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 vibrant […]
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 […]
Getting Pickled with Chino Latino
Chino Latino’s Healthy Asian Dining: Having moved fairly recently to this part of London, I’m always thrilled when I am invited to a local restaurant for the first time. Albert Embankment in Lambeth is a 20-minute walk from home for me, home to MI6 and, as its name suggests, directly overlooking The Thames. I was […]
Gillrays Steakhouse goes Vegan
Vegan Dining at Gillray’s Steakhouse! Gillray’s Steakhouse and Bar is situated in London’s County Hall on the South Bank of the river Thames just by Westminster Bridge in The Marriott Hotel. The County Hall was once the headquarters of the Greater London Council (GLC) so I couldn’t help rather hoping to bump into Ken Livingstone […]
The Duke of Sussex at Waterloo
A Hippo in Waterloo – The Duke of Sussex: I was hoping that I’d find some link between the Duke of Sussex and the Battle of Waterloo or even the station. In fact, the only connection I can find between the Duke and Waterloo was that he was one of the subscribers to an epic […]