Chez Gerard

The best steak-frites this side of Paris
Renowned for 'the best steak-frites this side of Paris and serving award wining wines, Chez Gerard is where you will be welcomed by the sound, smells and tastes of France. More than a Mecca for Carnivores - their fish and vegetarian dishes are par excellence. A superb value fixed price diner menu of 3 courses for only £15 is available every evening.

Bertorelli's
Great Italian food with the old Bertorelli magic

On the doorstep of some of London's most famous theatres, Bertorelli's lures familiar faces from the worlds of opera, ballet and theatre. Established in 1913, Bertorrelli's has been welcoming diners back into its restaurants time and again. Today, a refreshing contemporary menu combines new Italian dishes with traditional favorites and the old Bertorelli magic is in no danger of hiding.

LIVEBAIT
Fish with a difference

The Time Out award-wining Livebait formula is fresh funky and fabulous. The menu marries the traditional-oysters, prawns, Cornish crab and lobster - with some creative delicious dishes such as roasted monkfish medallions with potato and pumpkin seed mash and pan-fried blue fin tuna with red chili blinis. The casual environment of the restaurant with its down to earth decor makes it more like your local eel and pie shop than a top restaurant.

Restaurant & Bar
21 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, WC2. Tel: 0171 836 7161

Restaurant
43 The Cut, Waterloo, SE1. Tel: 0171 928 7211

Brasserie St. Quentin
Gallic Style in the heart of Knightsbridge

For a genuine taste of France, this authentically Parisian brasserie is found on one of London's most exclusive shopping thoroughfares. Close to both the internationally renowned Harrods emporium and the famous Victoria & Albert Museum, the restaurant is ideally located for discerning diners seeking the best of traditional French cuisine. Excellent value a la carte and daily table d'hôtel lunch and dinner menus are available in a seductive atmosphere of real Gallic provenance.

Restaurant & Private Room (open 7 days a week including Sunday Lunch)
243 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, SW3. Tel: 0171 589 8005.

Café Fish
London's most popular Fish Restaurant.

In the heart of Theatreland, the two-story complex comprises a Canteen and Bar on the ground floor with benches, booths and rapid service and relaxed Restaurant on the first floor. Green and white tiles give Cafe Fish a bright, fresh checkerboard pattern with menus on chalkboards, piscine prints and subtle but dominant ships bow adding to the informal but contemporary interior design.
Café Fish favorites include the freshest, best quality fish and seafood including grilled Queen scallops in the shell, whole dover sole and half grilled lobster as well as the more innovative stir fried Thai prawns with noodles. Ideal for pre or post theatre dining. Bar & Canteen open al day 12 noon - 11pm.

Restaurant, Canteen and Bar
36-40 Rupert Street, Piccadilly, W1. Tel: 0171 287 8989.

Scott's Restaurant - Oyster Terrace & Bar
Service through the reigns of six monarchs

A glamorous and dazzling institution established in 1851. This famous Mayfair restaurant is a culinary British landmark developed from humble beginnings as an oyster warehouse to become the preferred rendezvous of the rich and famous. Diners have included the likes of Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin. Today, you can enjoy London's best gin & tonic at Scotts Bar or oysters whilst sitting on the lovely pavement Oyster Terrace. At Scotts, you will discover the very best of British cooking.

Restaurant , Oyster Terrace, Bar & Private Rooms
20 Mount Street, Mayfair, W1. Tel: 0171 629 5248.

Soho Soho
A taste of Provence and the Mediterranean

Soho may be the location , but the Provençe is the inspiration for the most fashionable venue of the Frith Street. The heady scents and rich colours of Soho Soho's Mediterranean cuisine can be experienced in four distinct areas. On the ground floor, te buzzy Bar and Rôtisserie are popular hang outs for casual diners who enjoy observing the Soho street scene - brought closer in summer by by folding glass doors which open on to a busy terrace. Upstairs the private room is ideal for large receptions and private dinner parties, while the stylish and elegan Restaurant is a favorite haunt for the media, film and theatre worlds.

Restaurant, Rôtisserie, Bar and Private Room
11-13 Frith Street, Soho, W1. Tel: 0171 494 3491

Richoux
The all day place to meet and eat. Established 1909

Few restaurant cafés have great experience than Richoux. Famous for it's welsh rarebit, you can also enjoy all day breakfast, brunch, lunch dinner and supper. Richoux is also celebrated for its morning coffee and afternoon teas, an impressive choice of patisseries with delicacies such as home made meringues and warmed baby scones with jam and clotted cream. If you're in need of something quick, try Richoux cafés and food to go, for fresh sandwiches, crostini and freshly baked savouries.

Restaurant, Cafe, Tea Room
41a South Audley Street, Mayfair
(off Grosvenor Sq.) W1
Tel: 0171 629 5228