Reviews in City

Good food, with a selection of traditional and unusual starters and mains. Comfortable atmosphere even when eating alone. Gets busy Wednesdays and Thursdays with the works nights out. Worth a trip for a nice meal followed by a pint in the old style pub next door, Walrus & Carpenter.

Comptoir Gascon was fantastic!!! The service and food was amazing. The price was also very relative. I really liked the basic style of restaurant. I love the fact that you can go up to the cheese bar and select your cheeses and cakes! I am sure to return in the near future.

Absolutely awful customer service. Ordered a take away at lunch time, and was kept waiting for ages (10+ minutes). I did appreciate it was busy at such times, so asked their staff (guy in black without glasses) when my food would be ready. Then I heard the rudest statement at a take away ever: "Next time you order, mind the time. We are very busy now." Thank you for the instruction - there will definitely not be a next time! Btw my order, vegetarian ramen with pumpkin soup, was absolutely bland with no trace of flavour or whatsoever, only a messy tangle of textureless noodles and some starchy, yellow "soup" with some rather mysterious looking veggies.

Food was fabulous - the Iberico Pork was amazing - also the service was fabulous particularly Maki

How is it possible for an Italian restaurant to get pizza wrong? Attilios know how! When they saw their customer not eating their pizza (i.e. me), did they come and ask how was the food, even though the owner was watching from just 3 metres away (but proud enough to paint his own face on the wall twice!). Am I writing this because I am bored and have nothing better to do - NO! I called over the owner and said I was very upset that the pizza was undercooked, he said I make a new one if you like, I said no need, if anything please give me a glass of wine. He did that, and then had the cheek to charge me for it! I have never had a terrible pizza before, I did not know it was possible! Next time, although it galls me to go to a chain, I'll go to Carluccio's! NB the lighting in there is awful.

Kenza is fantastic place, went there last week with clients they all loved it, the food was great, service was attentive, the decor and ambience is sooo cool, and gorgeous staff.... I highly recommend Kenza, Go there. Toria Koulamoras

Medcalf is an ex-butcher shop turned restaurant. It’s a jeans place for serious eaters. In the past two years it’s climbed the ladder from good to very good and, at times, outstanding. Portions are generous. It specialises in old fashioned meat and two veg - but the meat is as you want (you can have it rare, rose or well done if you really have to) and the vegetables are often surprising and always good: there’s nothing English about this English fare. Puddings are English schoolboys’ dreams. Good wine list and ciders and beers. The chef has a real flair; the wine buyer is conservative and has got it right; staff are friendly; it’s bloody cold in winter - but so good you should go nonetheless. It's cheap for what you get. Try it.

The Windmill does such fantastic food, it's such a surprise, getting lovely Italian food in a casual pub setting. I'd definitely recommend the Windmill.

I finally ate at the Kasturi after numerous failed visits. Of course, it could have been a big let-down but it was far from that. The food was fantastic and the service very friendly. Can't think of an Indian restaurant that comes close to this.

I used to go here 3-4 years ago for a period of about 5 years and rated it as one of the best Italian restaurants overall in London. I hope that this situation has not changed, and I will be going again in several weeks and will report here as to what I find. The food was always of a high standard and quality, without being "poncey", and the wine list was one of the best Italians in town, all chosen by the proprietor, Enzo, and covering a broad quality and price range for all pockets. The grappas on offer were stupendous, with many available that you cannot find in the UK, and worth many trips back until you have sampled them all! Service used to be exceptional, not hindered by the bevy of attractive young women mixed with experienced older staff (of both sexes!). Meeting Enzo, the owner, is also quite an experience, as he represents the best of English born Italian origin restaurant entrepreneurs, and he will also bend your ear about the second love in his life (not his wife) - his love of Ferraris, attested to by the photos on the walls. You will always find plenty of beautiful fresh flowers, but always make sure you book upstairs, unless you are a fan of eating in windowless cellars downstairs.

Fabulous French brasserie with such a lovely view into leadenhall market. really great food - proper brasserie food - just right for these chilly winter months. It's so good and the staff so lovely I'm going back in January for my birthday dinner :-)

Browns has one of the finest festive fayres around for a very merry Christmas and is guaranteed to get your party in a merry mood. Take the top quality dishes and professional staff, add to that the stylish surroundings and your Christmas package is complete. Christmas party bookings are now being taken, and they can accommodate celebrations on every scale; from intimate lunches to high capacity evening parties. The Christmas menu this year is both traditional and alternative with vegetarian options on every course. The Browns menu begins with the choice of four delicious starters - Red Onion Tart, Smoked Salmon Timbale, Roast Tomato Soup or Roasted Figs and Air Dried Ham Salad. Then, take your pick from the obligatory Roast Turkey with all the trimmings, Vegetable Suet Pudding, Fillet of Beef on Toasted Brioche or Baked Monkfish - all accompanied by a selection of winter vegetables. Traditional Plum pudding, Chocolate Fondant Cake or Vanilla Panacotta follow, finishing off with some mini mince pies.

It ain't much to look at but this is a hidden gem. The chef/owner Fabrizio is very friendly and his cooking would not be out of place in a top class award winning Italian restaurant. He is passionate about what he does. If you ask him for a selection of starters he will whip up a selection of dishes in next to no time. The food is delicious! It is quite cheap too. You should try it.

An excellent restaurant and wine bar with great views over Leadenhall Market. The food is a mixture of traditional and Italian with a few innovations thrown in.

A very good and noisy lunch time restaurant in the Sq mile Getting into the seat is for the dexterous, the food is always fresh and the presentation very good. The service is very quick even when full. Not a place for a romantic lunch/dinner as you need to shout to be heard

Portal looks like a small venue until you step inside - it opens out to a gigantic glass conservatory filled with impeccably-dressed tables. Despite the large scale, the atmosphere is friendly and welcoming, the owner Antonio always has time to greet us as we arrive. The menu's not overpriced - the seafood is the freshest I've found this far inland - try the squid, prawn and chorizo skewers on lemon rice and the custard tartlets are an exquisite dessert. Worth the extra dollar for a top notch city lunch!

This is mainly a City lunchtime place which stands out because of the fantastically fresh ingredients; which are all prepared freshly on the premises. The food is great value given the quality. Reasonably priced and well selected wines too.

I WAS IN CANTALOUPE FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST WEEK. I had a great time! food was really good ( had a selection of tapas with my girlfriend) the sofa area at the back was comfy and inviting, and I found the service smiley and helpful. What a cool place!