JMG and I recently dined at Lola & Simon, in West London. For the past 5 months I’ve been whizzing past the place aboard the number 391 bus on my way home from work. I saw the twinkling fairy lights and candles burning on the tables and thought:

“Ooh! That looks pretty and very romantic!”

So when the time came - or should I say, when JMG came down to see me - we decided to give it a try.

What we ordered:

• New Zealand green lipped mussels, cream & white wine sauce with garlic toast (BEAUTIFUL)

• Spicy garlicky Argentinean Chorizo

• Spiced pan roasted New Zealand rump of lamb, sweet potato puree, chargrilled eggplant and jus

• Rib eye Argentine beef, roasted garlic potato mash and chimichurri butter.

• Apple, cinnamon and walnut empanada with homemade vanilla icecream.

• 2 glasses of Tapiz 2009 Malbec red wine (very good wine)

Total cost: A rather pricey (for a non-celebratory weeknight) £82 for 2 people

http://www.lolaandsimon.co.uk/

278 King Street
Hammersmith
London
W6 0SP

020 8563 0300

Photography © Lucie Kerley