"Arguably, there are only a few places in London where you can use the words ‘suave’, ‘laidback’ and ‘cheap’ in the same sentence without sounding like an entitled asset manager who got his own Smythson diary embossed with ‘BIG BOY’. But, that’s kind of what Old Compton Brasserie is. They have a long menu, with everything from wild mushroom gnocchi to dressed up fish and chips, and if you stick to wine rather than cocktails, the night will be fairly easy on the purse strings." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, eileen twum