Langan's Coq d'Or,
254 - 260 Old Brompton Road,
Earls Court,
SW5 9HR,
020 7259 2599,De-luxe restaurant, Contemporary European,100
The Chelsea (Earls Court) brother of the brasserie that has become a London icon. The coq d'or has failed to inspire as I suspect Richard Shepard hoped it would. However it is still a good enough haven in this rather tacky end of Chelsea. The set lunch menus are good value, even if they do tend towards fusion. Otherwise the normal classics are available plus a few new interpretations. The pavement seating is neatly separated from the rest of the world by glass, and the canvas roof pulls back to give an outdoor feel during the summer months.