Thames Riverside Dining in London Gordon Ramsay has a knack for picking some of London’s best locations, and his newly opened restaurant at Sea Containers is certainly one of them. Set on the ground floor of this groovy five-star hotel, right on the Thames Path beside Blackfriars Bridge, it has a great riverside setting, with […]
Rotate by Jimmy
Rotisserie heaven on the Southbank Rotate by Jimmy is a pop-up location from Jimmy Garcia, who had previously run Jimmy’s BBQ Club on the same site since 2015. The new offer is relaxed, contemporary and a perfect setting for a lazy summer evening in the centre of town. Rotisserie has an interesting history; cooking meat […]
Wahaca Southbank
Winter comfort food, Mexican style I’ve been going to Wahaca at least several times a year since its first-ever restaurant in Covent Garden opened in 2007. The food has always been reliably good and well-priced, and their margaritas are excellent. So I was looking forward to trying the new winter menu, which promises to “bring […]
Limin Restaurant bringing Caribbean vibes to London
Limin Southbank restaurant, voted the UK’s best Caribbean restaurant by the Caribbean Food Awards, is a fun and vibrant restaurant in the heart of Gabriel’s Wharf, on the South Bank. For the summer season, the Limin Caribébloom pop-up gives you a real sense of being transported to the Caribbean. It’s a great place for alfresco drinking and dining in the summer, with a bright seating area set out on a sandy beach
Wahaca Southbank – The Ultimate Experience for All
Wahaca Southbank is highly recommended for the view alone, I was suitably impressed by the food, friendly service and pricing and will definitely be back.
The Anchor and Hope, Southwark
A Home from Home and Gastropub that Stands the Test of Time. I moved to London almost straight after finishing University in the early 1980s. I’d love to say that I visited the Anchor and Hope at that time, but the truth is it wasn’t for another fifteen years or so that it opened and […]
Fatt Pundit Soho – Review
Indo-Chinese cuisine in the heart of Soho In the bustling centre of Soho, Fatt Pundit has a reputation as one of London’s premier destinations for Indo-Chinese cuisine, with branches in Soho and Covent Garden. Having been on my list for some time, I was delighted to be invited by Fatt Pundit to their Soho location […]
Afternoon Tea – London Marriott County Hall.
A quintessentially English experience with a view at The Library, London Marriott Hotel County Hall It’s afternoon tea week from 7th to 13th August this year. Almost as tempting as Christmas, every hotel and restaurant in London seems to be focussing on amazingly detailed and delicious teas and I was invited to visit The Library […]
La Gamba, Southbank
London’s Southbank bursting with Spanish flavours A warm summer’s evening. Strolling along the Thames. These two sentences do not always belong together what with London’s unpredictable weather. When they do, however, there is much pleasure to be had in finding an outdoor terrace and something tasty to eat. There are a number of such spots […]
Lyaness Bar and NUDE Glassware
London Design Festival Cocktail Menu at Lyaness When you’re invited along to Ryan Chetiyawardana’s new bar Lyaness, which is situated within The Sea Containers Building on the South Bank, accepting is a no brainer for any cocktail lover like me. The multi-award-winning Ryan Chetiyawardana AKA Mr Lyan is the man behind the celebrated White Lyan […]