The Monkey Bar And Grill

Head down to Battersea and you'll find yourself in a place that feels like it's been someone's local forever—all dark wood, low lighting, and that comfortable buzz of people actually enjoying themselves. The Monkey does what it does without faffing about: good grilled food, a solid drinks menu, and staff who actually know what they're doing. It's the kind of place you stumble into on a Friday after work and suddenly it's midnight, or where you take someone on a second date because you want them to see you're a person with actual taste.