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Best local restaurant for more special dinner for two


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Crooked Well & Franklins & Palmertson offer variations of bistro / gastropub dishes + excellent grog. All three are great.


ToastED is excellent but you may find portions small and the menu can be on the avant garde side. So if either party is looking for a more traditional meal, then you may be disappointed. Equally if you are both adventurous eaters, then ToastED can offer a memorable experience.


Artusi has just made the top 10 restaurants in London list at TimeOut but has a short, focussed menu.

Great if you feel like what they are serving that night... but can be risky if either of you is fussy.

The atmosphere is also very buzzy with closely placed tables - so not ideal for intimate conversations as neighbours will be an elbow's touch away...

Fourth! Amazing.


http://now-here-this.timeout.com/2014/08/09/top-100-restaurants-the-fourth-best-restaurant-in-london-is/





strae Wrote:

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> Artusi has just made the top 10 restaurants in

> London list at TimeOut but has a short, focussed

> menu.

> Great if you feel like what they are serving that

> night... but can be risky if either of you is

> fussy.

> The atmosphere is also very buzzy with closely

> placed tables - so not ideal for intimate

> conversations as neighbours will be an elbow's

> touch away...

Also worth noting that Artusi are very willing to create more bespoke dishes if you have allergies or intolerances. So if there is something in a dish that you don't like i'm sure they would be very willing to arrange a dish to suit your needs.
Joanna's (in Crystal Palace - they have a private booth you may be able to book if available), The Crooked Well (if you don't mind a pub - albeit a very nice one), or Artusi. However, as mentioned above, with Artusi you can end up sitting in very close proximity to other diners, although they do have separate smaller tables for couples so might be worth requesting if/when you book.

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