A Rum Do in Waterloo I’m always interested to hear about new places to eat in Waterloo. Whether I’m visiting the Old or Young Vic theatres or just meeting up with friends it seems to be an area that I visit regularly. So I was excited to be asked to review Antillean, Chef Patron Michael […]
Oxo Tower Restaurant – Summer Menu
Three-course set menu with a Beluga Noble Russian Vodka cocktail There is something rather special about dining at Oxo Tower Restaurant. Whether you are sitting inside or out on their lovely ivy strewn terrace boasts a panoramic vista over the Thames, with a stunning view of St Paul’s and the Post Office Tower to name […]
Sticky Mango #BourdainDay Tribute Menu Review
Asian Food cooked with Passion and Served with Purpose. Sticky Mango restaurant, despite being almost on my doorstep near Waterloo station, is not somewhere I’ve visited before. I’ve heard of it, but for whatever reason, it wasn’t until we were invited to try the special tribute menu that had been created to coincide with the […]
Capricci Deli and Restaurant – Review
Capricci on Bankside – Perfect Pre-Theatre Dining: Less than a minute’s walk from Tate Modern on London’s Bankside, Capricci is both a deli and a restaurant. At lunch and dinner time it is a restaurant in a deli. It is particularly chic in the evenings when the lights are low and the surrounding glass-fronted office […]
Sticky Mango – where South East Asia meets the Loire in London’s Waterloo
A modern update to RSJ – Sticky Mango. Do you work in Waterloo, commute via Waterloo, or watch plays at the Old Vic or Young Vic? Are you tired of the same old restaurants/gastropubs on Waterloo Road, The Cut and Lower Marsh? Well, we’ve found something new, exciting and excellent for you that’s only a […]
The Cut, Young Vic, Southwark
Pre-Theatre Dining at The Cut, Southwark. The Cut is an all-day bar-café-restaurant housed in the Young Vic theatre in Southwark. It is a relaxing and inviting space – brick walls, wood, metal, New York Style lighting – and is always packed in the evenings before the show begins. I have visited countless times over the […]
Hannah Japanese Restaurant, London Southbank
Izakaya Hannah – a Gentle Japanese I have a particular fondness for Japanese cuisine in all its varied formats. UMU, a stunning 2 Michelin starred restaurant in Mayfair is known for high end Japanese fine dining and when I learnt that the owner of Hannah, Chef Daisuke Shimoyama, trained first at a three-star restaurant in […]
Oxo Tower Brasserie Review- Southbank London
Winter Menu – Oxo Tower Brasserie Review. New to London or just visiting? You may not have even ventured South of the River. I urge you to try for yourself and cross the water to walk along the banks of the Thames, from Westminster or Waterloo to Blackfriars or Tower Bridge. The Southbank is a […]
Florentine Restaurant – the Herculean Burger
Florentine Restaurant Review: In the lead up to National Burger Day we were approached by Florentine Restaurant, just off the Southbank, who asked us to create a London Unattached version of their famous Herculean Burger. Always game for a spot of creativity in the kitchen we went with a Mexican them and created the Arriba! […]
OXO Tower Restaurant – Riverside Fine Dining
Fine Dining with a view at OXO Tower Restaurant, London Southbank. London’s Southbank is one of my favourite places to spend a sunny afternoon or a balmy evening. Of course, there are plenty of bars and restaurants along the river but finding somewhere special can be tricky. There are plenty of pizza restaurants and all […]