Tradition sits well on the mantle of Simpson's Tavern in Cornhill, and it has been doing so for more than two centuries as this same spot has served as a restaurant since 1757. While that alone could stimulate your interest, there are many other features which make this old world eatery rise above the rest. Their Grill Room, an old fashioned chop house, where seating is arranged in stalls to encourage sharing of tables, is delightful and charming while the restaurant too seems to be untainted by any form of modernity.

Clearly described as good, honest fare, the menu could offer starters of slow cooked pork belly with crackling and English mustard dressing followed by a main course of steak and kidney pie or braised lamb shank. Grills are popular, particularly the Edwardian pork chop, and homemade puddings vie alongside an English cheese board. Tradition is not overlooked in the wine list although Simpson's Tavern does feature interesting New World wines too.