The Gourmet's Guide to London

by Lieut.-Col. Newnham-Davis

Mr Grant Richards, the publisher of this book, quite agrees with me that no advertisements of restaurants shall find a place within its covers.

Should "The Gourmet's Guide to London" find a welcome from an appreciative public, and should, in due time, other editions of it be called for, I shall hope to broaden its scope to include in it some of the hostelries of Brighton and other seaside towns, also those of the great cities and great ports, and to describe some of those fine old country inns scattered about the kingdom where good old English cookery is still to be found in good old English surroundings.

For the French of the menus I do not hold myself responsible. The kitchen writes the French that it talks and who am I, a mere Briton, that I should attempt to alter it?

N. NEWNHAM-DAVIS.

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[CONTENTS]

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[I]	OLD ENGLISH FARE	1
[II]	SIMPSON'S IN THE STRAND	6
[III]	A WALK DOWN FLEET STREET	12
[IV]	THE CARLTON	19
[V]	TWO LITTLE SOHO RESTAURANTS	26
[VI]	A RAG-TIME DINNER	32
[VII]	THE CAFÉ ROYAL	38
[VIII]	OYSTER-HOUSES	46
[IX]	WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH	53
[X]	THE CECIL	59
[XI]	CLARIDGE'S	67
[XII]	THE EUSTACE MILES RESTAURANT	73
[XIII]	THE PRINCES' RESTAURANT	81
[XIV]	THE CRITERION	86
[XV]	SOME CHOP-HOUSES	92
[XVI]	SOME GRILL-ROOMS	99
[XVIII]	IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS	115
[XIX]	A REGIMENTAL DINNER	122
[XX]	"JOLLY GOOD"	128
[XXI]	IN THE SHADOW OF THE PALACE THEATRE	134
[XXII]	THE WELCOME CLUB	141
[XXIII]	GOLDSTEIN'S	147
[XXIV]	THE MITRE	152
[XXV]	IN THE HANDS OF PI(E)RATES	158
[XXVI]	APPENRODT'S	166
[XXVII]	THE BURFORD BRIDGE HOTEL	174
[XXVIII]	THE RITZ	180
[XXIX]	SOME OUTLYING RESTAURANTS	190
[XXX]	THE KING'S GUARD	195
[XXXI]	THE OLD BULL AND BUSH	201
[XXXII]	THE BERKELEY	206
[XXXIII]	THE JOYS OF FOREIGN TRAVEL	214
[XXXIV]	A SUPPER TRAIN	220
[XXXV]	THE ADELAIDE GALLERY	226
[XXXVI]	THE COMPLEAT ANGLER	235
[XXXVII]	ARTISTS' ROOMS	241
[XXXVIII]	THE PICCADILLY RESTAURANT	249
[XXXIX]	THE RENDEZVOUS	255
[XL]	THE PALL MALL RESTAURANT	261
[XLI]	IN JERMYN STREET	267
[XLII]	THE MEN WHO MADE THE SAVOY	272
[XLIII]	THE DUTIES OF A MAÎTRE D'HÔTEL	279
[XLIV]	THE SAVOY TO-DAY	283
[XLV]	THE RESTAURANT DES GOURMETS	290
[XLVI]	THE MAXIM RESTAURANT	294
[XLVII]	BIRCH'S	300
[XLVIII]	A CITY BANQUET	308
[XLIX]	THE CAVENDISH HOTEL	313
[L]	THE RÉUNION DES GASTRONOMES	320
[LI]	THE LIGUE DES GOURMANDS	325
[LII]	THE CAVOUR RESTAURANT	333
[LIII]	VERREY'S	338
[LIV]	THE CATHAY RESTAURANT	345
[LV]	THE WHITE HORSE CELLARS	353
[LVI]	THE MONICO	360
[LVII]	THE ITALIAN INVASION	365
[LVIII]	THE HYDE PARK HOTEL	371
[LIX]	YE OLDE GAMBRINUS	378
[LX]	MY SINS OF OMISSION	384

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