The best restaurants serving Brasserie food in Aldgate, Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Bridge, Broad Street, Candlewick, Cornhill, Langbourn, Lime Street, Portsoken, Tower City of London, Westminster London

Oh, Davy’s Wine Bar! Where I nipped in for a quick lunch, and promptly felt a profound pang of jealousy watching a handful of locals swirl their cabernets and chardonnays in goblets the size of small bath tubs. There they were, blissfully ensconced in a wine tasting event, sipping away in the middle of the day like Roman gods while I, sadly and painfully sober, had to exercise restraint for the sake of… professionalism. Professionalism, yes, because I was speaking on stage around the corner, and it wouldn’t do to turn up tipsy—God forbid I actually told the audience what I really thought. So, instead of a few glasses of plonk and a taste of that high life, I settled on a Diet Coke and a plate of smoked salmon. A rather slim portion it was, but fine, lovely even—delicately brined, served with a scattering of capers and just enough lemon to keep things interesting. The service was friendly, unobtrusive but attentive, as if they could sense I was one well-poured pinot away from complete abandon. Ah, what could have been, had I not been tethered to the shackles of decency. Still, a tidy lunch, a Diet Coke, and a dose of envy it was. Here’s to next time when I’m not professionally handcuffed and can swig with the best of them.

El peor doner kebab de todos los tiempos. Hecho fuera de la vista, por lo que no estoy convencido de que provenga de un lugar. Calcule que está en el microondas. Sabe a carne de salchicha extraña. Sin ensalada. Fui a comer a las 10, con patatas fritas y bebida. Pequeña porción de patatas fritas. Muy decepcionado. No volveré.

Best dessert in London. We passed by this place by pure accident. In Sweden we love our “fika” ( google it) and since this is a meat restaurant we thought nah they probably won’t serve us coffee and a pastry in an early afternoon. Till this day I still think about the best warm cookie on a frying pan with the soft coffee ice cream. Thank god I don’t live in Uk, I would probably have died happily by clogged arteries from this delicious thing. Will definitely bring my here for the amazing food.

Not my sort of place. No selection of cask ales. Took a while to get (noticed) served. Not on my list of city drinking establishments. There are better places.

Very mixed: Cocktails were well made (excuse that pun!). Welcome was very nice, and one of our waitresses was excellent - I'm sorry I didn't get her name. The other wait staff were not great. The food was fine but our main course - pasta with crab - was a starter size, and for £24. Not good. We were quite hungry on departure. Desserts were good. We won't return, as there are too many very good Italian/Sicilian restaurants around London charging the same prices for so much more.