Eat Out London!Ravel's Bistro
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Ravels Bistro has been serving amazing and reasonably priced food in their cosy and warm surroundings for over 20 years now.
Ravel’s is just a small 40 seater bistro in the back streets bordering Belsize Park and Gospel Oak in North London, however it has an amazing list of famous patrons including Chris Martin, Katie Melua and Michael Palin.
Ravel’s is such a firm favourite amongst these celebrities that it has even been mentioned in Russell Brand’s memoirs ‘My Booky Wook’.
‘’Sarah and I had a lovely meal at Ravels unpretentious Bistro, down the road in Hampstead, dear sweet, beautiful Hampstead.
We ate well Sarah and I, in an alcove – which is now our table.’’
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Joseph Connolly, Author: The Official Website
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[download PDF] The St Martin’s Lane area of Covent Garden is becoming really very foodie: all the usual chains, of course, as well as the inexplicably cultish burger joint Five Guys (always a queue) – but also quite a few interesting and different places such as Bill’s, which I reviewed last week … if not the absolutely dire Scoff & Banter, whose tombstone I erected not too long ago, and across whose memory we draw not so much a veil as an iron curtain, while we mutter our final farewell.
Well – not literally: he’s still cooking (daily, and fantastically well) at his eponymous restaurant in the Berkeley Hotel … but Tredwell’s is the second of his largely English diffusion lines, the first being the rather jolly Gilbert Scott in the St Pancras Hotel... [download PDF] New and stupid trends in eating continue to be unleashed upon our apprehensively blinking and frankly gastronomically sated nation… but for nation, actually, read London.
He is the founder of the Museum of Brands – a unique and magnificent collection of advertising and packaging that truly does reflect the sociological development and enthusiasms of this country better than most other museums put together... [download PDF] Whenever I hear of a brand new restaurant in a brand new development, my heart hits the floor, this briskly followed by my soul.
Anyway, the site went elsewhere, and amid the facelessness the rather lovely hospital chapel has been retained – not, I imagine, due to the aesthetic sensibilities of the developers so much as the fact that it is Grade II* listed... [download PDF] In terms of regret, I am not as one with Edith Piaf – more of a Sinatra man: because regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention.
Also due for earnest rediscovery are foraging and, naturally, the barbecue... [download PDF] My guest for a Hampstead Village lunch this week is Tony Brophy – a finance director for various housing associations, and long-time resident of Frognal.
Ravel's Bistro, 4 Fleet Road, Hampstead, London, NW6 2QS ...
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Ravel's serves a blend of traditional and modern European dishes with fresh seafood and fish dishes and great vegetarian food.
Starters from 3.95, main dishes from 7.95.
Ravel's Bistro, 4 Fleet Road, Belsize Park, London, NW3 2QS ...
Ravel's Bistro, London NW3 is one of those 'special finds' that are rare in London.
a choice of 3 starters + 4 mains each day and the 'set menu' which has an excellent variety of starters, mains and desserts - great value for money!The wine list is comprehensive and very reasonably priced.This bistro is a real gem.....and never fails to disappoint in any way!Name: JMLocation: London
Ravel's Bistro: restaurant review | Kentishtowner
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But the other Friday night, as my partner and I wandered past, it occurred to us that we hadn’t popped in for aeons – certainly not since it changed hands three years ago, when the new owners sensibly retained the longstanding Polish chef.
Fast forward to 2017 and a glance at the menu reveals it’s still serving French bistro food with the odd eastern European touch – as well as now hosting occasional Polish Supper Clubs, a relatively good value £30 for several courses.
Still, a neat ball of red cabbage exuded the tang of orange, aided by Cointreau sauce, and the shredded, roasted meat in puff pastry, mixed with spinach and mushrooms, yielded unfathomable seasonal warmth.
The free-range, corn-fed breast and thigh was tender, falling-off-the-bone, its flavour intensified by the smoky hint of turkey lardons, earthy mushrooms and a velvety red wine sauce.
This is box title The set menu is £12.95 for two courses and £15.95 for three and runs till 7pm at Ravel’s Bistro, open daily at 4 Fleet Rd NW3 2QS
Gipsy Queen | Bars and pubs in Gospel Oak, London
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An old Kentish Town pub now under the management of the people behind the Grafton Arms.
Originally a local boozer, it acquired a dodgy reputation and closed down, then reopened as a craft beer specialist.
Now it’s been reopened again (under its original name) by the people behind the Grafton Arms in nearby Prince of Wales Road.
A beer garden at the back makes a pleasant place for a pint, though the seating could be more comfortable.
The people at the Grafton know what it takes to run a top-tier local.