(79 - 81 Mortimer Street in London, United Kingdom)

Award-winning Gaylord Restaurant in London’s NoHo is a restaurant of tradition. The Mughal-based cu...isine is centuries old, while the paneled, classic décor of Gaylord’s dining rooms has the fine-dining ambience of a restaurant of the last century. Near the Broadcasting House and half of Britain’s media and film companies, The Gaylord restaurant is a favourite haunt of familiar faces. The old-fashioned service keeps the dining room humming as customers enjoy dishes like biryanis, tandooris, tikkas, vindaloos – in fact, all the favourites that have earned star status on the national cuisine, and at reasonable prices. Part of a small international chain, The Gaylord feels like a one-off. Opening hours: Mon - Sat: 12pm - 3pm & 6pm - 11:30pm Sun: 12pm - 3pm & 6pm - 11:00pm [moreless]

(Holiday Inn Brentford, High Street in Brentford, United Kingdom)

It’s sort of land-locked, is Island restaurant. You see, it’s part of Holiday Inn Brentford Lock, a ...relatively new hotel on the banks of the Grand Union Canal in fast-emerging Brentford Lock. A modern restaurant leading off from a waterfront lounge, Island restaurant looks suitably smart and informal with its colourful mixture of chunky leather chairs, linen-free pale-wood tables and polished wood floors. The idea is for the predominantly corporate diners to feel at home; something the black-clad staff do their best to help with. The food helps too. Pan-Asian bestsellers include a sliced roast duck salad with a red currant sauce starter, tandoori curry, and tower roast chicken – layers of crispy white meat on a bed of crispy veg. The top tables are at the back of the restaurant, near the windows. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 6:30am - 10am & 6:30pm - 10pm [moreless]

(19 Colinton Road in Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

On the edge of Holy Corner, the newly opened second Olive Branch Bistro brings a little bit more rel...axed dining to Edinburgh. There’s no stuffed shirts here so bring your friends to enjoy an after work meal or a leisurely Saturday lunch with a glass of wine and the morning’s papers. You can sit and watch the world go by from the tall windows which stretch across the restaurant’s frontage while the buzzy atmosphere inside compliments the stylish but comfortable décor. Open every day from ten am you can pop in for breakfast, lunch or a weekend brunch or, of course, book a table for a tastebud tingling dinner with an Edinburgh twist. There is a turn around time of 2 hours on tables at lunch time and 2.5 hours in the evening. Opening hours: Mon - Thurs: 9am - 10pmFri: 9am - 11pmSat & Sun: 10am - 11pm [moreless]