From yesterdays Times a guide to the top ten 'bargain' lunches. They managed to
stagger out of London all the way to Reading this week; the taxi fare must have been mammoth.
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Le Gavroche London, W1 "an awesome gastronomic experience, where fantastic food is served by waiting staff who are some of the best in London... Set Price lunch £46 three courses plus drinks" [website]
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Abeno London WC1 "excellent peasant-style Japanese... prices are reasonable anyway but there is a lunch deal for £7.50" [details]
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Club Mangia @ Punch Taven, London, EC4 "fill your plate with salads, roasts and casseroles for just £7.50" [details]
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L'Etranger London, SW7 "Lunchtime set menu is £14.50 for two courses with discounts on wine" [details]
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The Park Manadarin Oriental Hyde Park, London SW1 "the best time to visit is lunchtime when a reasonable set menu comes with unlimited wine for £32" [website]
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Konaki, London WC1 "generously portioned food is well prepared and the two-course set lunch for £8.40 is excellent value" [details]
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Malabar Junction, London WC1 "The lunch for £3.99 for chicken or lamb curry with rice is hard to beat" [website]
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L'Ortolan, Reading, Berkshire "The set lunch menu is priced at a bargain £18 for two courses or £21 for three" [website]
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Tapas Brindisa, London SE1 "one of the best tapas bars in London" [details]
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Umu, London W1 "there are seven set-price lunch menus starting at £22 and going up to £44 for those on a budget... outstanding food" [details]
