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The Good Food Guide London

Don’t go all huffy because it’s “all about London” again. There will be a review of the general Good Food Guide in September when the latest edition is published. But consider, dear reader, that when you have that city break to the Capital you want to eat well and in a memorable fashion.

The Good Food Guide is the classic restaurant guide and it’s the one with arguably the best reputation. Now it’s taking a closer look at London, and as I live in London and have visited some of the reviewed restaurants, I can vouch for its accuracy.

You don’t have to know London like the back of a cockney’s hand to feel confident about choosing a restaurant that has all your preferred characteristics. There are maps aplenty and pages of travel information, and each entry has an address, phone number and tube station where applicable. The Good Food Guide London is divided by broad geography (central, north, south, east, west and greater London) and subdivided into areas. This is a help when you don’t want to stray too far from home or hotel.

The Good Food Guide London has three indexes: restaurants – alphabetic,  restaurants – by cuisine (to help you find an Afghani restaurant when you crave Boolawnee like your grandma’s) and restaurants – by tube station, so you can find the handiest one.

The guide uses a points system to indicate the cooking standard (even a restaurant scoring 1/10 is a decent place to eat), and then there are symbols that tell you if accommodation is available, the price you would expect to pay for 3 courses, if there are vegan options, if you will be offered a free glass of wine (vouchers at the back of the book), if this restaurant has an exceptional wine list. There is even a  listing of award winners to help you in the direction of a “special” meal out.

This is almost an audience-participation guide! You are encouraged to submit your feedback and suggest restaurants for review. Every entry will have been based on independent, expert inspection as well as reader comment. Well, how democratic is that!

OK, so it doesn’t tell you how tall the waiter will be nor if the chef is having an off day, but there’s as much information and advice here as you could possibly expect. It’s clear, it’s easy to use and it could save you from making an expensive mistake!

The Good Food Guide London
Author: more than 1500 contributors
Published by : Which?
Price: £11.99
ISBN 978 1 84490 0527