From Pimlico to Chiswick

Saturday, November 01st , 2025

A couple of old favourite restaurants this week. La Trompette is a restaurant that I can easily walk to from where I live, and it has been consistently excellent since it opened in 2001. It has a very appealing menu, a kindly priced wine list and precise cooking; a very successful formula.

Cornus, now with its Michelin star, was one of the best restaurant openings in 2024. It is tucked away in an obscure corner of Victoria, but once you have found the restaurant then you will have a lovely time. The predominantly seafood menu is really well executed, based on unusually high-quality ingredients. The staff are charming and it is wine-friendly, with a very good list and modest corkage. This is a restaurant that deserves more attention than it gets.