101 Pimlico Road

A single narrow room on the Pimlico/Belgravia fringe, 101 Pimlico Road operated as a bistro-leaning neighbourhood restaurant with a menu that drew clearly from the classical British larder: whitebait, foie gras, wood pigeon salad, diver scallops with truffled potato, and a 44-day-aged Black Angus côte de boeuf that anchored the mains at £39.50 per person. The cooking came out of a serious kitchen lineage — chef Keith Goddard trained under Tom Aikens — and the menu reflected that grounding in technique without pushing into experimental territory. The room itself was compact and characterful: dark-blue leather chairs, a tiled floor, walls hung with pictures, and a glazed entrance that let light into what was otherwise a fairly close space. Reviews consistently noted the bijou scale, which gave the dining room an intimate quality that some found appealing and others found cramped depending on where they were seated. Pricing sat at the mid-to-high end for a neighbourhood address. Starters ran roughly £6–£12, mains £14–£18 on the à la carte, with a set lunch option in the £15–£20 range offering reasonable value relative to the evening card. Critical reception was mixed: the food drew genuine praise in some quarters, particularly at lunch, while others questioned whether the comfort level and consistency justified the spend. Game dishes — partridge, woodcock — appeared seasonally and represented the menu at its most focused. The restaurant sat on Pimlico Road in SW1W, a stretch with a concentration of independent restaurants serving the affluent residential pocket where Pimlico meets Belgravia. 101 Pimlico Road is now closed.