The Traditional English Restaurants of London

Introduction by Richard, Earl of Bradford

I have now been in the restaurant business for well over twenty five years, and started Porters English Restaurant in London's Covent Garden in 1979, with a clear aim, 'to provide reasonably priced real English food at honest prices'.

Still very true today, so do check out our Porters site, which demonstrates very clearly my long held belief that restaurants should display their prices straightforwardly, so that the customer can easily understand what he is going to be paying for when the bill arrives - instead of receiving a nasty surprise.

Read the full introduction here