West 5 Brasserie and Bar — Restaurant in London

Located inside the Crowne Plaza Ealing, it's a good option for anyone staying at the hotel. The restaurant has good atmosphere with a modern feel. The place feels spacious and the mood was quiet. The waiting staff were also pleasant.

I ordered from the specials menu and hade the pan seared breaded pork escalope, served with grilled apple , mustard potatoes puree and creamy Savoy cabbage (pictured). The food was well presented, had a range of different flavours and was actually quite filling. A hearty, winter meal. Priced at £14.85 (including the £1.35 service charge) this was great value for a meal in a London hotel. Food from the main menu was priced higher but the specials menu which appears to change weekly had good options.

The IHG website also had an offer for hotel guests of free glass of wine with lunch or dinner at this restaurant. On check-in at the hotel, I was advised I just needed to show my phone (with screenshot of the promotion). However whilst at the restaurant, the waiter told me I needed to give him a print out from the reception. I then had to walk up two flights of stairs to between when the wine and the food was served to get this printout by emailing the screenshot to the reception. This felt very convoluted and unnecessary. And being honest, the house white wine was not as good as the wines in the club lounge. That said, having a hearty tasteful meal and glass of wine for under £15 in a London hotel is excellent value. I'd therefore recommend this...

Stayed at the hotel so decided to get a convenient dinner fix downstairs at this bar. Had their Peri Peri Chicken and Crispy Duck Roll for starters, and then Roast Thyme Chicken and Vegan Fried Noodles for mains. I honestly thought this was a rather delightful meal, a fusion of international tastes. The noodles (it was big enough to share, the picture was taken after we split it) were even fried with gochujang, a spicy Korean sauce (if you know your Korean food), which gave it an extra kick and layer of taste. Perhaps because it was a Sunday night, it ended up being a nice, quiet, and cozy atmosphere even while the rugby game was on TV. The waiter was also extremely helpful and patient, he was always checking in on us to see how we found our food and if we needed...

The menu offers two vegan options, noodles or a chickpea curry. I have stayed here at least five times in the last six months and the noodles have NEVER been available so the only vegan option is an over priced 'ping' meal. It's really not acceptable that a restaurant offers only one plant based meal on its menu. I'm sure the chefs have the talent to improve on this. I have previously commented on the lack of oat milk at breakfast. It did improve but alas, they are back to their old ways. Only the slightly cheaper soya milk was available and even then, I had...