Day to night dining in comfort and style at Bill’s “Bill’s for breakfast!” is a cry often heard in our house at weekends. Our local branch has become our go-to-place when the family gathers and no one will take responsibility for producing a breakfast with the required amount of crispy bacon and pancakes, cooked to […]
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 […]
DIY Guacamole, Tequila and more at Cantina Laredo
Cantina Laredo – Mexican Magic: When London-Unattached was invited along to Cantina Laredo for an evening of Mexican food, I accepted enthusiastically, without actually checking what was happening the next day. Never have I been so relieved that I asked for the SECOND train out of St Pancras to Brussels. Even so, that kind of […]
Jar Kitchen – A new chef but the same old charm
Jar Kitchen Review: A couple of years ago I went to a press preview of a new restaurant called Jar Kitchen in Covent Garden. It was a fun evening, the wine flowed, we ate endless dishes of wonderful food. And, we met the founders, two very passionate and enthusiastic women who had given up their […]
Lima Floral – a Peruvian Outpost in Covent Garden
Peruvian Supper at Lima Floral Covent Garden: A trip to the Summer Exhibition should be rounded off by dramatic, colourful food. Lima has long been on my wish list – although I’ve sampled their food at some of London’s food festivals, I’ve never actually had a full meal. And I do love Ceviche. So, […]
Indigo at One Aldwych – A ‘Free From’ Tasting Menu
Indigo Tasting Menu – Dairy and Gluten Free Fine Dining at One Aldwych There are many, many excellent restaurants in London. But, spare a thought for people who have serious food intolerances – those who are coeliac for example and need to avoid gluten at all costs. Or those with a dairy allergy. While many restaurants offer […]
Celebrating National Fish and Chips Day at Rock and Sole Plaice
Rock & Sole Plaice Review: Like many others families in the UK, I was brought up on a traditional Friday night diet of fish and chips, brought home from the local chippy by my dad after he finished work for the week. The rustle of paper and smell of vinegar seemed to herald the start […]
Turning Japanese at Murakami
Murakami London – Japanese Food in Leicester Square When I was invited to review Murakami I spent some time trying to work out why I thought I’d been there before. That sense of deja vu came not from a restaurant but from a series of books which I have sitting on my shelf including ‘The […]
Lao Cafe – Review
A little Laotian in London – Lao Cafe: Laos wraps itself like a scarf around Thailand. A landlocked country, a narrow strip bordering on Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia and China, I had no idea what to expect from Lao Café, a relatively new restaurant and the only place in London to serve Laotian food. The country […]
Eneko at One Aldwych – Brunch
A Basque Brunch at Eneko, One Aldwych: The new brunch menu at Eneko launched last weekend and I was lucky enough to be invited along to try it. Having already experienced a fabulous evening meal at Eneko a few months earlier, I was really keen to try Michelin Starred Chef Eneko Atxa’s take on brunch. The […]