The Avalon

Saturday, February 14, 2009 - The dining area is sensational: a cavernous room, designed with terrific flair, dominated by two chandeliers made from chain links and metal offcuts from naval ships. The walls are lined with white tiles and at the end a 15-foot-wide mirror is split into 36 rectangles like mullioned windows…Word has clearly spread since it opened in November. You can tell when local punters are willing a new place to succeed: there's a buzz of conviviality that says people are anxious to claim it as their own.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - A Scottish fillet was fab, both to look at (charred on the outside but oozing red within) and to taste…The chandeliers probably prevent this from being my own personal Avalon, but it’s a very impressive new venue from owners who already run great London gastros, such as The Bolingbroke and Abbeville. For locals, it’s a fine addition. For steak lovers elsewhere, it’s worth a pilgrimage to SW12.