William's Bar & Bistro - London

Great experience! It was fun and we felt very comfortable. The servers were very kind and respectful! Absolutely great!

Basically a bar with reasonable food at very high prices and ridiculously expensive drinks . £55 for the chaepest wine ? Service very attentive but with a 12.5% service charge it should be . Fine if you have money to burn. Otherwise avoid.

This sees to be a kind of secret treasure in the bar adjacent to William Drabble 's main wonderful (and expensive) restaurant. I came with a friend last week for lunch before heading off to the Royal Academy. Menu is divided between ' 'British Tapas ' and small more substantial menu. I ordered four dishes from the Tapas Menu, all were beautifully prepared..my friend order chicken schnitzel ...and we were both extremely delighted with our choices. We were looked after perfectly in a room empty but for us. For us it was an oasis of pleasure and we will definitely return.

Again treated by my sister for lunch (she does keep trying)! A very small restaurant pushed into two small rooms on the ground floor. I think the bar areas has actually more space than the restaurant rooms. This was a set menu with a choice of two/three courses and a choice of two items per course. The tables are beautifully set, lovely glassware, linen and cutlery and the waiters are charming to a fault. Not a hint of obsequiousness or over zealousness from any of them. The wine waiter was absolutely charming and we had decided to have wine matched with each course. I do think that the quantities provided with no offer of a top up was fairly mean for the price. The food was absolutely delightful from a really lovely pate for the amuse bouche, which I would have prererred to have more of and make it a starter, delicious. We both opted for the cauliflower starter which was tasty but needed a contrast just a bit too much cauliflower. I then has the Sea Bass with a vegetable salad and my sister had the Pigs Cheeks. She insisted (as she always does) that I try the Pigs Cheeks before I had my fish. They were a bit chewy in a good sauce, but I like mine braised to death. The fish was delicious cooked perfectly and the vegetable salad was a very good accompaniament but would have liked some potato or equivalent to finish the plate. The desserts were very generous, mine being a Banana Tarte Tatin with a caramel sauce, delicious but so sweet I just couldn 't finish it. My sister had the Passionfruit Souffle which looked stunning and they added a small just of chocolate sauce to pour down the middle. She commented that it was delicious but the chocolate was overkill and a good passionfruit sauce might have been better. Good coffee and the real treat but we really could manage much was the petit fours. Served in a Russian doll style ball which opened up into three with absolutely unctious treats. I think the real star was the Coconut Marshamallows, simple but devine. I think the diners need more space. The bill for two £150.00 just a bit pricey for repeat business but if someone else was paying for it all, I would definitely go back.

Came here for a light lunch and goodness me it was light ! I ordered the red mullet with broccoli and declined any sides . The meal was literally 3 small sprigs of broccoli and 3 small pieces of red mullet with 2 fried ‘ not quite sure what pieces of veg’ and a jug of juice . The plate was large and the meal luke warm . Possibly next time , charge a little more and throw in a few potatoes or similar