"Chandeliers hang and borscht is ladled into your bowl tableside at this wonderful Polish institution in South Kensington. Sitting in Daquise’s gracefully aged dining room—part tiled, part distressed, but wholly elegant—makes us wonder why this traditional ideal of a restaurant is no longer in vogue. The fur-clad clientele, additional pieces of Daquise’s old-school furniture, decompress at being served in the most thorough but familiar of fashions. Yes, the goulash is overcooked, and no the pierogies aren’t the finest, but a fail-safe schnitzel rarely goes amiss." - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, jake missing
