The advent of a new breed of steakhouses has caught the attention of those seeking a full-on bovine treat, but the rest are not disappointed either, thanks to places like Kings Road Steakhouse and Grill that effortlessly cater to the needs of both meat and seafood lovers. Here it's more than just that, the interior catches the eye with a touch of elegance, a far cry from the rustic traits that usually characterise a steakhouse.

The à la carte might deliver half a dozen Whitstable oysters, dressed Cornish crab and slow roasted pork belly. Then move on to meatier pursuits with an 8oz fillet, a 16oz T-bone or a 10oz rib eye on the bone, all made from fine quality Scottish beef; the addition of grilled and roast meats such as spatchcock poussin and chipolatas and calves liver and dry cured bacon could stretch your choice even further. Desserts feature the much loved sticky toffee pudding and Eton mess.

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Located on Battersea Rise, the Entrée Restaurant & Bar specialises in modern European cuisine and proudly holds 2AA Rosettes. The open kitchen lends a vibrant feel while the cosy dining nooks are ideal for intimate dining.

The Entrée menu incorporates local ingredients in dishes like pork rillette with apple jelly, cornichons, petite salad and seared bread, and 33-day Galloway short horn beef rump. Tempting seafood dishes include seared sea trout and lemongrass steamed plaice with quinoa, buttered spring onions and tender stem broccoli.

The classic dessert menu features baked raspberry cheesecake, lemon and tahini crème brûlée or maraschino cherry and frangelico sponge iced parfait. Unwind in the stylish cocktail bar whist listening to soothing tunes on the piano, played weekly by the resident pianist.

Spread over 2 floors, Entrée restaurant in Battersea is a welcoming space for quiet romantic meals or fun-filled night out with friends.

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It's strange that we have so few restaurants by the banks of the Thames in London, when almost every other major city that either has a major river running through it or a position by the sea capitalises on that, however, now the Hotel Rafayel in Battersea has opened its doors to guests and created its 'Banyan on the Thames' to make use of its fabulous situation with views up, down and across the water.

Almost every table benefits, as a result of the clever two level design, which is also modern but chic with the clever use of lighting panels that change colour and offering a menu that is aimed to appeal with its tempting fusion mix of Asian and Modern European dishes in a thoroughly modern fashion, like tilapia fishcakes with lemongrass chilli jam or Cromer crab, mango and king prawn with chilli, mango and lime dressing.

Even their version of fish and chips is rather unusual as it is made with pieces of haddock fried in lime and coriander tempura batter while baked nut-crusted cod fillet is served with lemon zest new potato gratin; the carnivores should be more than delighted with the chilli beef Banyan style or the rack of lamb with a pistachio crust, gratin potatoes and a red pepper coulis.

The desserts are not exactly run of the mill either with kheer brûlée, caramelised rice pudding served with toasted almond, or white chocolate and baileys mousse served in a brandy snap scroll with mint crème anglaise. The wine list is short but sensibly compiled providing a decent choice at reasonable prices.

The White Hart offers guests a truly outstanding dining experience. This elegant pub and eating house located in Brasted, Westerham is an ideal place to relax with your favourite drink or for the enjoyment of an elaborate and intimate meal with family and friends.

Backed by service that is cheerful, brisk and totally in keeping with the friendly nature of a good English gastropub this charming pub has a warm and inviting bar and a spacious dining room where you'll find plenty of regulars dropping in. A log fire in the handsome exposed brick inglenook in winter, brown leather chairs accompanied by sturdy wooden tables well matched with the quarry-tiled floor, and an oak beamed ceiling with subdued lighting is the sort of interior you can expect at The White Hart.

The atmosphere is one of joviality and when the sun is out, there are few things better than an al fresco meal; a deck area and the garden overlooking the woods set with comfortable chairs and a bench, easily seating around 200 diners at once, provides a spacious setting.

The menu changes with the seasons and is modern British, comfortably interwoven with some Mediterranean influences. It ranges from traditional favourites such as fish and chips and steaks to freshly made pizzas and pastas with the chef's daily specials displaying the finest fresh market ingredients. There's something for everyone and for all occasions and you don't have to go for the full works if you don't want to; just have a snack and a lingering drink in the bar with your friends.

To set the right note of fashionable sociability there are sharing plates; share a metre board of mixed pizzas, Greek mezze with taramasalata, red pepper hummus, tzatziki, feta and flatbread, or Italian antipasti with cured meats, dolcelatte, roasted vegetables, parmesan, rocket, stuffed peppers, curly green chillies and warm stone baked bread.

Specialities here include dishes such as vodka cured salmon, beetroot and horseradish crème fraiche, and nut crusted goat's cheese crostini, butternut squash, red onion, tomato and red pepper dressing. Sea bass fillets, artichoke, olives, pepper, courgette, chorizo, tomato and rosemary potatoes, and quattro formaggi with mozzarella, dolcelatte, parmesan, goats cheese and red onion marmalade are sure to please many a palate. Stone baked pizza with Serrano ham, roast artichoke, olives and mozzarella, or classic burger with gherkin, mustard mayo, cheese, relish and frites await the adventurous palates, among many other dishes on the extensive and eclectic menu.

