The Butcher and Grill in Battersea really is something a bit different. Imagine a bang slap up to date butcher's shop, doing the business as any such shop would, combined with a pretty informal restaurant where the shop produce forms the basis of the menu, and as an added attraction a casual bar serving coffee, breakfast and patisserie for the morning crowd, and soups, salads, pies and sandwiches throughout the day - and you have The Butcher and Grill.

The site formerly held a Café Rouge, and is spacious, terraced and with river views. Customers at the Grill can choose their preferred cut either from the counter or make a selection from the menus. Nor is the menu blind to other attractions, so expect to find starters of Cornish salt and chilli squid, rocket and lemon; devilled kidneys on toast or Cornish crab cakes, pickled cucumber and crab mayonnaise, always an excellent prelude to a decent steak. There's even a charcuterie board with pâté and pickle.

To the main event, and humble beginnings, with the B & G Burger. At the other end of the scale is the 35oz rib of beef, admittedly for two, though you don?t expect someone wishing to break diet in a singularly spectacular manner would be denied. An 18oz t-bone sounds to be a particularly good compromise. A range of sausages, including the celebrated chop, together with lamb burger, pie and mash, and free range chicken breast, all add to the temptation.

Now that evidence is becoming convincing that veal can be produced with no adverse effects, it is to be seen increasingly on discerning menus. Escalope makes an excellent meal, as does the crispy crumbed pork belly with cabbage and bacon, pickled apple and lavender. There is even line caught fish from day boats in Cornwall; check the specials board.

Apart from the chips, in the view of many an essential adjunct to a good steak, there is a range of side dishes, ten in number that include roast onion squash and fennel seeds; green beans, shallots and garlic butter, or wilted spinach.

Nor have puddings been neglected, with warm treacle tart, strawberry and lavender pavlova, baked rice pudding and their selection of cheeses and chutneys.

At the Butcher Shop meat and poultry is prepared to a very high standard in various cuts. Beef, lamb, pork, sausages, veal, poultry and game are available alongside home-cooked meats, pies and pâtés as well as a small selection of oils, mustards and pickles.

The concept of shop and restaurant together is still a major step for good old traditional Britain, but all over the place the unthinkable seems to be happening, so why not our shopping and eating habits?

Check on their excellent and user-friendly Website for further information, not to say inspiration. Bon appetit!