Caribbean-style ‘Island Roast’ with jerk gravy livens up Sunday roast Guanabana’s Island Roast draws quite the crowd! As we attempted to roll home in our jerk-gravy-induced daze, there was a hungry queue forming on the pavement. The Island Roast is served both Saturdays and Sundays; we had arrived straight after opening on Sunday lunchtime. I […]
Bistro Sablé residency at the Princess of Shoreditch
A feast of French classics The team behind Bistro Sablé in Islington have branched out from their original base with a residency above a popular pub near Old Street Station. The upstairs room at the Princess of Shoreditch has been transformed into a 32-seat dining room in the spirit of a traditional Parisian bistro, complete […]
K Bar: Dinner & Martinis at The Kensington Hotel
Dinner at The Kensington Hotel’s K Bar with a touch of old-school cocktail glamour A good martini is one of life’s pleasures, so I’m always happy to discover somewhere that takes them seriously; when I had the chance to visit the award-winning K Bar, tucked inside the five-star The Kensington Hotel, I jumped at it. […]
Chakra
Chakra Spices up Kensington It’s ten years ago that I last reviewed Chakra in Kensington. A lot of water has flowed under many bridges since then but both the prize-winning Indian restaurant Chakra and I are still standing. In the present climate for what is a small local restaurant, that’s a real sign of success. […]
Gordon Ramsay at Sea Containers
Thames Riverside Dining in London Gordon Ramsay has a knack for picking some of London’s best locations, and his newly opened restaurant at Sea Containers is certainly one of them. Set on the ground floor of this groovy five-star hotel, right on the Thames Path beside Blackfriars Bridge, it has a great riverside setting, with […]
Le Café LPM at The Lanesborough
The Riviera Comes to The Lanesborough at Le Café LPM Those of you familiar with London’s restaurant scene will know of La Petite Maison, the classic Mayfair fixture that opened in 2007 with a menu inspired by the French Riviera. Since it opened, there have been many other copycat restaurants in London, but La Petite […]
La Divina – Italian restaurant, Islington’s Upper Street
La Divina serves up a warm Mediterranean welcome As soon as I walk through the door of La Divina, an Italian restaurant on Upper Street, Islington, I’m given a warm Mediterranean welcome by Enzo, the owner. This is the kind of thing I love about small independent family-run restaurants, and I know it bodes well […]
Bocconcino Mayfair
Mayfair Italian Bocconcino is the Real Deal The Bocconcino group of three restaurants across London’s West End are a small but perfectly formed prizewinning restaurant group with their flagship restaurant in Mayfair and other outposts in Soho and the Strand. We visited the Mayfair site which on a Monday night was buzzing with the sound […]
Bulbul Indian Restaurant, Blackfriars
Discover Bulbul in Blackfriars, London, where the chefs bring India’s regional cuisines to life through dishes such as lobster ghee roast, and crab dosa, alongside an inventive Indian cocktail, whisky and wine list.
Nakimushi
Nakimushi Brings Downtown Tokyo to Notting Hill Nakimushi is a new “three-storey Japanese townhouse restaurant” just around the corner from Notting Hill tube. It’s the latest opening from the group behind trendy Michelin-starred Dorian, EEL Sushi, Supermarket of Dreams, and the Notting Hill Fish+Meat Shop. Nakimushi brings together two popular residencies, Urchin (by Chef Yuji Shimokawa Kelly) […]