Category Archives: Restaurant Reviews

‘True Blood’ Burger

The ‘True Blood’ merchandise shop has been ram-raided to set dress Honest Burgers in Meard Street – even the waitresses haven’t been spared.   True Blood, for the uninitiated is a supernatural drama series set in the American South and

‘True Blood’ Burger

The ‘True Blood’ merchandise shop has been ram-raided to set dress Honest Burgers in Meard Street – even the waitresses haven’t been spared.   True Blood, for the uninitiated is a supernatural drama series set in the American South and

Burger Lobster

Burger & Lobster

Walking down Clarges Street in the pouring rain my vision was somewhat blurred but I smelled the restaurant Burger & Lobster before I actually saw it. It was 2.30pm on a Friday afternoon and I thought I’d leave the lunchtime

Burger Lobster

Burger & Lobster

Walking down Clarges Street in the pouring rain my vision was somewhat blurred but I smelled the restaurant Burger & Lobster before I actually saw it. It was 2.30pm on a Friday afternoon and I thought I’d leave the lunchtime

Campo Viejo Brut

Campo Viejo presents Michelin Chef Angel Pascual

It was the cultural inspiration I was after to kick off the May Bank Holiday weekend – Campo Viejo the Spanish wine brand hosting a four-day celebration of wine, food and of course culture right here in London on the

Campo Viejo Brut

Campo Viejo presents Michelin Chef Angel Pascual

It was the cultural inspiration I was after to kick off the May Bank Holiday weekend – Campo Viejo the Spanish wine brand hosting a four-day celebration of wine, food and of course culture right here in London on the

Herradura Tequila

Herradura Tequila & Joël Robuchon food pairing

Tequila has suffered from bad press and when you look at why, it’s simply no wonder.  There’s the dodgy tee-shirts with blurred writing, the fancy looking bottle with the worm inside – we’ve all seen it – some are stupid

Herradura Tequila

Herradura Tequila & Joël Robuchon food pairing

Tequila has suffered from bad press and when you look at why, it’s simply no wonder.  There’s the dodgy tee-shirts with blurred writing, the fancy looking bottle with the worm inside – we’ve all seen it – some are stupid

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Yannick Alléno: Bistrot Terroir Parisien

It all began with Yannick Alléno’s Terroir Parisien menu devoted to locally sourced produce and meat at the dining room of Paris Hotel, Le Meurice. A native of Ile de France, son to parents who ran bistros in France, it’s

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Yannick Alléno: Bistrot Terroir Parisien

It all began with Yannick Alléno’s Terroir Parisien menu devoted to locally sourced produce and meat at the dining room of Paris Hotel, Le Meurice. A native of Ile de France, son to parents who ran bistros in France, it’s

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Paris Restaurant: Café Saint-Régis

This bistro screams old Paris and for us, no better place, to begin our Beaujolais Nouveau bar crawl. There’s simply no point jostling with the crowds on the right or left bank when you can eat and drink on your very own

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Paris Restaurant: Café Saint-Régis

This bistro screams old Paris and for us, no better place, to begin our Beaujolais Nouveau bar crawl. There’s simply no point jostling with the crowds on the right or left bank when you can eat and drink on your very own

Drink Me potion

Mad Hatter Tea, Sanderson Hotel

Teapots festooned with kings and queens, plates covered with zebras, bird cages, carousels and ticking clocks.  Am I on the set of a Tim Burton film?  Things are getting curioser and curioser and I’ve not taken a tumble down any

Drink Me potion

Mad Hatter Tea, Sanderson Hotel

Teapots festooned with kings and queens, plates covered with zebras, bird cages, carousels and ticking clocks.  Am I on the set of a Tim Burton film?  Things are getting curioser and curioser and I’ve not taken a tumble down any

Cocktails

Oceanic Restaurant and Bar at the Radisson Blu, Heathrow Airport

The immediate area around Heathrow Airport is not glitzy or particularly glamorous, in fact it’s like most major city airports, full of industrial units and hotels.  Bath Road runs along the north of the Airport and it’s home to more

Cocktails

Oceanic Restaurant and Bar at the Radisson Blu, Heathrow Airport

The immediate area around Heathrow Airport is not glitzy or particularly glamorous, in fact it’s like most major city airports, full of industrial units and hotels.  Bath Road runs along the north of the Airport and it’s home to more

Asian mussels

Simply Fish, Simply Fabulous

Simply Fish is a new seafood restaurant in Camden’s busy Inverness Street serving up the catch straight from the shores of Looe in Cornwall. The concept is excellent and the first restaurant for owner Chris Singham.  What’s caught on the

Asian mussels

Simply Fish, Simply Fabulous

Simply Fish is a new seafood restaurant in Camden’s busy Inverness Street serving up the catch straight from the shores of Looe in Cornwall. The concept is excellent and the first restaurant for owner Chris Singham.  What’s caught on the

Snails - Brasserie Blanc

Brasserie Blanc Covent Garden

Paris above the rooftops of London, hard to believe isn’t it?  But I think Brasserie Blanc has pulled it off – certainly in the food, if not vista department. The former Chez Gerard in the Covent Garden piazza is now

Snails - Brasserie Blanc

Brasserie Blanc Covent Garden

Paris above the rooftops of London, hard to believe isn’t it?  But I think Brasserie Blanc has pulled it off – certainly in the food, if not vista department. The former Chez Gerard in the Covent Garden piazza is now

Fulham Palace

Drawing Room Cafe at Fulham Palace

If you live in Fulham, there’s no doubt you’ll have visited Fulham Palace, it would certainly be an entry in my ‘little black book’.  It’s no surprise then that this hidden gem, tucked away next to Bishops Park on the banks

Fulham Palace

Drawing Room Cafe at Fulham Palace

If you live in Fulham, there’s no doubt you’ll have visited Fulham Palace, it would certainly be an entry in my ‘little black book’.  It’s no surprise then that this hidden gem, tucked away next to Bishops Park on the banks

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Abu Zaad

Abu Zaad is a restaurant cooking Syrian cuisine on the Uxbridge Road, a Damascus home-from-home full of formica tables.  On the television screens that adorn the walls expect Arabic news and at the back of the restaurant you’ll find extended families

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Abu Zaad

Abu Zaad is a restaurant cooking Syrian cuisine on the Uxbridge Road, a Damascus home-from-home full of formica tables.  On the television screens that adorn the walls expect Arabic news and at the back of the restaurant you’ll find extended families