Now a classic, Gaucho Piccadilly still hits the spot In 1994, when Gaucho opened its first restaurant in Piccadilly, the London food scene was very different. At the time I was working for an advertising agency and Gaucho Piccadilly was just the sort of place we’d take our top clients. A unique venue, in the […]
STK – The Strand – Review
STK – A modern high-quality steak house. Situated in a prime location on London’s Strand, STK is on the ground floor of the ME hotel. Not a destination for the faint-hearted, it’s glitzy, glamorous and it really buzzes! Founded in the US, STK has thirteen restaurants stateside and several worldwide to its name, but this […]
Heliot Steak House at the London Hippodrome – Review
Heliot Steak House – probably the best steak in town! Given the chance to visit the Heliot Steak House at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square, said to cook the best steaks in town, I was more than happy to travel into London from my home in Surrey. There’s nothing like a perfectly cooked steak, especially […]
Smiths of Smithfield, Farringdon
Steak and more at the Grill, Smiths of Smithfield: Nearly twenty years ago John Torode, of Masterchef fame, opened a large and at the time, quite unique restaurant in London. Smiths of Smithfield, looking directly out over the famous meat market quickly became very popular. One of the first all-day venues with a menu built […]
Smith and Wollensky – An American Steakhouse in London
The Steakhouse to End all Arguments – Smith and Wollensky: With something of a dislike for crowded streets, my night-time route from Embankment Station to Covent Garden avoids as much of The Strand as possible and takes me along John Adam Street past The Adelphi Building. When I first worked in London, my boyfriend at […]
The Meat Co and Wine!
A Somewhat Meaty Affair at The Meat Co, Westfield: I can resist everything except temptation Oscar Wilde It isn’t even the end of February, yet all my best intentions about cutting down on the amount of red meat I eat seem to have gone astray. An invitation to review The Meat Co at Westfield Shepherds […]