A visit to The Chalk Freehouse, a Tom Kerridge pub, for a superb Sunday lunch The Chalk, a Tom Kerridge freehouse pub, is located just off King’s Road in Chelsea. A stylish and inviting, chalk coloured exterior draws you into a light and airy space. Outside seating on the pavement is perfect for sampling delicious […]
Galvin Green Man – Howe Street near Chelmsford
Michelin Bib Gourmand dining in a country pub setting It’s always fun to get out of London and explore its neighbouring counties, especially to experience the joy of a country pub. We set off for Essex from South London on a sunny Friday, and within an hour we were deep in the Green Belt and […]
The Pig and Butcher
The Pig and Butcher Gastropub in central Islington The Pig and Butcher is a gastropub located on a busy road that cuts through Islington, in an attractive building that harks back to the mid-1800s when the surrounding fields were used by farmers to graze livestock due for sale at Smithfield’s Meat Market. The restaurant takes […]
The Brook & Badger Fulham
The Brook & Badger – A Proper Gastro Pub London has always been known for its great pubs, but it’s been a while since I’ve discovered somewhere new which delivers both the atmosphere of a proper local and genuinely excellent food. Tucked away on Munster Road in Fulham, you’ll find The Brook & Badger, which […]
The Great Indian, Archway, London
A modern London gastropub serving Indian food brings some spice to the most overlooked meal of the day ‘Are you sure this is the place?’ asked my guest as we pulled up outside The Great Indian. The postcode was correct. The address was correct, but this did not look like an Indian restaurant. ‘It’s a […]
The Third Monkey restaurant in Farnham, Surrey
A superb lunch at The Third Monkey gastropub The Third Monkey restaurant, an independently owned establishment, can be found in the centre of the historic market town of Farnham in Surrey, not far by train from London Waterloo. Housed in a Georgian brick building, designed for the Liberal club in 1894 by the architect Sir […]
Rake at Compton Arms
Rake Residency listed in the Michelin Guide Nestled on a quiet side street in the heart of Highbury, Compton Arms is a small pub that is very popular with locals and Arsenal supporters whose temple, Emirates Stadium, is nearby. For those of us who are visitors to the area, the pub is known for incubating […]
Sunday Lunch at The Wigmore
Walking into The Wigmore, every bit a classic British pub on the corner of Regent Street, just opposite the BBC studios, you could easily imagine it as a favourite haunt of Dickens or Oscar Wilde.
The Trafalgar pub, Chelsea
Perfect for people-watching: a classy, comfortable new pub in Chelsea. The Trafalgar Public House, recently opened on Chelsea’s King’s Road, brings a proper pub back to a stretch of London that has not seen a new one in over 100 years. Set inside a Grade II listed former bank opposite Chelsea Town Hall, the pub […]
St John’s Tavern, Archway
Stylish gastropub fare in North London In the heart of north London’s Archway, St John’s Tavern has, since the Victorian era, been a staple of the area, popular amongst both locals and other punters travelling from across the city. Earlier this year, St John’s Tavern closed its door – but not for long, as it […]