Incognito's Reviews

Consistently good and a great venue for family occaisions. You know you are in safe pair of hands when you go to Galvins bistrot. Menu is reasonabily classic and service is normally quite good but its the food you go for and it doesn't fail to please. I've been to its sister restaurant, Windows only once before and was less impressed! More expensive and too formal for me but I guest thats Park Lane for you, view of Hyde Park may be worth a visit if you are new to London! Definitely would recommend the bistrot.

Great Modern Indian…love the food cooked on the grill and has a great atmosphere. I don't really like this part of town…too ‘Knightsbridge’ for me but its worth the trip. Good place to go with a big table and share…prices on the high side so better if someone else is picking up the bill.

Honest food, cooked well with the focus on the quality of the ingredients…service was unpredictable but friendly. I liked the simple interior and silver hotelware for veg dishes…makes a change to over-designed ‘silliness’ (aka…Bob Bob Ricard – what is that about? see my review on this place). Talking of ‘silliness’, prices at Hix are over the top…I know ingredients are ‘top notch’ but this is too much. Half your prices and this place would be the perfect local. But what do I know, Hix is ‘hot’ and the ‘great and the good’ pack the place out.

I can't believe I continue to recommend this place…everytime I go I'm kept waiting for the table and then they ask for it back after two hours or less if you are kept waiting but love the food and the ambience…also much better value than Hakassan (although I'm also a fan for a special occassion). It's a shame that they changed the tea room upstairs into an extension of the restaurant…I know they kept the patisserie but its just not the same, it was just so ‘beautiful’. Definitely ask to sit downstairs when you make your booking.

Alan Yau is the best…who else could put this together? Went soon after opening to Canarby Street branch and couldn't believe the value for money. Prices have since gone up but still great value. Not sure about the branch at Whitelys…but find Whitelys totally bizare! Also not sure about some of the more unusual brands of soft drinks at Cha Cha Moon…Coca Cola just can't be improved on but otherwise all top notch…a ‘Chinese Wagammas’ but better, feels less like a chain.

Italian comfort food with some interesting small plates but go for the ambience and ‘people watching’ as well as the pasta. Also went for lunch on the weekend with our son and sat on the banquette…staff were great and accommodated an off menu request for our youngest. Also good for a breakfast meeting and a coffee at the bar counter. Good value if you choose ‘wisely’.