Restaurant reviews
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You can't help but be drawn in by the grandeur of Great Fosters. |
When it comes to good food, us Brits tend to leave the house and go find a decent restaurant. Can't have Mum cocking it up again, can we? |
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There’s something of a trend in the world of London pubs at the moment, for a return to the honest British food more familiar to those raised on the cooking of the 60s than the cooking of the nough |
Living so close to Stoke Newington Church Street, where it’s not unusual to find loaves of bread costing £3, I find bargains a source of intense joy. |
I’ve had a thing about natural wines ever since I went to see a wizard on a wine-tasting trip to Bordeaux last year. |
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Can there be many things more daunting than choosing a restaurant, blind, in a large city? |
In the flurry of Christmas festivities, Vista (the roof top bar at The Trafalgar hotel) has conjured up its own Five Gold Rings menu. |
There has to be a good reason for trekking an hour and a half through winding country lanes on a dark, rainy night to find a restaurant in deepest Kent. |
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First things first: how the hell do you pronounce the name of this place? Kua 'Aina should escape from your mouth sounding something like 'Koo-a eye-na'. |
Previously named Joe’s Café, the fashion label Joseph-owned restaurant on Chelsea’s Draycott Avenue is now known simply as ‘JOE’S’. |
As far as new restaurants go, Kateh is a real find. Tucked away on Warwick Place, you'd be forgiven for walking past it on this mostly residential stretch. |
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Formerly Waterloo Brasserie, this restaurant and bar is slap bang opposite The Fire Station pub next to Waterloo Station. |
This roomy riverside pub, housed close to Kingston Bridge used to have a bit of a reputation as a not-so-salubrious drinking hole. |
Black & Blue has been described as 'an almost default choice for a decent steak of perfectly grilled burger' (Zagat Guide, 2010). |
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If you mention that you live in Surbiton, it goes without saying that a handful of comments about The Good Life will ensue. |
If you like the finer things in life but are still financially recovering from Christmas, then a trip to Fortnum & Mason's St. James's Restaurant could be just what you’re looking for. |
A five minute walk from London Bridge tube, this Gaucho restaurant gives its location away with a stunning view of Tower Bridge. |
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Made in Camden, the new bar and restaurant attached to the Roundhouse is one of those places you mentally bank as a place to re-visit. |
It was a chilly Saturday afternoon as myself and Ollie (my partner in crime on this adventure), entered the Sanctum Soho Hotel to a very warm welcome. |
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When Anna Russell (the 7th Duchess of Bedford), inaugurated a new meal (afternoon tea) in the mid-19th century, it’s unlikely she knew what she’d star |
Many of the things a review would normally focus on are rendered arbitrary the moment you enter the dining room in Dans le Noir. |
Scandinavia might bring to mind any number of Nordic greats: Ikea, Abba, Hans Christian Anderson, Ulrika Johnson... the list is long. |
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This little gem of a place on Battersea Rise, has an intimate feel to it. |
“So what’s good to eat here?” I asked the manager as we stood by the counter in Otarian. |
Massala is an Indian restaurant in Cobham, situated at the end of a road that houses chains such as Carluccio’ |
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The Boaters Inn has bagged an enviable spot on the stretch of The Thames between Kingston and Teddington Lock. |
It was a torrentially rainy evening (typical British ‘summer’) when my guest and I went to Tsuru Sushi. |
I had wondered about praise on Cay Tre’s website, which calls it “the best Vietnamese canteen in Hoxton” – just how |