Autumn – season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. And game. Just a short walk north of Silicon Roundabout and Old St tube, a hipster’s throw from Shoreditch and a slicker’s from the City, Plate Restaurant at the strikingly modern M by Montcalm hotel has just come out with its new seasonal menu, highlighting some delicious […]
Le Café du Marché – Charterhouse Square
Evolution not a Revolution at Le Café du Marché: In the days when I did a normal office job, Le Café du Marché just happened to be the closest good restaurant to one of my favourite suppliers. It’s an old haunt as a result, but one which, tucked away on the corner of Charterhouse Square, I haven’t been back […]
Galvin HOP – Fun and Foodism in Spitalfields
Galvin HOP – A Tantalising Galvin Bistro in the City: On the edge of Spitalfields, Galvin HOP is more than just a backdoor to Galvin La Chapelle. My first visit, for the Galvin HOP Brunch was lively and, I thought, extremely good value for food that was closer to lunch than breakfast. So, I didn’t […]
Devonshire Terrace – Easy Living in the City
City Restaurant and Bar – Devonshire Terrace: When we were invited along to the Drake & Morgan Restaurant and Bar, Devonshire Terrace, I had in mind it would be an easy evening. I’ve been to a few Drake & Morgan venues before (The Anthologist and The Allegory). Both are the kind of venues you want […]
Savage Garden – London’s newest rooftop bar
A Tower Hill Rooftop Bar – Savage Garden: We were really surprised to find such a great rooftop bar in a hotel which doesn’t in any way feel like the stuffy bars so often found within hotels. Situated on the 12th floor of the Doubletree by Hilton just behind Tower Hill station, the Savage Garden […]
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 […]
Mac and Wild – a taste of Scotland in London
Scottish Food in London – Mac and Wild I’ve recently returned from a few wonderful days in Scotland visiting Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye; admiring the beautiful scenery, enjoying the soft light, long days, doing a little walking and eating some lovely food. So a trip to Mac and Wild, a Scottish Restaurant […]
Plate – Restaurant, Bar and Bake – Shoreditch
Plate – Arnaud Steven’s first Restaurant at M by Montcalm, Shoreditch: With a CV that sounds like a Michelin star in the making Owner and Chef Director Arnaud Stevens has previously worked with Pierre Koffmann, Gordon Ramsay, Jason Atherton and Richard Corrigan. I was curious to explore his newly opened Plate restaurant, located on the first […]
Amber – Review
Taking The Amber Road to Aldgate If you’ve driven through the Aldgate/Whitechapel area over the last few years you will have noticed the huge amount of construction work that’s been going on. So when I was invited to review Amber, a new all-day Middle-Eastern restaurant in Aldgate East, I was expecting the usual forest of cranes, construction […]
Sunday Brunch at Eastway at Andaz
Sunday Brunch – Andaz Liverpool Street: Over the past couple of years, there seems to have been an explosion of bars and restaurants catching onto the great American idea of the Sunday Brunch. One of the latest to do so is the Andaz Hotel at Liverpool Street, who’ve recently started serving it in their Eastway […]