An apple and frangipane gallette with cognac ice cream, summer pudding with clotted cream, and vanilla pod cheesecake and blackcurrant compote are some of the crowd pullers among their pudding section.

The wine list offers everything from crisp refreshing whites, trendy pinks to fat juicy reds by the bottle or glass. The bar stocks a wide range of cask ales, super chilled draught and bottled beers.

Check in on their Website for further details, changing menus that follow the seasons, and special promotions. Please note that the E-Mail Contact is for enquiries only, not for bookings.

Contemporary and inviting, Tsunami in Clapham serves eclectic Japanese cuisine in a stunning setting. The striking interior blends in bold hues of black, gold and grey, and the trendy bar area is great place to enjoy a refreshing cocktail or a cold sake till late on weekends.

The Tsunami menu offers fresh ingredients and bold flavours in dishes like char-grilled chicken with scallion on bamboo skewers, and king crab tempura served with yuzu butter and creamy garlic sauce. Exotic dishes include a delectable wasabi lamb with creamed leeks and truffle rib eye with mushrooms.

Sushi, sashimi and nigiri rolls are served as well as a fresh range of salads and tempura dishes. The two course Tsunami lunch menu changes regularly and includes a snow crab shumai and roast duck among other dishes.

Close to the Clapham North Tube Station, Tsunami restaurant is just a 4-minute walk from the Clapham Picturehouse.

To gain further information, just visit their extremely comprehensive Website.

Established over 16 years ago and positioned in the heart of Theatreland, Palm Court Brasserie guarantees its reputation as one of Covent Garden's most established dining and drinking experiences with a stunning refurbishment and menu overhaul.

Opened by London restaurateur Brian Stein, it has been lovingly crafted to recreate a classically 1920's art nouveau environment. The intimate restaurant is perfectly suited for long, leisurely chats over a bottle of choice Chardonnay, or other choices from the vineyards of France, Italy and the New World, enhanced by a welcoming selection of dishes from the bar menu.

The walls are adorned with carefully selected images conducive to the art-deco feel and the eye is drawn to these by subtle use of varied lighting effects to create a subdued but cosseted ambience.

The beautiful, wrought-iron, centrally hung chandelier softly illuminates the surroundings and contrasts the failing, winter's light outside as the Covent Garden Piazza slides into nightfall. Palm Court Brasserie is an elegant time capsule and an oasis of sophisticated calm.

Palms absorb dishes by influence from Italian and French culture and gives them a traditionally British slant. The emphasis of Palm Court Brasserie cuisine is focused on light and healthy dishes representing an attractive fusion of the rustic and urban styles. Classic brasserie offerings such as steak frites and mussels cooked in white wine, garlic, parsley and cream, sit happily alongside pan-Mediterranean dishes including a seafood linguine of king prawns, clams with roma tomatoes, chilli and spinach, and grilled duck breast with dauphinoise potatoes, roasted vegetables and peppercorn sauce.

This 120-seater restaurant is ideal for couples or quieter mature groups who wish to enjoy a relaxing meal in casual, leisurely environment, either before or after the theatre. Guests may enjoy dining by the French windows commanding a view of the artists performing in the nearby Piazza.

Alternatively, the restaurant's rear suite with forty seats may be sealed off, creating an ideal atmosphere for guests who wish for complete privacy during a meeting, buffet or seated party. A range of menus is available, and you could find one to best suit you. More details are available on their Website.

Do note that they are closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

In upmarket Mayfair, Cocochan offers contemporary pan Asian cuisine and glamorous cocktails, accompanied by a funky lounge bar and terrace. Bond Street Tube Station is just 4 minutes' walk away from Cocochan.

Cocochan restaurant offers a wide range of dishes from China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and India in a stylish, contemporary setting. You could begin the meal with starters of chicken and water chestnut gyoza, crispy aromatic duck rolls, Vietnamese seared beef salad with nyoc cham or crab cakes with jalapeno mayo and Thai salad. Follow with mains of chargrilled lamb cutlets with moromi miso, pickled acar salad, oven baked miso black cod with edamame, stir fried tiger prawns with sambal or crispy noodles with chicken.

Delicacies on the Cocochan menu include lobster specialities, tempura, sushi and sashimi. To finish, consider salted caramel mousse, pistachio crème brûlée or chocolate fondant. Separate bar and set menus are also available. The wine list at Cocochan London offers a selection of whites and reds from all around the world.

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Brilliantly located right in the heart of London's scintillating Covent Garden, Café des Amis, culinarily revitalised by Executive Chef Fabrice Renou, has also been given an update that has put it at the forefront of its kind. Fabrice is from Paris, he trained at La Tour d'Argent and worked with prestigious chefs such as Guy Savoy and Michel Rostand.

Fabrice's French world fusion food, or what you might possibly term French with an exotic twist, as he likes experimenting with new flavours, spices and exotic ingredients, contains enough international influences to ensure it is head and shoulders above the rest, against a background of stylish décor and front of house.

Whilst primarily occupied with an à la carte menu that is both imaginative and good value, they also offer a bar and brasserie menu which, at £14.50 for 2 courses, is tempting to the palate and the pocket.

