Hawksmoor: Steak…!! [review]
The internet is in agreement: The Hawksmoor steaks are to die for. But let’s not jump to conclusions just yet. Bring on the mandatory steakporn and let the procession begin.
Category: British
St John: Where in the world top 50? [Review]
St John is currently the 14th best restaurant in the world (2009). Yes, ‘Worlds’. And I can confirm, they don’t use San Pellegrino. Apparently, the British can indeed cook. As usual, I am late to the party as it seems like the entire food writers…
Bentley’s : Slow Oysters. [Not a review]
Bentley’s official site 11-15 Swallow Street, London, W1B 4DGT +44 (0)20 7734 4756 Six oysters plus glass £9.95 How long does it take to shuck open twelve oysters? Forty-five minutes at Bentley’s – maybe there’s mythical preparatory work involved, but I was completely baffled on…
Sam’s Brasserie…. with Sam. [Invite to Review]
Sam’s Brasserie Official Site 11 Barley Mow Passage W4 4PH 020 8987 0555 £35pp ala carte ; £17pp set – 3 courses. I have never been to Chiswick before. Some say it’s a budget version of the Kensington Boroughs – all the creature comforts sans…
Fox and Anchor: Grub Grabbing. [Invite to review]
The Fox and Anchor Official Site 115 Charterhouse Square EC1M 6AA 020 7250 1300 £20 pp of proper grub The smell of eggs and bacon fill the air as I inch closer to my lunch destination. Stumbling clumsily into the pub, The light from outside…
The Ledbury. Rocketing Stars. [Review]
Beetroot meringue, with a little bit of goats cheese. I’m running late. The Hammersmith and city line suddenly decided to pull a district, I’m starving and I should have worn something warmer. So when I got off at Westbourne Grove station, I ran. I ran like…
The Butcher’s Block. Pleased to Meat you. [Invite]
The Butcher’s Block, Malmaison Hotel official site 18-21 Charterhouse Sq EC1M 6AH 020 70123700 Three courses £45 pp , wine flight three glasses £30 pp (ave) I get all sorts of food emails these days. Most of the time it’s promotional stuff, sometimes it’s a…
Sophie’s: The tale of a lobster sandwich and a cheap steak lunch. [Review]
Sophie’s Steakhouse & Bar Official site 311-313 Fulham Road SW10 9QH 020 7352 0088 Express Lunch 2 courses £11.50 , Ala carte £30pp I wish I worked closer to central London (or anywhere that does half decent food) because as much as I enjoy the…
Arbutus, with Tim and Candice [Review]
Arbutus Official Site 63 Frith Street W1D 3JW 020 7734 4545 Set Lunch £16 , Ala Carte £ 40 (3 courses) I am a feeble little soul afraid to be shamed in public when discovered that what I preach is but a false pretension. Woe…
Le Cafe Anglais… at Gourmet Chick [Review]
I’m excited, I guest blogged for the very first time! I gave away my very first restaurant review to Gourmet Chick today. It is a visit to Rowley Leigh’s plate lickingly good Anglo-French eatery in Bayswater: Le Cafe Anglais. This darling of the critics did not dissapoint on my…
Marcus Wareing, God save his pudding. (Review)
Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley, Official site Wilton Place SW1X 7RL (0)20 7235 1200 Knightsbridge Tube £ 75.00 ala carte, £ 35.00 set lunch In the searing heat of the 2006 summer, Jennie Bond presented the first episodes of the Great British Menu. The premise was…
St Pancras Grand, lunching the Eurostar (review)
St Pancras Grand, official website St Pancras International Upper Concourse NW1 9QP 020 7870 9900 Picture this. Wake up at 7.30am, have the Arnold Bennett at the Wolseley by 8; I’ll make a start on my copy of the Times, quickly finish up my cappuccino…