The best restaurants in West End City of London, Westminster London

Note; this review is for the new location in East London. We visited as a group of 6 on a Wednesday evening. Although located within a deserted street with nothing else around it, I was pleasantly surprised upon arrival as the decor has been very nicely done, and the whole place feels distinctly more upmarket and trendy versus their original location in Soho. It was also surprisingly busy for a weekday. While there was a £55 set menu on offer for our group, we opted to go a la carte. We tried the papadums, soft shell crab, lamb chops, jaggery beef, tamarind chicken curry, sea bream curry, pineapple curry as well as a round of egg hoppers, a few pol rotis and some rice. The portions are relatively small and we did double up on most items under the guidance of our waiter. The food was very good and just like the Soho original they did not hold back on the chillies! The 4 of us in the group who originate from this part of the world very much enjoyed the spices, but it was a struggle for the other 2! Note that the menu did not indicate which items were spicier. Favourite items on the night were the soft shell crab and the jaggery beef. We did try the CPB (choc biscuit pudding) for dessert and was quite disappointed in their deconstructed take on it, especially having tried the normal version which is far superior in my view. Service was friendly but very slow. In fairness they did have a gas supply cut at one point which halted their kitchen activities for 15 min or so, but even after allowing for this I think the pacing was too slow. Funnily enough I had the exact same experience in Soho, and in both cases the meals extended beyond 3 hours. The bill for the 6 of us came to a £522, of which £180 was spent on drinks. This felt quite reasonable. In conclusion, this place offers some authentic and untamed Sri Lankan cuisine, and the food itself is probably near the top of the pack within the small but growing selection of Sri Lankan restaurants in central London. They do need to sharpen up their service however. Compared against the aforementioned group this was easily the slowest of the lot, even if discounting for the gas interruption. Hopefully just teething issues in this recently opened venue, albeit I am a bit wary after my similar experience in their other location. That said, I would give them another chance as the food was pretty good.

The quality/price ratio is fantastic and the waiters Sam and Armani are professional and very friendly. Thanks for all!!

On the top level of kingly court, away from the madness of carnaby street, the dining room was like walking into a taverna - rattan furniture and tiled floors. Service was friendly and swift, our food came very quickly. Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious, was nice to have so many interesting veggie options. The hummus was silky smooth, and the roasted cauliflower was soft but still with a bite. Recommended.

We shared 5 mezze between 2 which was probably slightly too much. It’s expensive but the food is good and the portions deceptively large. I particularly recommend the hummus and spinach pastries. 4*s because it would be better if they offered vegan dessert.

Casual up beat and perfect predrinks place. Located nicely as well. The food is good value for money and nice atmosphere in there

Acordé encontrarme con un amigo aquí a las 5:30 un martes y, a la primera entrada, el lugar parecía agradable y amigable; sin embargo, cuando traté de ordenar, me dijeron que no había café descafeinado disponible y que tendríamos que beber de vasos de papel porque el personal no estaría lavando los platos. Entonces pagué 3. 10 por un pequeño chocolate caliente que apenas tenía sabor. Luego nos dijeron que no se nos permitía sentarnos hacia atrás porque cerrarían pronto, luego a las 5: 50 nos dijeron que el lugar se cerraría en 15 minutos a pesar de que la hora oficial de cierre en el sitio web era las 7:00 y habiendo al menos 15 clientes sentados bebiendo. Durante el resto de nuestro tiempo allí, el personal se demoró mirando por encima de nuestros hombros para ver si habíamos terminado las bebidas y cuando finalmente nos fuimos, no hubo adiós ni gracias del personal, ni siquiera una mirada hacia nosotros o un sonrisa. No volveremos y no recomendaría visitar después de las 5 pm cuando el personal obviamente quiere ir a casa en lugar de brindar un buen servicio al cliente. (Visitado el 19/11/19).

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The waiters and bartenders were extremely rude. Very blunt and short with their responses. Takes away from the lovely atmosphere the bar has. Would not recommend this bar at the connaught.

The pub is tucked away in a lovely old street - very Georgian - with beautiful wooden panelling everywhere - lovely atmosphere. The waitress was friendly and the service was efficient. Some of us had roast beef and the others roast chicken. The chicken went down really well but not so the beef. I couldn’t eat my meat - it was practically raw with a lot of fat. Everything else on the plate though was delicious - the vegetables, gravy and the Yorkshire pudding was excellent. The side order of cauliflower cheese was horrible: it was as if a load of processed cheese had just been melted over some boiled cauliflower. We all ordered the sticky toffee puddings and they were really good - we all cleared our plates.

Great and quirky concept and enjoyed our visit but the actual tube train experience is far better and not much, if any, more expensive

Really upset. It was my epth birthday and at 1st everyone seemed friendly We spent an absolute fortune on drinks at nearly £10 each! We sat in a rally cosy corner, but every few minutes, the bouncer came and removed a table, which we tolerated. We got told it was last orders at the bat, so we ordered £10 cocktails!! Within a couple of minutes a bouncer came around and told us to drink up an leave... there were plenty of others in the bar, but he seemed to want to pick on us and became very aggressive. I cleared up the table and took all of our glasses to the bar, because I've always been taught to be respectful and clean up after myself. I started to feel quite upset, because I didn't think we deserved the treatment we had received, so I asked the bar man if there was a manger I could speak with. He pointed at a lady, called Helen and I approached Helen and asked if it would be OK to make a complaint. The bouncer came at us and screamed at wm to get out. I was afraid and left. I asked for the bouncers name and he refused to provide it. I broke down in tears, because it was not how I expected my 40th celebrations to end. I understand it must be a hard job, being a bouncer, but I won't tolerate a Bullg and that's exactly what this bouncer was ! There's never any excuse to become aggressive and certainly not when you have customers who spend a fortune at an establishment which the understanding they have 2minites to drink their drinks and are not out for any trouble. Will never return to this establishment I'm afraid, but I do widh them well

This 3rd generation family business offers an amazing selection of food from Eastern Europe and they preserve all their recipes from their grandparents! The owner was very friendly, gave samples of food to try and “convert” you to love ox tongue or chopped liver or fish balls. Lovely place with great fresh food!

I really loved this restaurant! So nice food and a nice evening 🤩 so good service and good vibe, fler so satisfyed arter! 10/10

We visited the Newman arms after work this week. The staff were absolutely brilliant and so friendly. Martin looked after us when we arrived and showed us to our table that we booked upstairs. Tom was super informative and told us about the beer that was locally brewed in Walthamstow and Mike was very friendly. Would defo recommend this pub and will be coming back again after work! X