Chez Bruce
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Restaurant
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located at 2 Bellevue Road in Wandsworth
Wandsworth
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, London
London
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, England
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. The restaurant was opened in February, 1995 by Bruce Poole and his business partner Nigel Platts-Martin.
Platts-Martin is proprietor of several other London restaurants including: La Trompette in Chiswick
Chiswick
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, The Glasshouse in Kew
Kew
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, The Ledbury in Notting Hill
Notting Hill
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and The Square in Mayfair
Mayfair
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.
Chez Bruce occupies the site of former Marco Pierre White
Marco Pierre White
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restaurant, Harveys. As a young chef, Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay
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worked under White at Harveys but left to pursue an independent career.
In 2006, Chez Bruce was first named as "London
London
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ers' Favourite Restaurant" in a survey
Statistical survey
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conducted for Harden's London Restaurants, a title which The Ivy
The Ivy
The Ivy is a restaurant in West Street, near Covent Garden in London. It opened in 1917 and is popular with celebrities and theatre goers. In 2000, the restaurant was awarded the Moët & Chandon London Restaurant Award for excellence....
had held for the past nine years. http://www.hardens.com/about/LR06_release.htm. Chez Bruce has since been top of the list as London's favorite restaurant for four consecutive years.