Pub, Restaurant and Chophouse, The White Swan, Fetter Lane. Once upon a time Fleet Street, Chancery Lane and Fetter Lane were dominated by journalists and newspaper workers. Traditional pubs and bars thrived with their custom, while the ‘other’ big employers in the area, the Inns of Law seemed less prevalent. What is now the White […]
The Lamb Tavern Bar and Dining Room – Leadenhall Market
Hearty food in historic Leadenhall Market. Gone are the days when most pubs in the City shut at 8 pm when the last stockbroker had headed back to Surrey via the Drain to Waterloo. The only choices in the mid-1980s seemed to be Dirty Dicks (still there) and City Limits wine bar (sadly no longer). […]
The Botanist – Broadgate Circle – Review
A lively night out in Liverpool Street. The Botanist – Broadgate Circle is perfectly positioned just around the corner from Liverpool Street Station for after-work, pre-commute drinks and dinner. This may be a modern building but a lot of work has gone into making The Botanist atmospheric. Dark wood and antique mirrored glass feature heavily […]
Eastcheap Records – Review
Vinyl Heaven at Eastcheap Records in the City. With vinyl now outselling CDs in the UK it seemed like an apposite time to review Eastcheap Records; but hang on aren’t record shops a thing of the past to be filed away with t Curly Wurly chocolate and phone boxes? Rocket Leisure have cleverly reinvented the […]
Miyako Japanese Restaurant – Review
Japanese food made with passion at Miyako Miyako Japanese restaurant feels as if it has been around forever. For those of us with long memories, it is the only one of the restaurants in Terence Conran’s Great Eastern Hotel to survive the change of ownership when the site was bought up by Hyatt and relaunched as […]
Review: Aviary – City restaurant atop the Montcalm hotel
Great food and views – and not just for high fliers The City of London isn’t what it was – it’s much, so much better. At least from a drinking and dining point of view, that is. The time is long gone when the City was an after-work wasteland of closed or early-closing pubs and […]
The Jugged Hare – Review
Celebrating Game Season at the Jugged Hare. Situated in the shadow of London’s Barbican Centre, The Jugged Hare is a pub-restaurant specialising in game meats. I have walked past countless times on my way to the theatre and exhibitions and always thought that it exuded a good atmosphere. Invited to review the restaurant during game […]
Northbank Riverside Restaurant and Bar
Northbank riverside restaurant and the spectacular Thames. Walking past the magnificent St Paul’s Cathedral then down towards the river, I couldn’t help but marvel at the magnificent views of the Thames, the Tate Modern, the Shard and the Millennium Bridge. The sun was setting and the sky was alight with an extraordinary array of colours. […]
The World Butchers Challenge at Paternoster Chop House
A First Date and a Short-lived Romance What’s your TV guilty pleasure? I have a few; Undateables and First Dates are high on that list. These are the programmes I watch when ironing. The romantic in us all always want a happy ending to the show, although some of the mismatches provide us with smiles […]
Summer Dining at Cinnamon Kitchen
Inside, Anise or Al Fresco – the choice is yours at Cinnamon Kitchen. Do you wonder where to go for chilled-out drink or meal that’s close to the City of London, but that isn’t full of people in full-on party mode? Well if you are near Liverpool Street, you should consider stopping by at Anise […]