Chefs Alan and Georgina Thompson and restaurant manager Richard Fletcher who all worked at Turner's, that smart place in Walton Street, have found themselves some angels to back their 100K refurbishment of what used to be Fleurie. At present the restaurant seats 40, but they have plans to open up the basement area which will double the covers. Lunch menus start at a tenner, dinner from 18 pounds, a la carte around 25 pounds. After barely two weeks open, a rather breathless Georgina told me that they've been full every night. St Valentine's Day opening for new Lancastrian Bistro The Hazel Tree, a Bistro style restaurant opened on February 14 in Rossendale, Lancashire.
Lunches start at six pounds for two courses including coffee.
Main menu is blackboard based and changes daily. Yes, Sotheby's the auctioneers have opened a caff, mainly for the benefit of browsers and bidders at their West End salerooms. But as you might expect, this is no ordinary caff. Open all day, you can have an elegant breakfast of smoked salmon, scrambled egg and croissants. You can drop in any time for traditional sandwiches, home made cakes and English cheeses.