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 London is a city of romance, bursting with after-dark activities, magical sights and fabulous eateries. LondonTown.com have chosen a selection of restaurants that are guaranteed to make your dinner date a night to remember.
The service and food at each of these places are fit for royalty and will add the required romantic flavour to your evening. Paris may be known as the city of romance but London is the capital of love.  La Poule au Pot 231 Ebury Street, SW1W 8UT This French bistro would be comically cliched if it wasn't, in fact, the genuine article: the hanging baskets, cramped wooden furnishings with partitioned nooks and crannies, and rustic decor have been a Chelsea favourite since it was set up by emigres in 1962. Rabbit stews, venison steaks, hearty soups and other classics come lovingly prepared, and in suitably lavish portions. Romantic, candlelit dinners are a specialty at La Poule au Pot and many lovers have bonded in appreciation of their magical steak béarnaise, fresh fish and foie gras. What's more, Michael Winner's undoubtedly long-suffering better half Geraldine says the creme brulee is "the best I've ever had, even in France" - and she's someone accustomed to eating the odd meal out. The vin de table is served in a magnum and you only pay for what you drink, a policy which perfectly reflects the unpretentious atmosphere. Cuisine: French Address: 231 Ebury Street, SW1W 8UT Phone: 020 7730 7763 Cost: £50 pp Timing: Lunch Mon to Fri 12:30-14:30, Sat & Sun 12:30-15:30 | Dinner Mon to Sat 18:45-23:00, Sun 18:45-22:00 Nearest Station: Sloane Square Tube La Poule au Pot - Information   La Trompette5-7 Devonshire Road, W4 2EU This Chiswick restaurant is one of London's best kept secrets. La Trompette is the best French restaurant in London within this price range. Dinner for two with a good wine will leave you with a wonderfully full stomach and only a mildly depleted wallet. The Gallic staff will treat you like royalty. The wine list is impressive, the sommelier helpful. The menu features regional delights from around France that will please any palate. Finish off the evening by indulging in one of their legendary desserts. La Trompette is simply sublime. Cuisine: French Address: 5-7 Devonshire Road, W4 2EU Enquiries: 020 8747 1836 Timing: Lunch Mon to Sat 12:00 - 14:30, Sun 12:30 - 15:00, Dinner Mon to Sat 18:30 - 22:30, Sun 19:00 - 22:00 Cost: £40 pp Nearest Station: Turnham Green Tube La Trompette - Information  J Sheekey’s St Martin’s Court, WC2N 4AL From the moment you are ushered through the doors by the top-hat wearing attendant, J Sheekey’s impresses you. Its expansive warren of intimate wood-panelled alcoves makes it a potential nest of romance, while the service discreet and the menu brims with delightful suggestions. Oysters washed down with champagne are this West End estabishment's speciality, but the whole fish menu is excellent while there is ample to choose from if vegetarian. The freshness and availability of ingredients means that they have no set menu. No fuss, a wonderfully fresh selection of dishes on the day, and no sittings, so you can linger over coffee as long as you please. J Sheekey’s provide a faultless dining experience. Cuisine: Fish and seafood Address: St Martin's Court, WC2N 4AL Enquiries: 020 7240 2565 Timing: Mon to Sat 12:00-15:00, 17:30-midnight, Sun 12:00-15:30, 18:00-midnight Cost: £30 -£50 pp (Main courses £10-£35, weekend set lunch £24.75) Nearest Station: Leicester Square Tube J Sheekey St Martin's Court, WC2N 4AL Historic fish and seafood restaurant first opened in 1896. J Sheekey - Information  Andrew Edmunds46 Lexington Street, W1F 0LW Ask anyone what their most romantic restaurant in London is and more often than not you get the answer: "Andrew Edmunds - but thankfully not many people know about it." Tucked away in Soho, this intimate, effortlessly romantic establishment is a favourite both for couples and people generally seeking a decent meal. It doesn't look all that great from the outside, but once you're inside the rickety country cottage interior you'll see why it tops so many people's list. Upstairs is typically Soho while the basement is less frantic and very cosy in the winter. The fare is traditional but with a twist (such as Duck a la Blood Orange) while the menu is updated on a daily basis. Cuisine: Modern European Address: 46 Lexington Street, W1F 0LW Enquiries: 020 7437 5708 Timing: Lunch Mon to Fri 12:30 - 15:00, Sat to Sun 13:00 - 15:00. Dinner 18:00 - 22:30 Cost: £40 pp Nearest Station: Piccadilly Circus Tube Andrew Edmunds - Information  Les Trois Garcons1 Club Row, E1 6JX A meal out at this rather exotic Shoreditch restaurant (a naan's throw from Brick Lane) feels like killing two birds with one stone. Well, many birds in fact, seeing that the walls are adorned with stuffed animals - including a whole swan. So, if you want to combine your taxidermy and art installations with your eating, this is the place. Vitally (and despite the dead beasts, some of which wear tiaras) it is also an inherently romantic place with some excellent food on offer. The tongue-in-cheek (yet pleasantly camp, OTT) decor does not equate to tongue-on-a-plate: this is solid bistro fare with stalwart ingredients ingeniously put together around the plate - but nothing too shocking. Prices