This is the fourth site fromTom and Ed Martin, the brothers behind the East London-based stable of gastropubs that includes The Gun, E14, The Well, EC1, and The White Swan Pub and Dining Room, EC4.

The site has been named after a title given to Queen Victoria in 1877, and is appropriately in Victoria Park, E9.

The cv of the head chef Tim Wilson includes time in the kitchen at The Ivy and Medcalf - the butchers shop turned award-winning restaurant.

The menu includes: Crab Bisque, Cognac Cream; Endive, Walnut, Pear and Roquefort salad; Gloucester Old Spot, Prune and Apple Meatballs with Mash; Game Pie with Savoy Cabbage and Chestnuts; Pear Tarte Tatin with Calvados Ice Cream; Chocolate and Pistachio Terrine with Crème Anglaise.

Diners can eat a relaxing meal in this 19th-century corner site with black and white mosaic tiled floor, claret leather-covered banquettes and chairs, dark beech tables and hand painted silk wallpaper depicting colonial India. The restaurant can accommodate 70 covers inside and a further 30 outside when it's warmer.

Expect to spend about £35 per head. The wine list ranges from £13 to £90 a bottle.

130 Lauriston Road, Victoria Park, London E9. 020 8533 5123.

Brera



Head chef Cristian Roncari from Caravaggio in the City offers carpaccio of veal with walnut sauce and risotto with prosecco and gold leaf. Bar snacks include pork stuffed, deep-fried breaded olives. 74 Welbeck St, London W1. 020 7935 2371



Anthony's Patisserie



Anthony Flinn adds to his Yorkshire mini empire with patisseries, bonbons and jellies made on site. Delights include chicken and foie gras terrine and sacher torte, all in a 1950s diner-style setting.

Victoria Quarter, Leeds, 0113 2444 222



The White Horse



A local pub from David Cappendell and Chris Kelly, owners of Birmingham's Metro Bar and Grill. On the menu is a trio of smoked fish with horseradish cream and hand-carved ham with eggs. Kenilworth Rd, Balsall Common, Warks, 01676 533207