The Frontline Club

4 stars
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The Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London
W2 1QJ
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Description of The Frontline Club
The Frontline restaurant is a welcome haven from the bustling streets of London's Paddington. The restaurant is part of the Frontline media club that uniquely combines eating, drinking and thinking. Profits from the restaurant support the charitable work of the Frontline Forum with its weekly programme of cutting edge documentaries and discussions that ensure the world's causes and crises that fade from the headlines are kept in sharp focus.

Food
Traditional British cuisine is enhanced by seasonal variations and Frontline signature dishes. The food is sourced from specialist, independent producers and the fish is supplied directly from small boats off England's east coast. The menu is unpretentious, uncompromising on quality and priced to be easy on the pocket. Starters include Smoked Eel with Beetroot and St Tolas Goats Cheese from the West Country and Potted Duck with Spiced Pickled Damson plums and toast. Mains include comfortable classics like Shepherd's Pie and succulent Saddle of Welsh Mountain Lamb with Plum and Pistachio Stuffed Belly.
Wine
Malcolm Gluck, wine author and creator of Superplonk.com, has put together a remarkable wine list for Frontline with even more remarkable prices. "In sourcing the Frontline wine list I was aiming to create something I have been searching for in 30 years of eating out in London and never found: a restaurant with an extraordinary range of delicious wines, many of them unusual and out-of-the-way, all affordable at non-rip-off prices." Malcolm Gluck

Additional information for The Frontline Club
Frontline's second floor events space is perfect for your private functions. Its huge windows let natural light stream onto the stripped wooden floors and exposed brickwork featuring iconic photographs from our War and Protest exhibition. The room is ideal for book launches, exhibitions, talks, screenings and meetings as well as lunches, dinners and parties. They can cater for everything from a canapé reception to a dinner party to a private screening with seated dining for up to 50 guests. The best of British food in a warm loft-style setting, surrounded by stand out photography ensures an outstanding dining experience.'
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The Frontline Club Reviews

EB reviewed The Frontline Club on 04/12/2008

Frontline is a great place to go for a business lunch, very quick service and great food.

LD reviewed The Frontline Club on 08/12/2008

Lovely atmosphere but the food was disappointing.
Fish pie was very dry and mainly potato.
Our other order of roast lamb was better but expensive for what it was.

HR reviewed The Frontline Club on 23/12/2008

The Frontline Club serves good food well cooked and presented. Service was a bit haphazard, but they appeared short-staffed. I wasn't drinking on this occasion, but the wine list looks superb.

lynne walsh reviewed The Frontline Club on 27/11/2008

Next time you miss a train at Paddington, head off to the Frontline Club. The food is very good [the lunchtime specials, fantastic value] and the staff are still about the best in London. The wine list is worth the visit in itself - extensive, but not pretentious. I had pheasant: a bit bland, and colcannon, which came with smoked pancetta, not a taste I like much. Did this matter? Nope - the warm welcome and cosiness of the club were perfect, on a chilly day. Now, when can I miss another train?

Helene O'Neill reviewed The Frontline Club on 20/11/2008

It was a client lunch and my boss was really happy.

LV reviewed The Frontline Club on 21/11/2008

The Frontline Club was a perfect place for a breakast business meeting in an otherwise dull Paddington. Great service, very friendly, and very good srambled eggs!
Highly recommend.

Richard Annable reviewed The Frontline Club on 14/11/2008

Nice place to eat, will definatley go back
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