Wilde’s Review: This Los Feliz Restaurant Is the Closest Thing Los Angeles Has a to British Countryside Pub | Eater LA

"An intimate new British-inspired restaurant in Los Feliz that might be the closest thing Los Angeles has to a countryside pub on Hillhurst Avenue, with a small, wood-paneled, softly lit room and service that feels warmly rare in this city. Lifelong friends Natasha Price (chef) and Tatiana Ettensberger (wine) built it for lingering chats over “something good” to drink and food that’s filling and pleasantly low-maintenance; it already hums with neighborhood-haunt energy and offers a welcome break from ring-light-influencer vibes, the kind of place where you can sip a funky orange wine, eat headcheese, and briefly pretend you’re an ocean away. If you’re waiting at the bar (and you probably will, since waits are long and reservations limited), the Welsh rarebit is the move—filling, deeply savory, and like a smokier, messier grilled cheese, easy to split—while the Stilton and persimmons keeps things lighter. For an off-menu nod to fish and chips, battered skate arrives beautifully golden and crunchy over a creamy mint chutney; pair it with the salt-and-vinegar chips (thick-cut fries), steamy potato delights that smartly erase the need for a ramekin of malt vinegar. For a statement main, the meat pie for two packs guinea fowl and leeks into a buttery crust with rustic mushrooms alongside, and dessert should be the mercifully restrained Eton mess—whipped cream, light-as-air meringue, and bright fruit. Best for a wine-fueled catch-up where you can actually hear each other, a bit of escapism from bright-lights LA, or a romantic, unpretentious second date; note that it’s beer-and-wine only and that a new daytime café menu (pastries, sausage rolls) adds more ways to snag a seat." - Hilary Pollack