Pre-Theatre Dining at the Delaunay: The Delaunay is an excellent choice for a pre-theatre dinner partly due to its location on the corner of Aldwych and Drury Lane. Both streets are in the centre of London’s West End theatre district and most venues are but a short walk from the restaurant. As luck would have […]
The Colony Grill
Dinner at The Colony Grill – The Beaumont Hotel: The Colony Grill is not merely a restaurant. It is an experience that transports diners to 1920’s New York. Situated in Mayfair, but a block away from Selfridges and the mayhem of Oxford Street, the restaurant exudes grace and elegance. The Art Deco style begins in […]
Mood Music at the Old Vic with dinner at The Delaunay
Mood Music Review: Recently opened at The Old Vic, Mood Music is a powerful analysis of the gender and power relations in the music industry. Written by Joe Penhall, it charts the emotional and legal wranglings between a young, female musician and an older, male music producer. Cat (Seána Kerslake) is an aspiring singer-songwriter who […]
Palm Court Brasserie: Pre-theatre menu
Pre-Theatre Dining at Palm Court Brasserie: Those of you who like eating early in the evening are well placed to take advantage of one of London’s biggest bargains. The pre-theatre dining menus in many London restaurants are just a fraction of the price of the a la carte. So, if you are happy to eat […]
Baluchi at the LaLiT – The Best Indian Restaurant London Bridge
London Bridge Indian Restaurant – Baluchi at the LaLit: I can never resist an invitation to go for a curry; I think that I’m completely hooked on the art of spicing which the best places manage to achieve and that I strive to replicate in my own home. When you add an old school that’s […]
New Christmas Menu at The Trading House
Starting Christmas Early at the Trading House: It seemed like an excellent way to round off a cold Monday in November…. checking out the new Christmas Menu at the Trading House on Gresham Street. We’ve written about The Trading House before – it’s one of those places you probably know well if you work in The City […]
Rockin’ Around the Mango Tree
A Christmas meal with a twist of Thai tinsel Attention all party planners! If you’re looking for a Christmas menu to impress colleagues and friends well-seasoned in seasonal spreads, then take a look at Mango Tree’s Christmas menu. This award-winning, much-loved, Thai restaurant sits on the edge of Belgravia adjacent to Buckingham Palace and a […]
Jar Kitchen – A new chef but the same old charm
Jar Kitchen Review (Permanently closed): A couple of years ago I went to a press preview of a new restaurant called Jar Kitchen in Covent Garden. It was a fun evening, the wine flowed, we ate endless dishes of wonderful food. And, we met the founders, two very passionate and enthusiastic women who had given […]
Martello Hall – restaurant review
Gentrification in Hackney has moved on from being an exciting programme of urban regeneration to somewhat of a cliché. Whilst the clientele at Martello Hall are admittedly likely to be discussing their travels in Emilia-Romagna over a Hazelnut Espresso Martini this is also a friendly family establishment for all. First opening its doors just 3 […]
A PURE taste of India
Modern Indian Cooking: flavoursome and refined It is always a happy day when you discover a new restaurant within comfortable walking distance of your home. And when it transpires that its chef is a Michelin-level trained Indian woman, who honed her skills at London’s high-end Indian restaurants, The Bombay Brasserie and its Michelin-starred sister restaurant […]