Hereford Road – A St John for the West Side?

Hereford Road - 3 Hereford Road - London W2 4AB - Website - Map - Online Reservations - Dinner: daily changing menu, starters from about £5-7, mains from about £10-30, puddings all £5.50 - Lunch: fixed price menu Mon-Fri £13 for 2 courses, £15.50 for 3 courses - Hereford Road has all the makings of a great local restaurant serving classic, robust and simple British food, and...

Lunch at Hereford Road, Notting Hill

I received an email last week from an outfit called Taste Club of which I was apparently a 'member'.  It invited me to buy a place for a 'Taste Tuesday' lunch, proceeds of which (well, some of the profit I guess) would go to the StreetSmart charity.  The name Taste reminded me offputtingly of a glossy food magazine back in the 1980s featuring elaborate, often...

Pared-down British restaurant

Solid cooking and unpretentious surroundings, but on my visit a lot of the cooking was slapdash and ill-thought-out. Slow-cooked ox cheeks were good, though. The menu changes daily, which is always nice.