Name: Restaurant 23 : Leamington Spa

23 Dormer Place
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 5AA

01926 422422  

Formally Solo Restaurant under new ownership, Restaurant 23 is a fine dining restaurant specialising in modern European cuisine. Marvelous menu with simple headings - Duck, Sardines, Rabbit, simple descriptions - "with coriander and olive oil", "with peas, fevs and asparagus". Nothing is "on a bed of" anything, or "lovingly doused with" anything, or "infused" or part of a "medley", or in French.

But rather than show a poverty of imagination, this demonstrates supreme, unpretentious confidence and knowing simplicity. Beauty is at work here, you know.