Restaurants

Best London restaurants for brunch on Valentine's Day
By Guy Dimond

Updated: Mon Jan 26 2009
Forget the usual self-conscious overpriced dinner, this Valentine's Day do something different. Here are our recommendations for the best cafés, brasseries and restaurants in London for a romantic brunch

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The Ambassador, EC1
Swish Clerkenwell-based all-day café serving Anglo-Gallic staples with an alfresco seating option. Review.

Bistrotheque, E2
Handsome fashionista bar-restaurant with straightforward bistro fare and stellar service. Review.

Brasserie de Malmaison, EC1
Intimate, low-lit dining room with secluded corners on the ground floor of an opulent boutique hotel in Farringdon. Review.
Bumpkin, W11
Funky farmhouse cooking in charming, atmospheric Notting Hill diner. Review.

Fifth Floor, SW1
Pricey but deft lunch specialist with delicious chocolate truffles just off the Harvey Nichols food hall. Review.
High Road Brasserie, W4
Unfussy bolthole for west London trendies serving a proper full English and generous no-nonsense snacks. Review.

House, N1
More mellow restaurant than pub with superb own-baked pastries and decent breakfast options at weekends. Review.

Roast, SE1
Fresh seasonal produce sourced from nearby Borough Market; plump rock oysters are perfect for a lovers' tryst. Review.

Tom's Kitchen, SW3
Everything from brioches and croissants au beurre to bagels, Belgium waffles and bacon and sausage sarnies. Review.
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4 comments

Posted by Antonia on 16 Feb 2009 10:13
Had a very good brunch this weekend at Patisserie Valerie on Picadilly near Green Park. Delicious danish pastries, good coffee, scrambled eggs, fresh oj. Room has marble walls and marble table. recommend it.

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Posted by ulla malmberg on 12 Feb 2009 21:09
try Christopher's Grill in Wellington st. Fabulous sunday brunch and yummi American pancakes with crisp bacon and real maple syrup.

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Posted by jlc77 on 12 Feb 2009 16:14
yeah where can you great american style pancakes with bacon and maple syrup - YUMMY!!!!

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Posted by tracy on 12 Feb 2009 15:26
But which place serves the food in the picture?! i've never found such perfect pancakes in London!! (not that i've looked very hard)
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