Rotunda Restaurant – King’s Cross at its best: What was once the wasteland sprawl of an overgrown railway station around King’s Cross is now a complex of shops, offices and restaurants . Kings Place turned out to be somewhere I’m actually embarrassed I hadn’t found before – a new privately funded arts centre, complete with the […]
The German Gymnasium
German Traditional Events in London For the perfect meeting place for friends and family travelling through London via Kings Cross or St Pancras, don’t miss The German Gymnasium. Built by the local German community for its Gymnastics Society, back in 1866 the Gymnasium was the venue for the indoor events of London’s first Olympic Games. […]
London-Unattached goes gluten free at Beyond Bread
Beyond Bread – Gluten Free Gourmet Cafe: By Deborah Tarrant If you are a coeliac or have an intolerance to wheat/gluten you get used to having to check everything or saying ‘no thanks’ when you’re offered food you can’t eat. So, it was such a pleasure to try everything that was offered when I went […]
The Lighterman – Kings Cross – Review
Kings Cross Dining – The Lighterman In the 16th and 17th Centuries, a lighterman was the person who steered the flat-bottomed barges used to transfer goods. An important part of the Port of London, lightermen would transfer goods from the lighters, on or off the lighters and then to the quay-side. Their role is now […]
The new kid on the block – Bar + Block Kings Cross
Steak and More at Bar + Block: Back in December, I had the pleasure of being invited to the launch of Bar + Block in Kings Cross and it was tremendous. Last week I had the pleasure of going back to dine on a casual Tuesday night and I walked away with the same viewpoint. […]
Grown-up Dining at Plum & Spilt Milk
Plum & Spilt Milk – The Best of British at London’s Gateway: As a teenager, well before the Eurostar existed, I much preferred travelling by train. The French family who used to host me every year were kind enough to help me travel from Norfolk to Chambery in Savoie that way. My own parents would […]
Burns Night Supper with IWSC and Think.Eat.Drink
Toasting The Bard Just A Bit Early – Burns Night Preview: With a great grandfather from Skye and a whole host of relatives on my father’s side hailing from the west coast islands it’s hardly suprising that I love Burns Night. Originally held to commemorate the great bard’s death, at a certain point the supper […]
From Marylebone to Kings Cross – Bar Reviews: 108 Marylebone Lane and Megaro
The Juicery at 108 Marylebone Lane and ‘This Way Up’ at Megaro: Guest Bar Reviews by Adrian York: On a cold and wet winter’s evening nothing beats going into a warm and welcoming bar. Here are a couple of exciting options for the New Year. 108 Marylebone Lane is a bright and buzzy restaurant […]
Not a Review – Grain Store, Kings Cross
Dinner with an old friend – fabulous food and great conversation at Grain Store: My friends keep moving out of London. No, I don’t take it personally, there’s a big part of me that would like to be somewhere a little more peaceful too where perhaps I could have a proper garden instead of a […]