The Pickled Hen Gastropub: Sitting in the Marriott Hotel behind Marble Arch The Pickled Hen is a largish Gastropub with an attractive white tile and wood interior and an intriguing all-day food offer. The menu has a modern European slant and ranges from a complete meal to sharing plates ideal for a visit with friends, family […]
The Sweetest Afternoon Tea at St Ermin’s Hotel
Honey afternoon tea as St Ermin’s celebrates 350,000 honey bees in residence: When I first learnt of the bees on the roof of St Ermin’s Hotel it must have been around the time I started writing London-Unattached, in 2012. I can remember learning that it was all part of a programme to bring the bee […]
Courtesan Brixton – Review
Brixton’s Feminist Dim Sum, Cocktail and Live Entertainment Venue Relaunches Courtesan– a dim sum restaurant, tea room, cocktail bar and subterranean late-night live entertainment space has relaunched this September after extensive refurbishment and we have been invited to review.With re-styled interiors and exteriors, a new food menu, and an all-female produced drinks list, Courtesan channels […]
Giraffe World Foods Reading Revisited
Eating my way around the World at Giraffe, Reading: Reading is an old cardigan of a town for me, a familiar haunt and the first place I bought a home. Even in the 1980s, I couldn’t afford London house prices and instead bought a tiny house in the centre of town and commuted daily. At […]
The Coal Shed Brighton – Review
Feel The Brighton Burn: To celebrate the impending opening of Brighton restaurant The Coal Shed’s London outpost I’ve been invited to review the Brighton original.The other restaurant in the group, The Salt Room has been described as Brighton’s best restaurant!’ by The Independent’s restaurant critic so I’m excited to be trying out The Coal Shed’s steak and seafood offer.The […]
Macellaio Battersea – In Praise of Waiting
Italian Artisan Dining at Macellaio, Battersea: The restaurants and bars of Northcote Road used to be my stomping ground. In days gone by, before there was really much of a food scene in London you could find a few decent wine bars along the road connecting Clapham Junction with the Common – and I’d often […]
Fodder at Borough Wines, Brewery Below
Definitely NOT just another popup – Fodder at Brewery Below: At the moment I am travelling a lot and eating out in London a little less. But, an invitation to try Fodder was one not to pass up. Fodder is headed up by ex-Fera chef Michael Thompson joined by fellow Fera alumna Ollie Downey. The […]
Baz and Fred – restaurant review
Baz & Fred in Flat Iron Square: Entering the bustling Flat Iron Square, one can quickly become overwhelmed by the sheer range of food and beverages being offered at a wide variety of stalls nestled under the train tracks headed to nearby London Bridge. Luckily for us, a red neon sign displaying a single word […]
Spicing it up at Hot Pot Soho
Hot Pot Restaurant – Culinary Entertainment in Wardour Street. When I first moved to London I worked in Soho. For those of us of a certain generation that statement might sound dubious, but in fact, I was employed by a hotel and restaurant group headquartered in White Bear Yard, the building that had originally housed […]
The Century Club – Review
A Soho Club with Food – The Century: I’ve worked and played a lot in Soho since the late 1970s and somehow The Century Club has passed me by. So when I was invited to review I was keen to fill the gap in my SohoOpening its doors in 2001, the club sits behind a […]