The Thomas Cubitt, 44 Elizabeth Street,
London SW1W 9PA
02/09/2012
She said: I wanted a ‘pub lunch’ so we
hit this upmarket gastro joint in Belgravia. There’s a busy, noisy (or
atmospheric depending on your viewpoint) downstairs dining area but we went for
the calm, smart dining space upstairs which was more intimate with portraits of
fish on the walls. The menu offers a good selection of various pub dishes so I
went for the fish pie which came with a salad. As fish pies go it was good but
fish was sacrificed for more potato topping than was needed. Still I cleared my
plate. He ordered a nice fruit juice cocktail but had rushed me in my drinks
order so I made him have mine while I drank a lovely apple, mint and pear
juice. Given the number of bakeries in the area we didn’t stay for desert
although they did look good. Thomas Cubitt is part of a wider group of Gastro
pubs in the area (we’ve previously reviewed Orange) and offers smart but
relaxed dining at reasonable prices. A good choice if you’re on the lookout for
some gastro-‘pub’ food.
He said: In case you’re wondering it’s
pronounced Q-bit (I asked). I’m glad I didn’t bet on that because I would have
guessed the other way. This gastro-pub is very much in the mould of all the
others owned by the same group (The Grazing Goat, The Orange, etc), but the
emphasis is much more on `gastro’ than `pub’. If there’s a line between
gastro-pub and informal, noisy English restaurant, then the Cubitt is pretty damn
close to it. It’s very nice, just like the others, though I much prefer The
Goat. I’m not sure there’s much that
distinguishes this from any other good gastro, other than that it’s in
Belgravia. Go if you’re in the neighbourhood, otherwise I’m pretty sure you’ll
have something similar near you.
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