Yesterday, restaurateur Stevie Parle (Palatino, Rotorino, Pastaio) took to Twitter to ask a great question.
What’s the best restaurant in london to be a regular at?
— Stevie Parle (@StevieParle) February 1, 2018
He went on to elaborate; "A place that really looks after its regulars, food you can eat at least once a week and service that gives a shit. Like river caff but not west and not only for billionaire. It’s just I’m thinking of, you know, becoming one somewhere."
Parle got loads of great replies and a distinct theme began to emerge. Messrs Corbin and King did particularly well, with callouts for The Wolseley, Colbert and - in particular - Zedel. We've picked out the key restaurants that folk recommended.
Brasserie Zedel
20 Sherwood St, Soho, London W1F 7ED
It's interesting that a lot of the booking/reservations tech should enable staff to welcome regulars brilliantly. So far I've only seen Zedel really use it.
— 🔪🔪Tim Hayward🔪🔪 (@timhayward) February 1, 2018
Zedel
— Grace Dent (@gracedent) February 1, 2018
Quality Chop House
88-94 Farringdon Rd, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 3EA
Bloody @QualityChop obvs
— Marina O'Loughlin (@MarinaOLoughlin) February 1, 2018
Brawn and QCH. I'd eat in them both every week if I could
— Diana Henry (@DianaHenryFood) February 2, 2018
Kiln
58 Brewer St, Soho, London W1F 9TL
— Scott Rennison (@bluetops) February 1, 2018
@Kilnsoho in Soho, @noblerotbar in central, @sixportlandroad west
— Lisa Markwell (@lisamarkwell) February 1, 2018
Noble Rot
51 Lamb's Conduit St, London WC1N 3NB
Noble Rot - they really care and treat their regulars well. Same goes for the Gilbert Scott and Tredwells. Also Otto's.
— Palate Magazine (@palate_magazine) February 1, 2018
That Noble Rot place is pretty good
— George Reynolds (@go_scriptor) February 1, 2018
Ciao Bella
86-90 Lamb's Conduit St, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3LZ
Ciao Bella
— Bob Granleese (@bobgranleese) February 1, 2018
Ciao Bella
— Jamie Klingler (@jamieklingler) February 1, 2018
The Providores
109 Marylebone High St, Marylebone, London W1U 4RX
The Providores. Great for a treat or a coffee or a glass of wine or brunch. All of it’s great actually. Full of regulars too
— Frances Cottrell-Duffield (@FrancesCottrell) February 1, 2018
@theprovidores is always good
— Alex Cohen Goldstein (@Cohengoldstein) February 1, 2018
The Ivy
1-5 West St, London WC2H 9NQ
The Ivy
— Richard Vines (@Richardvines) February 1, 2018
@TheIvyWestSt - hands down
— Paul Maidment (@paulmaidment) February 1, 2018
Colbert
50-52 Sloane Square, Chelsea, London SW1W 8AX
I vote for @ColbertChelsea - consistently overdelivers on charm, service with kindness.
— Alpana Deshmukh (@AlpanaDeshmukh) February 1, 2018