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Rules Review
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Rules
- Address: 35 Maiden La., Covent Garden, London, WC2 | Map It
- Phone: 020/7836-5314
- Price range: £££-££££
- Cuisine: British
- Location: Covent Garden
Fodor's Review:
Come, escape from the 21st century. Opened in 1798, London's oldest restaurant has seen everyone from Charles Dickens to Charlie Chaplin and the current Prince of Wales pass through its doors. It's one of the most charming dining salons in London: plush red banquettes and lacquered yellow walls crammed with oil paintings, engravings, and Victorian cartoons. The menu includes historic British dishes -- try roast beef and Yorkshire pudding or the steak-and-kidney pudding for a taste of the 18th century. In season, daily specials will include game from Rules' High Pennines estate.
- Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
- Tube: Covent Garden
Member Reviews & Ratings:
Great Pre-Theatre Dining
Posted by halfapair from Port Orchard, WA on 3/1/07
We dined at Rules in Sept 2006. The decor was terrific: red velvet booths, lots of British bits & pieces to look at. I started with a Pims Cup and had the foie gras appetizer. My husband had the lobster bisque and it was absolutely delicious. Hubby also had the Irish Beef and thought it was the best steak he had ever had. He didn't bother too much with the Bernaise sauce because the beef was so good on its own. Dessert was also good - I went for the Queen of Puddings (what else? I was trying to have the most British of Experiences).
Dinner was pricey - about $200 US. But we had a lovely time and then headed to the theatre.
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