 6pm-10.30pm. Sunday all day
10am-4pm.
25-27 Elystan Street, SW3 3NT
T: 020 7584 5248
www.elistano.com
Fifth Floor Restaurant at
Harvey Nichols
£££
Harvey Nichols’ Fifth Floor Restaurant
has European seasonal menus designed
by executive chef Jonas Karlsson, drawing
inspiration from his Swedish heritage.
The daily-changing ‘market menu’
showcases produce from the Harvey
Nichols Foodmarket, also on the fifth
floor. The neutral, sophisticated décor
makes it a calming place to take a break
from shopping, and the award-winning
wine list offers more than 750 wines from
all over the world. Wi-fi is available.
Lunch: Monday-Thursday 12pm-
3.30pm, Friday-Sunday 12pm-4pm.
Afternoon tea: Monday-Thursday
2.30pm-5.30pm, Friday-Saturday
3.30pm-5.30pm, Sunday 3pm-5pm.
Dinner: Monday-Saturday 6pm-11pm.
Harvey Nichols, 109-125 Knightsbridge,
SW1X 7RJ. T: 020 7235 5250
www.harveynichols.com/restaurants/fifthfloor-london/fifth-floor-london-restaurant
Foxtrot Oscar
££
Part of Gordon Ramsay’s stable of
restaurants, Foxtrot Oscar is a modern
bistro with a relaxed atmosphere.
Head chef Cary Doherty puts his
experience from working at restaurants
including Maze, Zuma and Gordon
Ramsay’s flagship restaurant down the
road to good use in a simpler style of
food, and he’s particularly proud of
Foxtrot’s burger and chips.
His experience with Asian cuisine
lends an interesting twist to dishes such
as braised caramelised pork belly, which
comes with jasmine rice and Asian salad.
À la carte prices range from £7 upwards
for starters, £12.75-£16.50 for mains
and £5-£6 for desserts.
There’s a two-course set menu for
£18, three courses for £22 (lunch
Monday-Saturday and early supper
Monday-Thursday), and the Sunday set
menu is £20 for two courses and £25
for three. A Sunday roast menu is also
available. You can bring your own wine
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at
lunch and dinner (corkage fee of £10 per
bottle).
Lunch: Monday-Saturday 12pm-3pm,
Sunday 12pm-3.45pm. Dinner: Monday-
Saturday 6pm-10.30pm, Sunday 6pm-
9pm.
79 Royal Hospital Road, SW3 4HN
T: 020 7352 4448
www.gordonramsay.com/foxtrotoscar/
Gallery Mess at the Saatchi
Gallery
££
It’s not somewhere that you might think
of immediately when you’re looking for a
place to eat, but the Saatchi Gallery’s
restaurant is definitely worth a look.
The setting is lovely, with large
windows looking over the Duke of York
Square lawns, exposed brickwork and
vaulted ceilings, and there’s an al fresco
terrace. Naturally, it’s decorated with
contemporary art, and the food is much
better than you might expect from a
gallery restaurant. The building was once
part of the barracks mess, hence the
name, and the restaurant is operated by
Rhubarb Food Design, which also runs
restaurants at the Royal Albert Hall.
The Gallery Mess has daily, seasonal
specials and an ever-evolving menu,
mostly made up of British and European
dishes. There’s also a children’s menu
(two courses £9.95) and afternoon tea
(£9.50/£17). There’s a sizeable drinks list,
including cocktails.
Monday-Saturday 10am-11.30pm,
Sunday 10am-7pm. Pastries served
10am-11.30am. Starters and salads
11.30am-close. Mains £12pm-close.
Puddings 11.30am-close. Children’s
menu 11.30am-close. Afternoon tea
2.30pm-6pm.
Saatchi Gallery, King’s Road, SW3 4SQ
T: 020 730 8135
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/gallerymess/
Geales
££
Seafood restaurant Geales in Chelsea
Green – sister restaurant to Geales in
Notting Hill – serves posh fish and chips,
oysters, sharing platters and classics like
Gallery Mess at the
Saatchi Gallery