are what may shock, however. That said, you pay for the kitsch, zany venue as much as anything else. Looking for somewhere original to take a date? This should be top of your list. Cuisine: French Address: 1 Club Row, E1 6JX Enquiries: 020 7613 1924 Timing: Mon to Sat 19:00 - 00:00. Closed Sun Cost: £50 pp Nearest Station: Bethnal Green Tube Les Trois Garcons - Information  Belvedere Off Abbotsbury Road, Holland Park, W8 6LU Its superb location on the edge of Holland Park makes this Art Deco-styled favourite an ideal location for either lunch or dinner. There are few places like Holland Park in central London that actually make you forget that you're in the big, sprawling city that you are. Once you have worked up an appetite frolicking through the grassy knolls, woodland trails, manicured lawns and formal gardens of the capital's most diverse central park, and looked at the temporary exhibitions in the orangery and ice house, weave your way through and around the strolling peacocks to the stylish Belvedere restaurant, the former ballroom of Holland House. The menu is of a high standard and caters for all needs - be it hearty comfort food, or more gastronomic, celebratory Anglo-French fare. The splendid decor - straight out of a Poirot novel - features stunningly high ceilings, dramatic curtains, silk walls, smoked mirrors and hanging silver discs. Prices are decent to boot. Cuisine: French Address: Off Abbotsbury Road, Holland Park, W8 6LU Enquiries: 020 7602 1238 Timing: Lunch: Mon to Sat 12:00-14:30, Sun 12:00-15:30, Dinner: Mon to Sat 18:00-23:00 Cost: Set menu £50 Nearest Station: High Street Kensington Tube Belvedere - Information  HakkasanHanway Place, W1P Hakkasan is London’s first Chinese to win a Michelin Star. The food is exquisite, modern Chinese cooking with an array of unforgettable flavours. The location will impress even the most discerning of dates, tucked down an unassuming alleyway with an astounding interior that resembles a moonlit lakeside. Dine in the intoxicating splendour of the Opium-den dining areas and enjoy a startlingly original cocktail from their extensive list. There is no set menu but each piece of Dim Sum is a culinary delight and highly addictive. Brought to you by the founder of the hugely successful Wagamama, Hakkasan deserves its reputation as one of the finest Chinese restaurants outside Asia. Cusine: Chinese Address: 8 Hanway Place, W1T 1HF Enquiries: 020 7927 7000 Timing: Weekdays: 12:00-15:00, 18:00-Midnight | Weekends: 12:00-17:00, 18:00-Midnight (Sun 23:00) Cost: £50 pp Nearest Station: Tottenham Court Road Tube Hakkasan - Information  Lindsay HouseRomilly Street W1V Treat your tastebuds and pamper your partner with a meal at this exclusive eatery in Soho. The eccentric Head Chef, Richard Corrigan, provides delectable food and is famed for his unpredictable outbursts in the kitchen. Corrigan takes risks with his cuisine, blending exotic ingredients with traditional English fare, to create a true taste sensation. Recent innovative delights include saffron mussel broth, roasted scallops, braised lamb shank with garlic confit and a lime soufflé with mascarpone sorbet. The inventive menu is always fresh and inviting making it a thoroughly satisfying experience for you and your date. Cusine: Modern British Address: 21 Romilly Street, W1D 5AF Enquiries: 020 7439 0450 Timing: Lunch Mon-Fri 12:00-14:30, Dinner Mon-Sat 18:00-23:00, Pre-theatre arrive before 18:30 Cost: £60 pp Nearest Station: Leicester Square Tube Lindsay House - Information  Julie's135 Portland Road, W11 4LW Seen by many as the most romantic venue in West London, Julie's is a favourite for the Notting Hill crowd thanks to its intricate warren of rooms, its rather louche bar, lavishly decorated bohemian interior and its distinctively 70s feel. The food is unpretentious and straightforward, European in style and unlikely to overwhelm you on a nervous first date. A recent revamp in the kitchen has seen the introduction of a more eclectic menu offering a wider range of salads and fish. This is not only one of the best small brasseries in town, but also a wonderfully romantic place, and only a short walk from Holland Park. Cuisine: Modern European Address: 135 Portland Road, W11 4LW Enquiries: 020 7229 8331 Cost: £45 Nearest Station: Holland Park tube Julie's - Information  Rosemary Lane61 Royal Mint Street, E1 8LG Tucked away on a back street near Tower Bridge is one of the East End's best-kept secrets. On the surface of things, there's much to write home about: it sits opposite a car rental depo and the DLR, the building is a converted boozer with a green and yellow facade, the chef is American... but once inside and past the tumbleweed, Rosemary Lane is a treat. The dark and intimate wood-panelled room is immeasurably charming, the Franco-Californian cooking ("a temple of gastronomy") is as sumptuous as is it inventive, and it all lies a stone's throw away from Wilton's, the excellent classical music venue. Chef Cristina Angelescu's delicious beetroot, horseradish and celeriac soup is devine. Cuisine: Franco-Californian Address: 61 Royal Mint Street, E1 8LG Enquiries: 020 7481 2602 Timing: Mon to Fri Lunch 12:00 - 14:30 | Dinner 17:30 - 22:00 | Sat Dinner Only Cost: £40 Nearest Station: Tower Hill Tube Rosemary Lane - Information |
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