Portobello Gold restaurant has been shining gently in London's hippest area - Notting Hill - for more than twenty years now. Once a Hell's Angel hangout, It's a unique establishment that's a pub, bar, gallery space, restaurant, hotel, live music venue, cream teashop and wireless hotspot and it's a superb location for a rooftop barbecue, too. Bill Clinton's eaten here, and Daniel Craig was once a barman - celebs love the low-key welcome. Concentrate your mind on the restaurant for a sec: a tropical conservatory with tiled floor, thriving plants, wicker chairs, wooden tables. Start with chicken liver and pecan nut pate with red onion, then share an amazing seafood platter with your dining partner. The wine list is blinding, with nearly twenty by the glass and Portobello Gold's children's/grazing menu must be the best in London. Set menus change with the zodiac months. And if you love it so much you don't want to go home? No problem. Funky, comfy rooms await you upstairs.
Average Price per person: £35 and under
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