Brian Turner

Cross the threshold of Turner’s and the first impression is not that of the self-conscious formality of a classy Chelsea restaurant. Instead you are met by a bevy of rouged gazelles whose smiles are a merciful relief from the starched sang-froid of the traditional major-domo. But there is no mistaking the patron, who comes bounding up behind his hostesses like a cocky labrador eager to welcome you to his pad. Brian Turner is not just in the business of feeding, he wants you to be entertained as well. He revels in his work and enjoys his status as a leading light on the London restaurant circuit with a place of his own neatly encamped within that fashionable enclave bounded by Walton Street and Sloane Avenue which includes the likes of Bibendum, Zen, Fifty-One Fifty-One, Le Suquet and many more.