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DINNER BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 66 Knightsbridge Knightsbridge 020
7201 3833.Daily noon-2.30pm & 6.30-10.30pm.
MAP
Heston doesn't actually cook here, but one of his former
Fat Duck
chefs serves wildly imaginative food, using
old English recipes that give you a once-in-a-lifetime
experience. Mains £28-42.
GALICIA
323 Portobello Rd Ladbroke Grove or Westbourne Park 020 8969 3539.Tues-Sat noon-3pm &
7-11.30pm, Sun noon-3pm & 7-10.30pm.
MAP
Authentic Spanish restaurant without pretension and with a regular Iberian clientele who
enjoy the traditional Galician tapas (£3-7) at the bar. Mains from £8.
HEREFORD ROAD
3 Hereford Rd Bayswater or Notting Hill Gate 020 7727 1144.Mon-Sat noon-3pm & 6-10.30pm,
Sun noon-4pm & 6-10pm.
MAP
Highly accomplished English cooking focusing on simple, old-fashioned excellence and
seasonal produce. Mains from £11.50, and set meals, from £9.50, on weekday lunch-
times.
HUNAN
51 Pimlico Rd Sloane Square 020 7730 5712.Mon-Sat 12.30-2pm & 6.30-11pm.
MAP
Despite the name, this serves Taiwanese/Chinese fusion food. There's no menu: tell
them how spicy you like things, and they will bring you a vast array of small dishes.
Lunch £32.80, dinner £50.80.
MANDALAY
444 Edgware Rd Edgware Road 020 7258 3696.Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm & 6-10.30pm.
MAP
Pure and unexpurgated Burmese cuisine - a melange of Thai, Malaysian and a lot of In-
dian. The portions are huge, the service friendly and the prices low. Booking advised in
the evening. Mains £4-8.
