I heard about Parlour through my housemate who raved about the fantasy-like cooking and urged me to pay a visit to this pub. Located in a shady side street next to (the arguably the hottest spot in Kensal Green) Paradise. There are tales of flaming…
Ollie Dabbous does comforting bar snacks in garage-like (or iron smith-like?) surroundings. Dusty, home-style goodliness. I’ve lost track of trends these days, every new London restaurant looks similar anyway (can I say it is American food?) and like Polpo, I suppose you’d have to expect…
The last time I was here, I mistook the unmistakable nutmeg for cinnamon used in his egg custard tart and Alyn Williams was still head chef. Today, Mark Froydenlund runs Marcus’ kitchen which has recently undergone a facelift to re-opened as the ‘new’ flagship restaurant…
The room is somewhere between a Vietnamese restaurant (like those in Kingsland Road) and St John, it also feels like something that could fit in Kyoto. Very pretty, graceful, fine and approaching modern efficiency. OK maybe not Kyoto, rather a post-diner, a caff for the…
It’s *only* just a chip shop but an excellent one nonetheless. It might not be destination-worthy to trek out to Hammersmith (or to the 2nd branch in Ealing) just to eat here, but I’m so glad that this is within ten minutes from my desk.…
So this is about the reset button, breaking from the proven British Steakhouse formula that has made Hawksmoor the darling of meat lovers. I’ve always been more of the Goodman fan, though Hawksmoor is equally great and their super sunday lunch is truly a belly…
Extra sprinkles of smoked pixie dust make The Smokehouse more than just a decent pub and dining room, after two visits, I have got to admit that I love what they’re trying to do. Yes, I’m still struggling to get my blogging groove back (incidentally,…
In 2011, Blumenthal opened Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge; In 2012, Ollie Dabbous’ debut effort quickly won universal acclaim from the zeitgeist (and continues to sell out every night) but in 2013, it seems London’s darling of the moment is Tom Sellers’ permanent…
3rd May 2016 UPDATE: Revisited in 2016 for the Extended Taster Menu. Worth a read. Review here. OK I’m back. Kind of. Service is resumed so to speak. You’ve been keeping well I hope. It’s been a while I know, I’m still eating out but…
Happy new year! So how are we all finding 2013 so far? All good I hope, and I also hope you made the most to completely over do it over the holiday period. In the Leong household, we opted out of the usual cote de…
UPDATE – JAN 2013. *Ben Spalding & Nathan Holmes have left John Salt. Neil Rankin now runs the kitchen over there.* So after last week’s blockbuster dinner at John Salt, I wanted to return and try Ben Spalding’s other offerings from his current residency at…
UPDATE – JAN 2013. *Ben Spalding has left John Salt. Neil Rankin now runs the kitchen over there.* It was only April when Ben Spalding confirmed his inevitable departure from Roganic, the long term pop-up, where he solidified his reputation as a next gen force…
