Arbutus

As the mothership restaurant of The Arbuturian Dining Club (note: we remain wholly independent and our namesake is a pure coincidence…honest), we have dined here on many occasions, opting for their very good value set lunch menu. The food is always excellent, and although the portions on the set menu are a little on the small side, I always leave feeling comfortably full.

Dishes are well thought out and constructed using wonderful ingredients that are allowed to shine, with some really skillful cooking going on behind the scenes. Service is always on the ball and the lunchtime atmosphere is buzzing with media-luvvies and the odd celebrity.

I can’t really fault this restaurant at all, and it remains one of our favourites. Its sister restaurant, Wild Honey, is just as good, more suitable for a quieter meal and catering for the Mayfair suits rather than the Soho luvvies. A top venue and a good business model that we dearly hope lasts through these troubling times.

Arbutus, 63-64 Frith Street, London, W1D 3JW. Tel. 020 7734 4545