Chelsea & South Kensington Restaurants

PJ's Bar & Grill - South Kensington

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We say Modern American, and somehow one tends to assume that everything that comes out of America is modern. But PJ's Bar and Grill has more than a touch of tradition about it and old fashioned might be a better description, though there's nothing creaky about the service and atmosphere which is well up to date.

• Address: 52 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 6HH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): American, Modern European, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £35.00, Dinner: £45.00

Cactus Blue

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The place where the hip folks of Chelsea hang out and party away their weekends in style is at the quietly fashionable end of Fulham Road, in an impressive glass-fronted building housing a stunning restaurant and bar.

• Address: 86 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): American, Mexican
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £35.00

Chutney Mary

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Chutney Mary started out life in 1990 and has never looked back. Perhaps this is a comment on the British attitudes to Indian cuisine, and curry in particular, for when the late Robin Cook made his 'chicken tikka masala' observation he was not far wrong, and in an age when multiculturalism is fashionable we could do a lot worse than concentrate on exchanges of culinary traditions.

• Address: 535 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW10 0SZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £38.00

Papillon

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Papillon has been described as resembling an opulent townhouse in Paris, and it is by no means a faulty description. There are the traditional plush banquettes, gilt and mirrors, the florists have had an absolute field day, and tables that are a credit in double clothed napery and crystal, with steak knives from Thiers, muted colours and trendy lighting all combine to delight The zinc bar, parquetry floor, softly glowing lights speak subtly of France, to the point where you could be forgiven for supposing that the creator of this Petit France must surely have been a Frenchman.

• Address: 96 Draycott Avenue, London, SW3 3AD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £45.00

Bluebird Restaurant

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Bluebird is one of the favourite London destinations for anybody who relishes good food and drink in a setting that is right at the heart of fashionable Chelsea, yet provides an oasis of well-ordered calm and peace.

Fixed Price Menu 2 courses inc glass of wine £17 / 3 courses inc glass of champagne £25

• Address: 350 King's Road, London, SW3 5UU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £56.00

Builders Arms, The

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In Chelsea, tucked away between the Fulham Road and the Kings Road is an attractive Georgian building known as The Builders Arms. Thanks to a successful makeover, what was once a dreary old pub has now been converted into a first class gastro pub, so much so that it won The Evening Standard pub of the year in 1999.

3 course fixed price menu (Christmas Menu) for £27.50

• Address: 13 Britten Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 3TY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £25.00

Bistro One Ninety Queen's Gate

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It's the favourable mingling of the quirky with the chic that helps Bistro One Ninety stand apart from the crowd and, once you're there, you're bound to agree that the décor with all those gilt mirrors and numerous framed pictures lends a unique sort of appeal to the place.

• Address: The Gore Hotel, 190 Queen's Gate, London, SW7 5EX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £38.00

Il Falconiere

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There is a huge choice of Italian restaurants in London, some are excellent and others are quite frankly either stuck in a time warp or over expensive and are not to be recommended. But there is only one Il Falconière, where still - after over twenty five years - the quality and value for money is as good as ever.

• Address: 84 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 3LQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £14.00, Dinner: £29.00

Poissonnerie de l'Avenue

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Poisonry, to give the restaurant its more popular name, and the one that I have always known it by over nearly forty years, was established by its present owner, Peter Rosignoli in 1964, when he decided that there was more to life than being a Headwaiter, with no disrespect to that functionnaire of vital importance in any restaurant of style and weight.

• Address: 82 Sloane Avenue, Chelsea, London, SW3 3DZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, International, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £24.00, Dinner: £58.00

68 - 86 Bar & Restaurant

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In a chic setting in South Kensington's Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel, 68-86 is a smart, airy restaurant serving modern British cuisine with Pacific Rim twist. Burgundy walls, wooden floors and gilt mirrors create a striking dining room, which hums gently with the chatter of corporate diners and lunching shoppers.

2 course fixed price menu (seasonal) for £15

• Address: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel, 68-86 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BT (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £40.00