Can anyone recommend a decent place near the Royal Albert Hall for a pre gig meal and a couple of drinks for me to take the other half for her birthday treat this Friday thanks

I’ve eaten at the Cafe Consort within the Royal Albert Hall before and it was pretty good. Get there very early or book though. They have a couple of posher restaurants there too.

There’s not a lot around there – it’s either a walk to Kensington High St or past the museums down to South Ken. There’s an excellent creperie down there we tend to go to for a snack after seeing something there.

Da Marios – nice little family run Italian on Gloucester Road – http://www.damario.co.uk