Italian Heaven in Elephant at Bottles & Battles A stone’s throw from Elephant and Castle Tube Station, opposite the Southwark Playhouse there’s a gateway manned by security guards in the evenings. A club perhaps? In a way, Mercato Metropolitano has become just that. Despite being just three years old, this massive space of indoor and […]
All aboard – The Great Southern has arrived at Gipsy Hill
The revival of the Great British Boozer With 14 pubs closing every week, it takes a brave decision from a businessman or woman to buck the trend and decide to move into that market. But that’s exactly what the owners of The Great Southern have done. Cityglen Pub Company is a small independently owned chain, […]
Kennington Park – Cafe Culture Love
Kennington Park Cafe and More: *July 2019 – Kennington Park Cafe Progress* The Cafe now has some space inside for customers and they are offering ‘order at the counter’ table service with hot and cold drinks, cakes, ice-cream and pizza. The outside looks stunning, though the seating is picnic-style benches and tables which are immovable […]
Review: The Hand in Hand – a great village pub in south-west London
Popular Wimbledon Common pub is back – better than ever after a makeover. Just because it’s a cliché doesn’t mean it’s not true – London really is made up of villages. Although most of these have disappeared, up on the hill in south-west London, Wimbledon still has a villagey feel. An upmarket village certainly, with […]
Park’s Edge Bar and Kitchen – Excellence in Herne Hill
A Classy Kitchen and Bar near Brockwell Park. As you may guess, the name of the venue indicates where it’s located. Yes, Park’s Edge Bar and Kitchen faces onto the lovely Brockwell Park. This is an area of London with which I’m very familiar. My father was born and grew up on a few hundred […]
Trinity Clapham – Adam Byatt Land
Trinity – the Gastronomic Epicentre of Clapham. Sometimes a small pocket of a neighbourhood seems to evolve into something rather special. For me, that’s just what has happened around The Pavement in Clapham Old Town. When I lived a stone’s throw away in Abbeville Road, I remember there being a very good butcher, but not […]
The Abbeville – laid back ambience in Clapham
The Abbeville Renewed – Local Pub Abbeville Village, Clapham. There is something rather lovely about a local pub. You’re likely to bump into people you know or make some new friends in the area. The Abbeville in Clapham has just undergone a major make-over, aiming to achieve the perfect ambience coupled with a great […]
Bar + Block Steakhouse, Wimbledon
Bar + Block Steakhouse, Wimbledon Broadway – a new opening in Wimbledon (Ad:Press Review) A new restaurant concept by Premier Inn owners Whitbread, Bar + Block Steakhouse is more than good enough to stand out on its own and a great place for a night out. Entering, there’s a modern and welcoming interior, full of […]
The Bedford, Balham is Back
Rediscovering The Bedford, Balham (review) The Bedford, Balham is back. First built in 1931, this impressive venue has recently undergone a multi-million-pound refurbishment to create an unrivalled pub, club, restaurant, live music and entertainment venue plus 15 stunning boutique bedrooms. After the major refurbishment, it was a pleasure to visit The Bedford, Balham for a […]
Mien Tay – Vietnamese restaurant in Battersea
Great Vietnamese regional cooking – Pho for those in the know: Hands up who’s been to a Chinese restaurant? Everyone – unless you’ve just arrived in London from another planet. The same is probably true for Thai and Japanese restaurants which are now on almost every local high street. On the other hand, Vietnamese places […]