Min Jiang – Chinese with a view: Sometimes I am slow off the mark. I arrived at the Royal Garden Hotel just as a scrum of South African Rugby players, still in full kit, descended from their coach. And, gentle reader, I shared the lift with some of them. Not a single selfie, though! I […]
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester
Sublime Tasting – Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester: Just as some of my friends have a bucket list of places to visit, I have one of the restaurants where I’d like to eat. I do have a ‘places’ list too of course, but there are times when it is easier and more relaxing to indulge […]
Browns Hotel Festive Tea
Christmas Spirit at Brown’s Hotel, Mayfair, English Tea Room: Breathe a sign of relief, London’s oldest hotel, Brown’s of Mayfair doesn’t put Christmas decorations up until 1st December, sparing us all the feeling that everything has been dragging on just a little too long by the big day. But, on the first of December the […]
Taj St James Court – Dinner and Champagne
Laurent Perrier Champagne Flight and Dinner at Bistro 51, Taj St James’ Court Perhaps you’ve noticed the little red spoon symbol on the bottom of some of my restaurant reviews? They are spoonback, an indication that a snippet of my review is on a bigger restaurant rating website. I’ve been posting quite a few […]
Corinthia Hotel London – Afternoon Tea
Childhood Memories Afternoon Tea at Corinthia Hotel London: When I was little, for a few years we lived in every child’s dream house. In Shipton Bellinger, a small Hampshire village, our home was called ‘Garden House’. The rambling English country house garden had a walled orchard, a small vegetable garden, a rose garden, a dried up […]
An Historic Hotel on Park Lane London – Grosvenor House
Grosvenor House Hotel: A while ago I visited JW Steakhouse, one of the restaurants at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Loving the food, I was intrigued by the placement of an American style steakhouse in one of Park Lane’s leading London Hotels. A few weeks ago, I learnt more. Invited to tour the hotel and learn […]
Corinthia Hotel Festive Afternoon Tea
An Elegant Tea in the Stunning Lobby Lounge – Corinthia Hotel: On the corner of Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall Place, the Corinthia Hotel seems perfectly situated for visitors to central London. Those who don’t know the place can be forgiven, although the building originally opened as the Metropole Hotel, during both World Wars it was […]