Anabella's at The Swan in Hillingdon

Dined at the recently opened Anabella's at the weekend for dinner as they had a soft opening discount after 5 p.m. and it seemed a shame not to take advantage of it. On entering , we were seated straight away and shown the menus - the new dinner menu and the all day menu. The decor of the restaurant was quite stylish and in keeping with Aren's establishments . The seats were very comfortable and nicely spaced apart. There was 5 starters on the dinner menu and none of them took my fancy so opted to start with eggs benedict & florentine from the all day menu, both of which were delicious, the bacon was tasty and crisp , the spinach & mushroom was perfect, the sauce was light and most importantly the poached eggs were hot ! My main course of "Holy Cluck” Puck chicken burger was fine , a little fiddly to eat and I'm not sure the bagel puck roll works with the dish but the fries were awesome, served in a separate dish and plenty of them . The "Dairy Cow" beef burger again was fine, 2 patties with cheese and salad served in a bagel bun. Perhaps an overload of fried food. A fellow diner complained that the " have you any allergies " question was not asked but it was probably a training issue and an oversight. Drinks were as you would expect, well designed cocktail list, house red wine was £24.80 for a bottle, it was nice that they brought a jug of water to the table too. Service was spot on, efficient yet friendly, plates were cleared not long after you finished which was good. There is a free to use car park out the back for diners which was appreciated on a busy Saturday night, a relic of the Cafe Rouge days. Overall , it was quite a nice meal, the atmosphere was buzzy without being too noisy. Hopefully there will be some tweaks to the evening dinner menu and a prawn cocktail or soup introduced to make it more of an evening menu and differentiate it from the all day menu . BTW it is card only and you can order using the QR code at the table during the day whereas in the evening it is table service.

Had a great experience at Anabella's - the staff were attentive and food was top notch. My kids loved their milkshakes. I had the eggs benedict

New in town food great and service to match. Something different to the area. BUT should advertise that they don't accept Cash.