Chelsea Insider Low - Cadogan

54 | FOOD AND DRINK | Restaurantswhich can be booked for dinners andevents, and the restaurant and bar canalso be hired.Lunch: Monday-Friday 12pm-2.30pm,Saturday and Sunday 12pm-3.30pm.Dinner: Monday-Saturday 6pm-10.30pm, Sunday 6pm-9.30pm.Bluebird Chelsea, 350 King’s Road, SW35UU. T: 020 7559 1000 (restaurant, barand café)www.bluebird-restaurant.co.ukByron King’s Road£Tom Byng founded restaurant chainByron in 2007 to serve ‘proper hamburgersthe way they should be’. There are afew salads as well, but it’s all about theburgers here and there’s a substantial listof toppings and dips so you can customisethem.The desserts are American in themeand there are milkshakes too. The winelist is minimal but there’s a good selectionof craft beers.Monday-Thursday 12pm-11pm, Friday12pm-11.30pm, Saturday 11am-11.30pm, Sunday 11am-10.30pm.300 King’s Road, SW3 5UHT: 020 7352 6040www.byronhamburgers.comThe Cadogan Restaurant££This luxurious restaurant, adjacent to theCadogan, is set in the former home ofactress Lillie Langtry, famous for heraffair with the future king of England,Edward VII.Formerly known as Langtry’s, thisrestaurant is undergoing a relaunch atthe time of writing and will be teaming upwith the Good Taste Awards for 2012,using only award-winning produce. Thecuisine is modern British.Lunch: Tuesday-Sunday 12pm-2.30pm. Dinner: Tuesday-Saturday 6pm-10pm.Cheyne Walk Brasserie21 Pont Street, SW1W 9SGT: 0800 023 5445.www.cadogan.com/restaurant.htmlThe Capital£££££Under executive head chef JérômePonchelle, the award-winning restaurant inthe Capital Hotel serves up contemporaryand classic French and British cuisine andcelebrated its 40th birthday in 2011.The à la carte menu changes accordingto the season and there are also degustationmenus for the whole table. A setmenu is available for lunch (Monday-Friday) and there is a Sunday lunch menu,including a carvery. The wine list is hugeand reached the final round of the AAWine Award in 2011/12.Events – including special wine andchampagne dinners – and masterclassesare held throughout the year. Ponchellealso oversees menus for the privatedining rooms.Lunch: Monday-Sunday 12pm-2.30pm.Dinner: Monday-Saturday 6.30pm-10.30pm.The Capital Hotel, 22-24 Basil Street,SW3 1AT. T: 020 7591 1202www.capitalhotel.co.uk/restaurantbar.htmlCaraffini££Close to Sloane Square, Paolo Caraffini’slong-established Italian restaurant servestraditional food at relatively affordableprices. There are daily specials in additionto the à la carte menu, and the winelist focuses mostly on Italian wines. Tablereservations are only available by telephone.Lunch: Monday-Saturday 12.15pm-2.30pm. Dinner: Monday-Saturday6.30pm-11.30pm.61-63 Lower Sloane Street, SW1W 8DH.T: 020 7259 0235www.caraffini.co.ukChelsea Brasserie and BarChelsea Brasserie and Bar£££Simon Henbery, former head chef atJamie Oliver’s Fifteen, runs the kitchen atthe Chelsea Brasserie and Bar on SloaneSquare. Serving breakfast, brunch, lunchand dinner, the European menu has amodern, seasonal twist.Breakfast: Monday-Friday 7am-10.30am, Saturday-Sunday 7am-10am.Lunch: Monday-Saturday 12pm-3pm.Dinner: Monday-Saturday 6pm-10.30pm.Sunday brunch: 11.30am-3.30pm.7-12 Sloane Square, SW1W 8EGT: 020 7881 5999www.chelsea-brasserie.co.ukCheyne Walk Brasserie££££Set in a former Victorian pub, this longrunning,riverside French brasserie andsalon has a Provençal-inspired menu.Seasonal produce is prepared on anopen grill in the heart of the brasserie.There’s a good-value weekday setlunch (Tuesday-Friday, £19 for twocourses, £25 for three) and a weekendset lunch (£28 for two courses, £34 forthree), and you can choose your dessertfrom the à la carte menu for both.There’s also a weekend children’s menu(£9.50 for two courses). The wine list isextensive.The upstairs Salon has a river viewand serves drinks and cocktails, witha menu of tartines, baguettes and thetraditional Croque Monsieur. The Salonsometimes hosts jazz nights - check thewebsite for event details.Lunch: Tuesday-Saturday 12pm-3pm,Sunday 12pm-3.30pm. Dinner: Monday-Saturday 7pm-10.30pm.50 Cheyne Walk, SW3 5LRT: 020 7376 8787www.cheynewalkbrasserie.comEight Over Eight£££Part of restaurateur Will Ricker’s group oftrendy pan-Asian restaurants, the sleekEight Over Eight has recovered from thefire it suffered in 2009 and is back to itsglamorous best.The bar serves interesting cocktails(£8-£10) – including the Black Orchard(Johnnie Walker Black shaken with freshginger, chilli, lemon juice and sugar,served short over ice) and the LycheeBellini (lychee liquor and sake toppedwith champagne).The menu features dim sum, sushi