{"id":21199,"date":"2018-08-08T11:08:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T11:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=21199"},"modified":"2019-03-15T18:20:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T18:20:11","slug":"restaurants-the-river-cafe-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/restaurants\/restaurants-the-river-cafe-london","title":{"rendered":"London restaurants (1): The River Caf\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21229\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe2-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the hottest day of the year, my first visit to the River Caf\u00e9. I know: it&#8217;s almost inexcusable not to have been before. This is a London institution. Originally opened in 1987, it&#8217;s located by the river in Hammersmith, and on a hot day the dappled sunlight of the outdoor seating area is just perfect.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21228\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe1-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The food? Beautifully crafted modern Italian, making the use of excellent ingredients. There&#8217;s not much to say that hasn&#8217;t been said about this place. I really liked it. The wine list is good and, naturally, focuses on Italy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21230\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe3-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe3-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe3-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rivercafe3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is expensive, yes. But you aren&#8217;t coming here for value-for-money. You are coming for great food, and a good experience. You pay for it, but this is one of the occasions when I don&#8217;t mind paying lots, because it is so good. And the place is heaving, so people seem to agree. On a nice day the sizeable kitchen here can serve a lot of covers when the extensive outdoor seating area is in use, and they must make very good money. But they do it so well.<\/p>\n<p>London restaurants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/London restaurants (2): The River Caf\u00e9\">River Caf\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/restaurants\/restaurant-reviews-hide-london\">Hide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/restaurants\/london-restaurants-bright\">Bright<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/restaurants\/london-restaurants-frenchie-covent-garden\">Frenchie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/?p=23091&amp;preview=true\">The Ledbury<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the hottest day of the year, my first visit to the River Caf\u00e9. I know: it&#8217;s almost inexcusable not to have been before. This is a London institution. 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