"The listed building in which QCH sits has been a restaurant since 1869. That means people in sombre suits and bouffant dresses have been piling into these four or six person booths, slicing through venison, crunching confit potatoes, and talking in hushed or not-so-hushed tones for, like, 150 years. It’s obviously had a scrub up since then, but this classic British spot in Clerkenwell is home to London’s only genuine blue plaque booth contenders that are perfect for a hush-hush catch-up." - Heidi Lauth Beasley, Rianne Shlebak, Jake Oliver