Randomness Guide to London Menu

Modern European restaurant in Mayfair focusing on the mid-price range and aiming for value-for-money. Received a Michelin star in 2008. It's the second opening by the people behind Arbutus, a similar restaurant with the same pricing philosophy, just a short distance to the east in Soho. Thus, set lunches are good value, and wines are available by the 250ml carafe as well as the bottle.

It's located in the old Drones club, which is a listed building. You can eat at the bar as well as at a table, which can be handy if you like lunching on your own.

They're open early for breakfast, which is served 7:30-10:30am Monday to Saturday.

Kake, bob, and Ryan visited on a Monday evening in July 2008. On booking for 7pm, we were told that they'd want the table back at 9pm. We didn't feel too rushed overall, but we did note that our mains arrived almost immediately we'd finished our starters. The food was fine, and the cheeseboard (laid out in all its glory in the middle of the room) was good. However, Kake didn't feel the atmosphere was entirely comfortable, possibly because our table was right next to the spot where the waitstaff hover in between tasks, and so perhaps wouldn't hurry back - though this sort of feeling is of course a very subjective thing, and I mention it merely as a single data point.

(Sorry this is such a scanty review; I shouldn't have waited a month to write it up...)

See also:

• Kake's photos of the breakfast and lunch menus as of December 2007
• London Eating comments
• Time Out review
• Independent review
• Matthew Norman's review
• Cook Sister review (with photos)
• Charles Campion's review
• eGullet thread
• Interior photos by Purple Cloud on Flickr: 1, 2
• Chowhound thread
• John Whiting's review
• Andy Hayler's review
• Eating Out In The Capital review
• Londoneater review