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Racine

Address:	239 Brompton Road SW3 2EP
Tel	020 7584 4477
Price: £43.00	Wine: £16.00	Champagne: £37.50
Opening Hours:	Mon-Sun 12N-3pm (Sat-Sun -3.30pm) 6-10.30pm (Sun -10pm)

Square Meal review of Racine:

‘All other restaurants should aspire to the standards set by Racine’ declares one diehard fan of this upmarket French brasserie in Brompton Cross. The sleek interiors feature dark banquettes, mirror-lined walls & neatly laid tables & there’s a constant contented buzz running throughout the place. The famously frills-free food has always been a highlight so let’s hope the well-drilled kitchen continues the good work of founding chef-proprietor Henry Harris, who departed last year. This shouldn’t be too difficult as long as it sticks to Harris’s template of using quality ingredients & letting their flavours shine: think seared halibut in a light Champagne sauce, or melt-in-the-mouth steak bearnaise. As for the service, we agree with the diner who says ‘many restaurants do not merit 12.5% service but, at Racine, it justifies far more’ – just as well as the (optional) charge here is 14.5%.