Rules
Good for: Romance, atmosphere, food, Solo Travellers, service
- Address
- 35 Maiden Lane WC2
- Transport
- Website
- Phone
- 7836 5314
- Price
- mains £16.95-21
- Hours
- 12:00-24:00
Lonely Planet review for Rules
Established in 1798, this very posh and very British establishment is London’s oldest restaurant. The menu is inevitably meat-oriented – Rules specialises in classic game cookery, serving up tens of thousands of birds between mid-August and January from its own estate – but fish dishes are also available. Puddings are traditional: trifles, treacles and lashings of custard.
Traveller reviews for Rules (1)
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Bring the Barbour
spearperson recommends this,
Well worth the damage it will do to your bank account Rules is like stepping back in time. One could easily imagine Sherlock Holmes sitting in one of their quirky single person booths, or English Gentleman in from the hunt enjoying their trophys. Putting all bombast aside though Rules is truly a unique experience, but one which should be entered into with a bit of advance knowledge. First it is probably worth (if you are not a Brit) going on line and learning what puddings and and various types of game birds are. I myself felt like I was playing the lottery, I could recognize the names from books and tv shows, but I did not actually know what anything was. All was well though, the food was superb and how often do you get to eat in a restaurant older than many of the countries on the globe?
Good for: Romance, atmosphere, food, Solo Travellers, service
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