Breakfast, lunch or dinner, Pizza Tribe has you covered! You’ll find Pizza Tribe on Shoreditch’s Leonard Circus with great outdoor space and an inviting interior. It is spacious and colourful with the painted neon murals bringing the Shoreditch street inside. Open from breakfast to dinner it’s a great place to start your day with a […]
Supperclub.tube, Walthamstow- Review
An enchanting menu inside an unlikely location To rock up to a location and realise that just a few weeks previously, it would still be light outside and not pitch black darkness is a sure-fire way to create a little autumnal gloom but the perfect antidote is Beatriz Maldonado’s delightful South American menu at Supperclub.tube […]
JRE and Parmigiano Reggiano promote the versatility of Parmesan
A celebration of the wonders of this iconic Italian cheese. A few feet away from Bethnal Green, a lovely time was had enjoying and exploring the versatility of Parmigiano Reggiano. Commonly known as parmesan, the varieties that we tried at the Restaurant Da Terra were very distant cousins of the dry mealy stuff spooned in […]
Barge East Restaurant – Review
East London living at its best – Barge East I love eating by the water and, luckily for me, the last few years have seen an explosion in waterside dining for Londoners. Hackney Wick’s River Lee Navigation Canal is one of the most recent areas to bring new gastronomic opportunities to those of us hungry […]
The Buxton – Review
Sustainable cuisine in London’s Brick Lane The Buxton on Osborn Street just off Brick Lane can be identified by its stylish 5 storey brick façade. Opened in 2019, The Buxton has rooms above the restaurant which are available should diners wish to stay the night. The rooftop garden offers views across London’s East End and […]
RAW Fish and Cocktails – a Phoenix from the Ashes
A Review of Sorts – RAW Fish and Cocktails. Just before London went into tier 4 I went along to a restaurant opening on Brick Lane. Not as you might think an Indian or Bangla restaurant, this place specialised in fish and rather special cocktails. We loved the ambience and truly enjoyed an evening of […]
The Grand Trunk Road, South Woodford
Regional Indian Food at The Grand Trunk Road, South Woodford. The reputation of The Grand Trunk Road goes before it. Chef Dayashankar Sharma was head chef at Michelin-starred Mayfair Indian restaurant Tamarind. and Kensington classic Zaika while the owner, Rajesh Suri’s restaurateur credentials hail from management experience with the Oberoi hotel group in India followed by a […]
Caldera – Hackney – Review
Mexican with a twist at Caldera A new Mexican restaurant has opened on Hackney’s Mare Street just a few minutes’ walk from London Fields station. Well worth a detour, Caldera offers an inventive and beautifully cooked mix of old favourites and fusion dishes as well as a warm welcome. We arrived in time for Happy […]
The Clove Club Restaurant, Shoreditch – Review
Shoreditch Spectacular at The Clove Club The Clove Club in Shoreditch is the love child of chef Isaac McHale, a chef who first came to prominence as one of the duo of ‘Young Turks’ who first hit the gastro headlines with their popup above The Ten Bells pub in 2011 in neighbouring Spitalfields. McHale had […]
Two Lights Birthday Celebrations in Shoreditch
Two Lights, Shoreditch – Review. Kennington tube was closed and the main road flooded. My companion The-Hedonist had an epic drive avoiding stranded cars across North London. There’s something rather satisfying though in persevering and arriving, having both battled through biblical floods to reach Shoreditch and Two Lights. It’s a welcoming neighbourhood restaurant from the […]