When Sally Clarke first opened her restaurant, she says, “I knew what I wanted, and little by little we attracted the sort of people who became a family.”

The Never-Ending Dinner Party

At Sally Clarke’s eponymous restaurant, in Notting Hill, the good times rage on

By Emma Freud

Sally Clarke runs the classiest restaurant in Notting Hill, now in its 37th year. She is also universally loved.

These two things are connected. It’s not just the perfection of the menu—there’s something magical about the way you’re treated at Clarke’s. Very often it will be Clarke herself opening the door, taking your coat, or clearing the next table ready for service.