Cru

Fantasies of a Mediterranean mini-break arise when inside this narrow, stylish room with red leather banquette, dark timber tables and spanking green-and-white tiled bar. But we are firmly in Kew, with the number 16 shunting out front and the verdigris dome of Sacred Heart looming. The ‘Stop 80’ is a four-bite brioche bun with just-set fried egg and bacon; ‘Eastern Eggs’ are poached and sit atop hummus with crunchy falafel and salad. A fortnightly-changing Med-influenced menu (maybe wild mushroom cassoulet, slow-roasted chicken breast with cauliflower sauce) accompanies evening drinks later in the week.