What's likely to be on offer? Nothing like some good French onion soup to start a brasserie meal, served here with toasted gruyere crouton; crab eblysotto with cardamom, or cannelloni of Grison dried beef with Brousse cheese, mango and ginger dressing.

The inclination towards the fruits of the sea continues into the main courses with a red mullet fillet, niçoise bohemian vegetables and pumpkin seed oil; red tuna steak with tomato salsa and crushed sweet potatoes with argan oil, or Normandy style rope grown moules mariniéres.

The love affair with that most attractive fowl of the air, the duck, goes on and on and here it is roasted, with sauce griotte and polenta with dried fruit. Better appreciation of the quality in food means less leather for the appetites of the eating-out infantry, and the beef here is Simmental sirloin, served with sauce bordelaise and mashed potatoes with marrow and herbs.

Downstairs in a bar that contrives to be both intimate and welcoming, performers from the surrounding wealth of performing arts, and members of their audiences mingle to share their respective pleasures. A well-tuned wine list more than adequately meets the expectations of those who, when served a good meal look for liquid support of the same quality.

The restaurant is open from 12noon to 11.30pm, and on a Saturday night they have a DJ playing ambient, chill out and funky house music in the wine bar.

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At the Fish and Grill in Croydon, it's indeed all about the freshest fish and juiciest grilled meats. Malcolm John, of the acclaimed French restaurants Le Vacherin and Le Cassoulet, serves up more heart warming fare with this stylish British brasserie. The smart contemporary decor with its clever lighting, modern art prints and wooden tables enhances the dining experience, making this the perfect venue for a business lunch or dinner date. Located on South End, the Fish and Grill is just a 9-minute walk from South Croydon Rail Station.

The restaurant sources fresh fish and shellfish from the south coast and Cornwall on a daily basis, while rare breed meats and free range poultry are sourced from the best producers. A meal could begin with starters of South coast mussels and Suffolk bacon cooked with Dorset cider, potted smoked Cornish mackerel, and seared diver-caught scallops with green beans and hazelnut butter. There are also choices of Colchester or Carlingford rock oysters and a luxurious seafood platter.
    
For the main course, try the à la carte's Cornish line caught sea bass, cooked and served whole on the bone with tartar sauce, delicious whole grilled crab with garlic, chilli and ginger butter or classic beer battered haddock with pea purée. The Fish and Grill's grilled selection includes succulent choices of Aberdeen Angus T bone steak, Chateaubriand for two served with roasted bone marrow and chips and house burger with hand diced Angus beef, blue cheese or cheddar and bacon or jerk seasoning. If you wish, they can be paired with a side dish of sprouting broccoli with almonds and thyme, buttered sea vegetables, creamed spinach or minted Jersey royals.
  
A set menu delivers value for money with dishes such as leek and potato soup with smoked salmon, broad bean, borloti and feta salad, char grilled squid with bok choy, chilli and garlic and grilled old spot pork chop with glazed apples and BBQ sauce. While vegetarians are also catered for with dishes of asparagus with soft boiled duck egg and hollandaise or beignet of courgette flower stuffed with mozzarella, tomato and basil and served with green salad. 

For Sunday brunch the Fish and Grill offers starters of tomato and mozzarella salad, scrambled egg with smoked salmon and moules marinières followed by mains of grilled kipper with poached egg, grilled pork chop with apple and marjoram or steak burger with fried egg and chips, not to mention the roast of the day.

The breakfast menu's wholesome choices are perfect for kick starting the day and options include a full English breakfast with tea or filter coffee, scrambled eggs with smoked salmon or crayfish, Aberdeen Angus steak sandwich or even pancakes with strawberries and maple syrup.

Tempting desserts bring the meal to a pleasant end at the Fish and Grill and include cherry Bakewell tart with yoghurt ice cream, English strawberry Pavlova, Knickerbocker glory and chocolate macaroons.

The wine list is an eclectic selection, featuring expertly chosen reds and whites from across the world. A range of draught and bottled beers, spirits, soft drinks and aperitifs also quench the thirst.

More information can be found on their Website.

Although the name indicates crashing waves, Tsunami West End is a calm haven, popular for pre-theatre dining and business lunches. With sleek design features like floral motifs on the walls, subtle lighting and cosy banquette seating, the restaurant epitomises contemporary Japanese dining.

Offering an exciting range of sushi and sashimi dishes, the Tsunami menu presents an exciting array of dishes, such as prawns wrapped in kataifi pastry with creamy spicy sauce, and oyster shooter with sake, ponzu, momiji oroshi, quail egg and scallion. A delightful main course selection includes wasabi chicken, Aberdeen Angus fillet of beef with sea urchin and foie gras butter, and roast breast of duck with hoi-sin miso.

The regularly changing 2-course lunch menu offers baby cuttlefish, snow crab shumai, roasted pork belly and truffle rib eye beef. Enjoy a special occasion with the family whilst choosing from the group set menu, designed for 8 guests or more.

The elegant and contemporary Tsunami restaurant is just a short walk from the University of Westminster and Goodge Street Tube Station.

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