London Fulham Restaurant Guide

“Doing the basic stuff brilliantly” – this “excellent neighbourhood fish restaurant”, on the north side of Putney Bridge, provides “fish ’n’ chips as they should be served”, and “in huge portions”. Meanwhile, “the cosy interior adds to the fishy charm!”

“Delicious Thai food, served with charm” has won a very loyal local following and something of a wider reputation for this long-established café-style venture in a Fulham shop conversion. Arguably “tables are too close together”, but most feel “even if it’s cramped, it’s still worth it”.

This “very friendly family-owned restaurant” near Parsons Green offers a small menu of “reliable Italian food”, at “very good value for money”.

“It can be very crowded so get there early” if you visit this well-known Cantonese chain: still a top choice for “very tasty dim sum”. With the famous Queensway branch closing a couple of years ago, you now have to go to Baker Street, Canary Wharf or Fulham for your fix (although the latter is little commented on). “Whatever else keeps people coming back here, though, it’s certainly not the service!”

“Delicious roast chicken, with sides such as potato purée and root veggies” – as well, of course, as fries and salads – have won a growing fanclub for Romain Bourrillon’s upbeat French-rotisserie chain, whose most popular branches in our annual diners’ poll are in Bayswater, Queen’s Park and Parsons’s Green.

“An ideal location next to the Thames” is a plus for both London outposts of this national chain, which have “superb” situations near Tower Bridge and Putney Bridge and outside terraces with cute outside ‘igloos’. In ethos, they resemble hotel brasseries… just without the attendant hotel: staff are “accommodating” and even if the food is not exciting it’s dependable and relatively affordable.