New Street Food venue in West London The Phoenix is West London’s exciting new street food and cocktail venue! Apart from great food, they are also hosting a busy roster of DJs, live music and entertainment with quizzes, comedy, singles nights and dancing taking place throughout the week. The Phoenix is situated in Ariel Way, […]
Los Mochis – Review
A Pan-Pacific Restaurant and Bar in Notting Hill Gate Los Mochis is a new pan-Pacific restaurant and bar in Notting Hill ‘mixing Mexican spirit with Japanese elegance, Mexican art and design with Japanese coolness and Mexican flavours with Japanese techniques’. I’m familiar with Nikkei cuisine, the Japanese-Peruvian culinary fusion that has become popularised in London […]
The Garden Pavilion at Chiswick House – Review
Summer fine dining in Chiswick House and Gardens I was seduced by the Palladian grandeur of Lord Burlington’s 18th-century villa Chiswick House in West London as a young child. It was very close to my first school and I spent many happy hours playing in the beautiful grounds. I’m always happy to go back and […]
To Jack and Beyond! There’s a buzz about this Fulham café’s new afternoon tea
And an infinity of pleasure from Jack and Beyond’s cakes and award-winning mince pies A very short light-year from Parson’s Green tube is Jack & Beyond, a cake shop and café which only opened at the end of 2019, but whose cakes and mince pies have already created a bit of a buzz. (OK – […]
Beach Blanket Babylon Restaurant and Bar
Glamorous dining in Notting Hill Beach Blanket Babylon, W11’s fashionable bar and restaurant is set in the heart of Notting Hill in an elegant Georgian townhouse on Ledbury Road, right on the doorstep of Westbourne Grove’s chic shopping area. This stylish restaurant was established back in 1990, I had the pleasure of frequenting it many […]
Cha Cha x Sister Jane – Notting Hill
Go West to Golborne Road to check out Cha Cha x Sister Jane Perhaps the ultimate lifestyle dining concept is to put your restaurant in the heart of a unique fashion boutique. The kind of place that out-of-towners might hear about from their City friends and aspire to visit. Cha Cha has done just that […]
Pitcher & Piano Richmond – Bubbles and Brunch for your Bubble
Bottomless Brunch at the Pitcher and Piano Long brunches on the weekend with friends has to be one of life’s greatest pleasures. It was such a treat to enjoy a tasty Bottomless Brunch at the Pitcher and Piano in Richmond, whilst basking in the last blast of the summer sun on their stylish terrace. What […]
The Hawk’s Nest – Shepherds Bush
Street food and alfresco dining – just what West London has been waiting for Having lived in Shepherds Bush for more years than I care to mention, I was absolutely delighted to discover The Hawk’s Nest, London’s newest outdoor street food dining space which is located off the Goldhawk Road alongside the railway arches in […]
The Kitchen Supper from Archie’s Food
The perfect lockdown dining experience – delicious homemade food brought right to your door. One of the things I really miss since lockdown is dining out and enjoying good food cooked by somebody else, so I was delighted to be invited to try the brand new The Kitchen Supper launched by Archie’s Food which is […]
Uli Notting Hill – Review
Pan-Asian Perfection in Notting Hill at Uli. Pan-Asian restaurant Uli has been a Notting Hill staple since 1997. Originally located on the edgy All Saints Road it has recently moved to the more genteel environs of Ladbroke Road just around the corner from the shopping mecca of Portobello Road as well as being handy for […]