London eating: Burger and Lobster

By Kim Newman-Wood

A late lunch on a Saturday afternoon in London is always one of life’s great pleasures. Particularly if you are lunching with the lovely Ellie. So, having put the world to rights over a glass of champagne or two, we never quite made the shopping that we had originally intended – oh well.

The Cocktail Hour's Ellie - ever excellent at having lunch.

The Cocktail Hour’s Ellie – ever excellent at having lunch.

Our main mission was to try out the much feted Burger and Lobster restaurant in Soho. There are three restaurants now, as this interesting concept is clearly doing extremely well. Their premise is very simple: come up with a few things that you cook brilliantly and price it reasonably – and that’s exactly what they’ve done. In other words, don’t go there unless you love either burgers or lobster!

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