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Apsleys at The Lanesborough is my very favourite place for enjoying a decadent and totally delicious afternoon tea.  Located in the beautiful Lanesborough Hotel, opposite Hyde Park, you can at least walk off those calories afterwards!

Both experiences of afternoon tea here have surpassed my expectations - and afternoon tea is my absolute favourite thing to take part in, so for me to rate it as my No.1 place has to be saying something.

The food was exquisite, the staff were adorable and the tea sommelier was mind-bogglingly awesome. The pianist remembered us from a previous occasion (nice touch) and even remembered which song I had requested! Afternoon tea was plentiful - copious amounts of food being replenished at timely intervals, yet the waiting staff were attentive yet not in-your-face.

A wonderful place: I celebrated my 40th birthday here and wouldn't hesitate to recommend anyone to go here for ANY occasion!  In intend to visit again very soon, to celebrate the end of my year-long medical treatment - I truly cannot think of anywhere else I'd rather visit in the world for afternoon tea.

Lovely relaxed place to hang out - great coffee & friendly staff.

This branch of Carluccio’s is an excellent ‘refuelling’ stop while on the tourist path or doing a spot of shopping in the area. A very busy deli-cafe, service is always at the Carluccio’s-usual-snails-pace but no complaints about the food or hot drinks, at all. You always know what you are going to get – which is no bad thing.

It’s a shame that the tables aren’t laid out a little better (not much space to get between the tables-for-2) but it’s the perfect place to grab a Cioccolata and divine almond croissant while resting weary feet, as long as you can cope with the noisy buzz of such a busy deli-cafe.

The Shy Horse is always well worth a visit if you are in the area (but preferably avoided during the school holidays when Chessington World of Adventures ensures it is bursting at the seams!). The staff are always very friendly, the seasonal menu is supplemented with a “specials” board and the pub always feels warm, welcoming – and very clean.

The food is, on the whole, very well presented and well-cooked – the treacle tart and sticky toffee pudding is worth skipping a starter for!!!

A great Malaysian fusion restaurant located in the heart of Brompton, which offers a range of excellent cocktails, very tasty food and excellent service.

We return time and time again just for the cocktails and starters! However, as with most restaurants in this area, it has quite a pricey menu so best to take advantage of some of the good deals that are regularly offered.

Our last visit we were totally beaten by the monkfish curry – enormous portions, delicious with very delicate flavourings.

This is our welcoming, homely and very busy “local” which is even more enticing during the winter months, with the real fires roaring, than the summer months with the buzz of people spilling out onto the Crooked Billet Green.

We recently had a steak and burger which was a little disappointing, however their homemade steak & ale pie is a firm favourite of ours. Yet to try Sunday lunch ‘tho we’ve heard it’s very good.

Great atmosphere and suitable for all ages.

Great place if you want quick service and piping-hot delicious food - it was a lucky stumble with some friends one lunchtime (great value lunch menu) and I visited there again most recently with my partner for an evening meal.

Service was speedy and very friendly; each dish was well-cooked (if a touch too salty for our palate) and the Singapore noodles, in particular, was fabulous.

Good choice of restaurant if you are with a group of friends and looking for decent food and an OK price.

We visited Bayee Village for the second time this weekend and thankfully we were early diners (7pm), as we hadn't booked and it was full-to-capacity by 8pm.

The food was as wonderful as we'd expected - my partner rated his sweet & sour pork as the best he had ever eaten (not faint praise, he travels extensively) and my crispy beef was delicious with a light, tasty sauce with no hint of fake colourings added.

Service was good, the rose wine was very more-ish and a nice, light accompaniment to the flavours of our chosen dishes.

One thing could elevate this to a 5 for us - I was sat by a very cool air-con unit (shivering most of the way through the meal hehe) and the food dishes were not placed on warming plates, so by the time we'd gotten halfway through our meal, the rice, noodles and meat dishes were cold.