Premium steaks in Mayfair Australian steakhouse Meat & Wine Co has arrived in London from its home market Down Under where it has nearly a dozen locations in five Australian cities. Its only location outside of Australia, the London branch is located in prime Mayfair, on a quiet street populated by salubrious ambassadorial residences. Matching […]
Bar + Block Steakhouse Sutton
A new brand of contemporary steakhouses – Bar + Block. It can’t be denied that the casual dining environment in the UK these days is very sophisticated – we’re spoilt for choice with exotic cuisines from all around the world right on our doorsteps (or even delivered straight to our doorsteps). The opening of the […]
The Corn Stores Reading
The Corn Stores – Bar, Restaurant and Members Club in the Heart of Reading: It’s unusual for my colleague not to know a Reading venue. I have a sneaking suspicion he’s lived there all his life – and knows every bar and restaurant like the back of his hand. The Corn Stores, right by Reading […]
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 […]
In the Hood at Roxie, Putney
Staking out Roxie for Dinner on my Doorstep: I do love reviewing local restaurants. Roxie in Putney is, a healthy walk or a couple of stops on the tube from where I live in Fulham. In fact, with three branches, there is one that is slightly closer in Fulham and Putney has apparently been added […]
JW Steakhouse Mayfair
JW Steakhouse, Grosvenor House Hotel Park Lane. Arriving early, I sat in the lobby of the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair for some 10 minutes, trying to reach my dining companion by phone. Eventually, I gave up and went into the restaurant, only to spot him sitting at the bar enjoying a cocktail. So, of […]
Good-time Gal goes to Goodman
Goodman NY Steak in London via Russia: OK…my birthday, but a working lunch. So, not worth going to one of those white linen places where you sit watching and then eating perfect works of art. We were going to be talking business…and really what we needed was a restaurant where we could eat something hearty […]