Cuisine:

• American
• British

Joe Allen Description:
This old-stager in Covent Garden just goes on doing what it does very well. Difficult to find via a rather dingy door in a Covent Garden back street, you descend into a heaving mass of people, reveling in the brick-walled, rabbit warren space with its wooden tables and chairs, photographs of thespians on the walls and a pianist in the evenings. Real live thespians---both established and budding---make up quite a lot of the clientele who tuck into standards like herb-crusted goat's cheese with blueberry and ginger relish or grilled tuna with stir-fried bok choy, bean sprouts and mango salsa. But the cooking is pretty standard, so it's best to stick to what they do well: steak and chips and grilled lamb cutlets with basil mashed potatoes. Joe Allen remains fun. Set weekday lunch and pre-theatre 2 courses £15, 3 courses £17; set brunch Sat.-Sun. 2 courses £18.50, 3 courses £20.50.


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