Chris Lowthorpe

"Great breads and cakes and fancies. Cheese and bacon scrolls make a good, quick breakfast."

"Excellent pizza - the De Italiaan with black truffles is well worth €18 of anyone's money. Friendly staff, small but good regional Italian wine list. Everything a neighborhood restaurant should be."

"Great pub without many City Boys - an achievement this close to the Square Mile. Decent jukebox, good staff, and apparently the birthplace of the legendary Bud Flanagan. A real East End gem."

"Go for the lunchtime special offer. Less than a score for three courses. Very nice."

"Excellent steak - and fish for those off the red meat - and frites. Good wine, puddings, and service. And not a veggie in sight. Wonderful."

"Lovely old interior, Nina Simone on the speakers, good beers, few tourists for location. Try it."