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Clarke's

Address:	124 Kensington Church Street W8 4BH
Tel	020 7221 9225
Email:	restaurant@sallyclarke.com
Website:	Visit Clarke's website
Price: £63.00	Wine: £14.00	Champagne: £37.00
Opening Hours:	Mon-Sat 12.30-2pm (Sat 11am- ) Tues-Sat 7-10pm

Square Meal review of Clarke's:

Set across two prim-looking floors amid the antiques shops of Kensington Church Street, Sally Clarke’s restaurant first opened its doors in 1984. The approach remains much the same as then, sourcing the best & freshest seasonal ingredients & cooking them with elegant simplicity – though Clarke now offers diners three choices per course in the evening after years of having just a rigid set menu. Spring onion risotto with dill & creme fraiche might be followed by slow-baked leg of Aylesbury duck with cherry & red wine vinegar glaze, & white peach zabaglione cake with fresh rose blossom extract. Clarke’s taste in interior design, however, remains rooted in the 80s, though loyal regulars at least know that the £43 price of a three-course dinner is being spent on top-notch produce & the formal but friendly staff.

Wine List: Clarke’s list has always been famous for a passionate collection of Californian wines. Many were almost impossible to find anywhere else in the UK, but sadly most of these aged delights seem to have been drunk. While this is still a good mid-sized list with an excellent selection that is marked up very sensibly, it does appear the cellar has lost its USP. Best Buy White 2004 La Rocca Soave, Pieropan, Veneto, Italy, £34.50. Best Buy Red 2001 Turley Zinfandel, Napa Valley, California, USA, £55.