Shoreditch Spectacular at The Clove Club The Clove Club in Shoreditch is the love child of chef Isaac McHale, a chef who first came to prominence as one of the duo of ‘Young Turks’ who first hit the gastro headlines with their popup above The Ten Bells pub in 2011 in neighbouring Spitalfields. McHale had […]
Pied à Terre Restaurant Review
Pied à Terre Tasting Lunch review with BuyaGift. What’s your favourite ‘pick-me-up’ treat? A spa day? A posh afternoon tea? an indulgent lunch somewhere you’d never normally go? All of them work for me – and I love the fact that my friends and family can give me a voucher from BuyaGift with their idea […]
Pork Lovers at El Asador, Sabor, Mayfair
Spanish style suckling pig and more at Sabor Mayfair. Lunch at Sabor, a Michelin starred Spanish restaurant in Mayfair was an opportunity not to be missed and chance to meet chef Nieves Barragan and restaurant manager José Etura who started Sabor together after a career at Barrafina. And to feast on their special menu of […]
Adam Simmonds at the Capital Hotel
A New Chef at the Capital Hotel, Knightsbridge. Adam Simmonds steps into propitious shoes taking up the role of Executive Chef at the Capital Hotel. His predecessors, Nathan Outlaw and before that Eric Chavot both held Michelin stars for the Capital, one for Nathan and two for Eric. But, Adam himself has already been recognised […]
Vermuteria, Coal Drops Yard
Anthony Demetre’s Casual Dining at Vermuteria, King’s Cross. If you review restaurants where do you go with friends when you are not officially reviewing? In my case, often my favourite of the places I’ve reviewed. Or, a restaurant or bar from the same family. Vermuteria in the achingly popular Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross falls […]
Wild Honey St James Review – Reinventing Excellence.
Wild Honey St James – Anthony Demetre at Sofitel St James. It’s a challenge indeed to take a successful formula and reinvent it so that it is even better. That challenge applies to Wild Honey St James on two counts. Firstly, Balcon, the restaurant which preceded Wild Honey at Sofitel St James was delightful and […]
Arros QD – Review
Spanish Tradition and Innovation in Fitzrovia Quique Dacosta is a 3 Michelin gastronomic star in his native Spain. Lucky for us in this wet August with his new London restaurant Arros QD he has promised to bring ‘the warmth and theatricality of Valencian gastronomy’ to London. Sitting just behind Oxford St in Fitzrovia’s Eastcastle St, the restaurant […]
Galvin at Windows – Review
Scaling the Heights in Park Lane – Galvin at Windows. Here at London-Unattached, we love the Galvin Brothers’ restaurants and this June to coincide with the 2019 London Pride celebrations they came up with something rather special. Honouring the 50-year mark since the modern LGBT + rights movement were born, this year’s Pride is being […]
Review: Hakkasan Hanway Place’s Weekend Brunch
Popular Dim Sum Sunday is now a brunch treat for the whole weekend For some, it’s London’s most famous Chinese restaurant but Hakkasan Hanway Place announces itself rather modestly for a restaurant which has so much to shout about. So I was delighted to be invited along to try the famous Hakkasan Weekend Brunch. Off […]
The Harwood Arms Fulham – Michelin Starred London Pub
Fulham’s Favourite – The Harwood Arms: A ten year anniversary for The Harwood Arms in its current guise doesn’t stop the odd regular from coming in to prop up the bar and enjoy a pint, as we noticed on our recent visit. But, for the most part, what was a local pub on the back […]