III A WALK DOWN FLEET STREET 12 IV THE CARLTON 19 V TWO LITTLE SOHO RESTAURANTS 26 VI A RAG-TIME DINNER 32 VII THE CAFÉ ROYAL 38 VIII OYSTER-HOUSES 46 IX WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH 53 X THE CECIL 59 XI CLARIDGE'S 67 XII THE EUSTACE MILES RESTAURANT 73 XIII THE PRINCES' RESTAURANT 81 XIV THE CRITERION 86 XV SOME CHOP-HOUSES 92 XVI SOME GRILL-ROOMS 99 XVII ROMANO'S 105 XVIII IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 115 XIX A REGIMENTAL DINNER 122 XX "JOLLY GOOD" 128 XXI IN THE SHADOW OF THE PALACE THEATRE 134 XXII THE WELCOME CLUB 141 XXIII GOLDSTEIN'S 147 XXIV THE MITRE 152 XXV IN THE HANDS OF PI(E)RATES 158 XXVI APPENRODT'S 166 XXVII THE BURFORD BRIDGE HOTEL 174 XXVIII THE RITZ 180 XXIX SOME OUTLYING RESTAURANTS 190 XXX THE KING'S GUARD 195 XXXI THE OLD BULL AND BUSH 201 XXXII THE BERKELEY 206 XXXIII THE JOYS OF FOREIGN TRAVEL 214 XXXIV A SUPPER TRAIN 220 XXXV THE ADELAIDE GALLERY 226 XXXVI THE COMPLEAT ANGLER 235 XXXVII ARTISTS' ROOMS 241 XXXVIII THE PICCADILLY RESTAURANT 249 XXXIX THE RENDEZVOUS 255 XL THE PALL MALL RESTAURANT 261 XLI IN JERMYN STREET 267 XLII THE MEN WHO MADE THE SAVOY 272 XLIII THE DUTIES OF A _MAÎTRE D'HÔTEL_ 279 XLIV THE SAVOY TO-DAY 283 XLV THE RESTAURANT DES GOURMETS 290 XLVI THE MAXIM RESTAURANT 294 XLVII BIRCH'S 300 XLVIII A CITY BANQUET 308 XLIX THE CAVENDISH HOTEL 313 L THE RÉUNION DES GASTRONOMES 320 LI THE LIGUE DES GOURMANDS 325 LII THE CAVOUR RESTAURANT 333 LIII VERREY'S 338 LIV THE CATHAY RESTAURANT 345 LV THE WHITE HORSE CELLARS 353 LVI THE MONICO 360 LVII THE ITALIAN INVASION 365 LVIII THE HYDE PARK HOTEL 371 LIX YE OLDE GAMBRINUS 378 LX MY SINS OF OMISSION 384 ILLUSTRATIONS THE CHESHIRE CHEESE _Frontispiece_