FireHouse

Until recently you had to be a member to revel in the French-style cooking of chef Daniel Crow on the Cromwell Road. No more. Under new owner Alexander Baillieu, the Dining Room, a first floor restaurant with pleasantly rustic views into nearby gardens is available to all.

Daniel Crow is well known for the breadth of his experience within some of the great culinary institutions of our time, like Le Gavroche and Mosimann's. Released now from the limitations of catering solely for the needs of a private members' Club he is obviously a giant refreshed, working with a seasonally slanted menu placing emphasis on quality ingredients. Nor are his dishes over-dressed and he is receptive to the pleas from some of his customers for a few nods in the direction of familiar comfort food, witness Cumberland sausage ring with mashed potatoes and confit of red onions.

With house wine at £14.00 the average spend for dinner (lunches for private parties only) is around £36, decent value for that sort of quality in in London.