The Frontline Restaurant takes its name from links with the war journalists' Frontline Club, this bright new arrival on the Paddington scene is making the headlines thank to its classy interior, affordable prices and cracking atmosphere.

Members and all-comers are welcome in the airy ground-floor dining room, which showcases the work of renowned war photo-journalists such as Heidi Bradner. The walls are exposed brick, huge floor-to-ceiling windows allow light to flood in during the day, while candles flicker enticingly at night.

The food here is patriotically British, with occasional forays into foreign parts. To open the show, the kitchen serves up Dorset mussels with mustard and chives, organic smoked salmon and seared chicken livers with wild mushrooms on toast, while mains cover everything from pan-fried fillet of sea bream with soft fennel and fresh herb dressing to slow-cooked leg of Barbary duck with British foie gras and winter vegetables.

You can also get 'classics' like fish pie with buttered peas, shepherd's pie, and Cumberland sausages with mash and onion gravy, while afters bring on bread-and-butter pudding, apple and plum crumble pie, homemade ice creams and sorbets.

Frontline Restaurant is also featured in: Hardens

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Traditional British

Lunch: 12.00 through until
Dinner: 11.00pm Mon-Fri (6.00 - 11.00pm Sat)

Visa, Master Card, American Express

• Pre theater meals
• Partial disabled access
• Private dining room
• Private parties
• 50 covers

Casual

Nearest tube station: Paddington