Proper British

Pies, game, roasts and the restaurants that made British food worth crossing town for.

6 restaurants with free tables for 2, today, around 19:30

Rochelle Canteen's glass-roofed dining room with tables set for lunch

Rochelle Canteen

££

Seasonal British in Arnold Circus

Hawksmoor's low-lit dining room with dark wood and brick

Hawksmoor Spitalfields

£££

Steakhouse in Spitalfields

St. JOHN's brick front on St John Street

St. JOHN

£££

Nose-to-tail British in Smithfield

A full, low-lit evening at Noble Rot's bar

Noble Rot

£££

Wine bar and restaurant in Lamb's Conduit Street

Rules' red velvet banquettes, white tablecloths and paintings on every wall

Rules

£££

Classic British and game in Covent Garden

Quo Vadis' black and gold front on Dean Street

Quo Vadis

£££

Modern British in Soho