Georgina's

Come on Barnes, you're not skint, give this local venue the support it deserves! Go once or twice a fortnight with my son for an early supper, and it's always empty. Room maybe a little austere for evening trade, service generally affable but not always wildly professional, soft drinks and wine list interesting, very family/child friendly, food EXCELLENT: they buy very high quality produce and do nothing very complicated with it, much to their credit. Wonderful freshly made pappardelle with what the menu called "Bolognaise" - most definitely not, rather a sugo di arrosto, a staple of Italian home cooking never seen in the U.K. - shredded braised beef with its own juices and some finely diced vegetables, maybe the best pasta dish I've eaten in this country, a genuinely interesting, lightly dressed green salad and a chicken breast burger for the Boy only three or four million miles away from the Golden Arches for maybe two quid more. Yes, it's become a default family choice as we live nearby, and maybe I've become slightly biased/protective, but I've eaten some seriously good dishes here since they opened - a summer highlight was a brilliant salad of heirloom tomates, capers and olives, and another of whipped goat cheese, slightly candied walnuts and endives - all very simple, Alice Waters - y stuff, but actually bloody hard to get so right. So many new openings deserve to go tits up after two weeks but endure like bad smells, fuelled only by hype and big p.r. budgets, this needs cherishing.
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Lee Hulbert
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Had lunch here a few weeks ago, nice interior, friendly staff and the food was very good. Went for the lobster burger which came with a massive corn on the cob, it was delicious. It has a more of a lunchtime feel to the place so I'm not sure what it would be like in the evening, but it will be a hit with the Barnes ladies who lunch.
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Raj - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Monday, June 11, 2012