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Pelican - 2024 August

The Pelican is a Victorian era pub that opened in its current form in 2022, a sister of The Hero in Maida Vale. The head chef here is notionally Owen Kenworthy, who formerly was

Pearl - 2007 August

Editor's note. In August 2013 Pearl closed. A restaurant on the site will open in October 2013 as part of the new Rosewood Hotel. The new restaurant will be called The Mirror

Pavyllon - 2023 July

Pavyllon is at the Four Seasons in Park Lane, and opened in June 2023 in the space that was once occupied by Amaranto. It is the London opening of French chef Yannick Alleno

Pavilion - 2014 September

The Pavilion in Kensington High Street is a member’s club aimed at corporate types, but its all-day restaurant is open to the public. The restaurant is supervised by Adam

Patri - 2019 April

Patri was established in November 2018 by Puneet Wadwhani, who previously ran an Indian food distribution business. There are actually two Patri sites, one in Hammersmith that was

Patara Fulham Road - December

This restaurant is sister to Patara in Beauchamp Place, and also in Greek Street (there is a further one in Maddox Street). They are part of a small global

Patara Beauchamp Place - 2018 September

Patara is part of an international chain with several branches in London, and stretching from Bangkok to Beijing. Som tam salad had serious levels of chilli and crunchy cabbage in

Patara Beauchamp Place - 2017 July

Patara is a mini chain of high-end Thai restaurants, fitted out well and with plenty of well-trained staff, but priced quite ambitiously. There are seven branches now in London

Patara Beauchamp Place - 2015 April

The Beauchamp Place branch of this little chain offers carefully made Thai food in a small but smart dining room with banquette seating. Patara is not going for searing

Patara Beauchamp Place - 2013 May

This branch of Patara is in a parade of shops on Beauchamp Place, not far from Harrods. It has a narrow dining room with quite smart fittings. It is probably easiest to drink beer

Patara - 2008 August

This mini-chain (there are four in London, such as at Beauchamp Place and the Fulham Road, plus a few abroad) aims at producing high grade Thai cooking in fairly smart

Patara - 2006 June

Below are notes from a meal in mid 2006, by way of comparison. You enter past pillars with a few rows of red banquette seating, used as a waiting/bar area. The main dining room

Parlour - February 2014

I have long been a fan of classically trained Jesse Dunford-Wood’s cooking. He has a fondness for revamping English retro food, and his skill can be seen in the excellent

Parlour - 2015 December

Jesse Dunford-Wood is a classically trained chef who cooks in an unpromising looking pub down a quiet street in Kensal Rise. He particularly enjoys taking clichéd dishes

Parlour - 2013 October

I have long been a fan of the cooking at The Mall Tavern, and so was intrigued when Jesse Dunford Wood decided to move and take over what was The Regent pub in Kensal Rise. It is

Paradise Soho - 2022 September

Paradise opened in December 2019 in the heart of Soho, serving Sri Lankan food in the space that once housed Spuntino. It was set up by a gentleman called Dom Fernando and at the

Paradise Garage - 2016 January

The optimistically named Paradise Garage is tucked away under a railway arch in Bethnal Green rather than some exotic tropical island. Perhaps it should have been called Paradise

Paradise by Way of Kensal Green - 2016 February

Kensal Green, sandwiched between Harlesden, Willesden and Wormwood Scrubs, has been described as a lot of things over the years, but “paradise” is not usually the

Pappa Roma - 2017 October

Pappa Roma is near South Kensington tube station, in premises that used to house another Italian restaurant called Da Spago until 2014. The head chef here is Nicola Rexha, who has

Palomar - 2014 October

This restaurant opened in June 2014, serving food that draws on influences from around the Middle East and the Mediterranean. A trio of chefs that own Palomar have worked together