Lilibet’s

Taking its name from the childhood nickname of Queen Elizabeth II, Lilibet's occupies a site that was once the address of a Palladian mansion that was the birthplace of the late monarch before it was demolished. Now it's once again a venue of beauty and grace having been transformed into a seafood restaurant that is a celebration of the past but also of London's high-end dining scene.

The man behind it is former Bone Daddies founder Ross Shonhan, who has drafted in Alex Harper, whose experience includes time at The Ledbury and Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons to bring his ambitious seafood-led menu to life. Dishes are cooked over embers on the kitchen's impressive bespoke grill and includes oysters fire-roasted with aged beef fat and seaweed butter; or fried and served with yuzu kosho and preserved lemon; opulent seafood platter; and pasta and rice options such as lobster spaghetti; and baked rice with Spanish prawns.

There's also a few curve balls along the way, such as a section for the 'unsung heroes' of the sea, with species such as squat lobster, sea cucumbers, and garfish on display in the restaurant's 'marinarium' and the 'fish triptych', an ingenious celebration of the whole fish in three preparations – served raw, grilled and then finally as an 'a la minute' soup with the bones cooked to order in a pressure cooker. If that wasn't enough, on the dessert menu is a prego - because after eating a lot of 'sweet' seafood all you really want is a steak sandwich to finish things off.

Lilibet's interior been designed to subtly feel like a set of adjoining rooms as if it still were a private residency where areas had been renovated at different times - the floors, walls and ceilings have different finishes as you move around the room, but all still feel connected. Even Shonhan's now passed lurcher Cookie has been immortalised in the kitchen tiling as was the trend of classic English country homes of the time. As restaurant's go, they don't come statelier than this.