From the Feb 28, 1997, issue
February 28, 1997 London's Best Restaurants Restaurant / Food / Wine / Service / Ambience / Average Alastair Little / 84 / 77 / 85 / 83 / 82 Atelier / 88 / 84 / 87 / 88 / 87 The Atlantic Bar & Grill / 85 / 88 / 85 / 88 / 86 Aubergine / 91 / 88 / 95 / 91 / 91 The Avenue Restaurant / 84 / 87 / 88 / 91 / 87 Bank / 86 / 84 / 86 / 88 / 86 Bibendum / 87 / 92 / 86 / 94 / 89 The Cafe at Sotheby's / 80 / 78 / 85 / 82 / 80 The Capital / 89 / 88 / 89 / 87 / 88 Chez Nico / 92 / 88 / 93 / 90 / 91 Chutney Mary / 84 / 82 / 88 / 87 / 84 Claridge's / 87 / 85 / 90 / 93 / 88 Clarke's / 91 / 86 / 88 / 89 / 89 Coast / 88 / 88 / 88 / 90 / 88 The Collection / 79 / 78 / 83 / 80 / 79 The Connaught Grill Room / 89 / 87 / 96 / 93 / 90 Criterion Brasserie / 88 / 88 / 88 / 93 / 89 Daphne's / 83 / 84 / 77 / 82 / 82 Fifth Floor Harvey Nichols / 87 / 90 / 89 / 88 / 88 Fulham Road / 88 / 84 / 88 / 87 / 87 Green's Restaurant & Oyster Bar / 83 / 86 / 88 / 86 / 85 Interlude de Chavot / 90 / 85 / 85 / 84 / 87 The Ivy / 87 / 85 / 87 / 92 / 87 Kensington Place / 89 / 84 / 88 / 89 / 87 La Tante Claire / 94 / 89 / 92 / 93 / 92 Le Gavroche / 92 / 93 / 91 / 87 / 91 Le Caprice / 87 / 85 / 88 / 90 / 87 Le Pont de la Tour / 88 / 91 / 91 / 94 / 90 Les Saveurs / 90 / 84 / 84 / 87 / 87 L'Incontro / 87 / 82 / 87 / 86 / 85 Livebait / 85 / 77 / 87 / 88 / 83 L'Odeon / 89 / 83 / 84 / 89 / 86 L'Oranger / 90 / 86 / 88 / 86 / 88 Maison Novelli / 91 / 80 / 91 / 91 / 88 Marco Pierre White / 95 / 91 / 89 / 87 / 92 Mezzo / 84 / 85 / 80 / 89 / 84 Olivo / 85 / 80 / 86 / 86 / 84 192 Restaurant / 80 / 85 / 77 / 78 / 81 Oxo Tower / 84 / 87 / 85 / 98 / 87 Pied à Terre / 92 / 89 / 91 / 91 / 91 Quaglino's / 86 / 86 / 80 / 90 / 86 Quality Chop House / 85 / 79 / 90 / 90 / 85 Ransome's Dock / 88 / 88 / 88 / 88 / 88 The River Cafe / 90 / 83 / 87 / 90 / 87 The Room at the Halcyon / 88 / 87 / 90 / 89 / 88 St.
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