Places to eat in London

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Who can suggest some nice places to eat in London for me and OH? I'm looking for a nice (but not mega expensive) restaurant in central London and maybe somewhere nice/a bit different for afternoon tea. Thanks!

I booked the criterion at Piccadilly via Amazon local, and it was fabulous.

Clos Maggiore in Covent Garden is amazing and not £££.

Clos Maggiore is really romantic for a couple. Not sure if that is too pricey for what you had in mind?

I tried to book Clos Maggiore and it was already fully booked for when we are there :-(

Mad Hatters afternoon tea is good fun and yummy

Gauthier Soho

Angler in Liverpool St. It's fantastic!

Pret a portea at the Berkeley is good. We had lovely afternoon tea at the Connaught as well. Browns and the Ritz I wasn't so struck by. The Ritz is just too touristy.

I like Bam-bou on Charlotte Street and Cafe des Amis always used to be good in Covent Garden. Hix is also great (drank far too many martinis in one )

Set lunch in Gauthier Soho, fantastic value

Needs isn't it! We go for the 3 course lunch with 2 glasses of wine and 1 of champagne for £40, such value for a Michelin star, great service and extras throughout. He's a bloody nice guy too.

Damm! I've just tried to book Gauthier for lunch and there's no availability for when we are in London. Thanks for the recommendations though - it looked great! :-(

Arbutus in Soho is great value and beautiful food. Their set menu is £25 which I think is excellent value.

For something a bit different you could try Yautcha for modern dim sum. It's stunning.

Berners tavern is lovely but might be a bit expensive - (worth it for the macaroni cheese though!) otherwise Pulpo is good (tapas) or Jin juu (Korean). If you go to Jin juu try to get a reservation in cahoots-london.com/ afterwards for cocktails - it's brilliant!