Great food and views – and not just for high fliers The City of London isn’t what it was – it’s much, so much better. At least from a drinking and dining point of view, that is. The time is long gone when the City was an after-work wasteland of closed or early-closing pubs and […]
Would you Adam and Eve it? There’s a new look gastropub just off Oxford Street
After a stylish refurb, the Adam & Eve Young’s pub tempts with fab food and drink but no apples… If you’re thirsty after some hardcore shopping on Oxford Street, you have to go off the strip to find a pub, as there’s only one actually on the main road. There are though many great ones […]
Review: The Waterside – smart Thames-side drinking and dining – Chelsea Harbour
The Waterside, back after a makeover and better than ever ‘’Location, location, location’’ is the estate agent’s desirability mantra but it can be applied to lots of other things too, not least pubs. And The Waterside, a Young’s pub in Chelsea, has it in spades. On the Thames near Chelsea Harbour, The Waterside is set […]
Pasta Nostra – Old Street’s new restaurant for pastaficionados
Mission highly possible: to make the best pasta dishes in town Pastaficionado – what else do you call someone who loves pasta? And who doesn’t? It’s no surprise that Italian food is officially the most popular cuisine in the world, and this love is led by pasta, eaten in its myriad shapes and sizes. While […]
Robata reviewed – Japanese izakaya-style restaurant in Soho
Rave reviews for a new Japanese restaurant on Old Compton Street – we check things out! A stroll along Old Compton Street brings you to Robata, a new Japanese restaurant in an area already packed with enticing places to stop and eat. Londoners are lucky to have so many excellent Japanese restaurants to choose from […]
Review: The Hand in Hand – a great village pub in south-west London
Popular Wimbledon Common pub is back – better than ever after a makeover. Just because it’s a cliché doesn’t mean it’s not true – London really is made up of villages. Although most of these have disappeared, up on the hill in southwest London, Wimbledon still has a villagey feel. An upmarket village certainly, with […]
Palm Beach Casino in Mayfair – a safe bet for a great night out
‘’Faites vos jeux encore une fois’’ – Palm Beach Casino is back after a million pound makeover I blame James Bond. Think ‘’casino’’ and you probably think glamourous, exciting – and very exclusive. A place only for the super-rich and the super-gorgeous, all white dinner jackets and low-cut gowns. From the outside the Palm […]
Mien Tay – Vietnamese restaurant in Battersea
Great Vietnamese regional cooking – Pho for those in the know: Hands up who’s been to a Chinese restaurant? Everyone – unless you’ve just arrived in London from another planet. The same is probably true for Thai and Japanese restaurants which are now on almost every local high street. On the other hand, Vietnamese places […]
P. F. Chang’s Asian Table – the first link in the chain?
One year on, this West End restaurant has firmly established itself as part of London’s diverse and creative restaurant scene In the UK we are used to eating certain cuisines in long-established, good quality chain restaurants, particularly Italian and French. More recently – and exotically – Wagamama, Yo! Sushi and Benihana have become fixtures on […]
Skylight – funky rooftop venue – much more than a bar
Never played Pumpkin Draughts or ice skated on top of a car park? Now is your chance. Autumn – my favourite time of year. Chilly walks in the country, kicking through piles of leaves like a big kid, finishing off the day in a cosy pub with a roaring log fire. All good old autumn […]