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 […]
Nirvana Kitchen – Pan Asian Pleasure
Nirvana Kitchen at The Montcalm Hotel, London Marble Arch Montcalm have a small group of hotels and serviced apartments in London. There are two hotels in Marble Arch, suites in the city and a couple more hotels there. And, I’ve dined at the city hotel pubs and restaurants on several occasions. Quintessentially British, the Jugged […]
Brunching in Style at Roux at the Landau, Langham Hotel
Roux at the Landau Farmhouse Brunch: I believe the excuse for this particular brunch invitation to Roux at the Landau was London Fashion Week and the rather beautiful collection of dainty, perfect handbags by Aspreys which were on show at The Langham Hotel. As someone whose fashion sense owes rather more to chance than to any […]
Dinner at the Providores
Providores – Fusion Food that Works: My first visit to The Providores was not for food at all, rather, to sample an amazing selection of New Zealand wines. But, I’ve been back a few times since – sometimes downstairs to the buzzing Tapa Room and sometimes upstairs to the slightly more sedate but still relaxed, […]
Paris, London – Les 110 de Taillevent in Cavendish Square
Les 110 de Taillevent – 110 wines and a distinctly Parisian flavour: It will come as no surprise to regular readers of London-Unattached that I was keen to visit Les 110 de Taillevent in Cavendish Square. The London outpost of the iconic two Michelin-starred Le Taillevent sits along one side of Cavendish Square, just behind […]
The Harcourt – Scandinavian Inspired Dining in Marylebone
Nordic Lunch at the Harcourt: I love dining out – and I’m lucky enough to do more than my fair share of it. Sometimes though I get just a little blase about the whole thing. It’s refreshing then to turn up with no real expectation that the venue will match the press release and find […]
Dim Sum Lunch at Royal China, Baker Street
Hong Kong Chinese in London at Royal China: I remember being told that Chinese food was healthy. There’s no dairy, very little gluten, a lot of vegetables and a lot of steamed dishes. Dim Sum, those tiny parcels of deliciousness that you perhaps associate, as I do, with a lazy Sunday lunch with friends, makes […]
The Cavendish – Review
Dining at the Cavendish, Marylebone: I have reviewed The Cavendish several times before most notably in its last iteration when El Bulli trained chef Alfonso Lillo Fas offered classic French, Italian and Spanish dishes with formal service, linen and a tableside Crepes Suzette that was pure theatre. With an interior that is a fusion between a […]
108 Brasserie, Marylebone Dish of the Month
Roast Turbot fit for a King at 108 Brasserie, Marylebone: 108 Brasserie, the restaurant at the Marylebone Hotel is a chic, open space with comfy banquettes and leather upholstered chairs. Perfect for the Marylebone ladies who lunch and for local workers. Perfect too for me. Roast Turbot, the February dish of the month chosen by […]
Roux at The Landau – Sunday Brunch
Roux at The Landau – a Brunch that passes well for Sunday Lunch: The portmanteau word ‘Brunch’ originated in the nineteenth century, and first appeared in print in an essay by an English writer, Guy Beringer published in an 1895 issue of ‘Hunters Weekly’. His article ‘Brunch: A Plea’ suggested that Instead of England’s early […]