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After interviewing Ryan Lowery a few weeks ago for our series of London chef interviews we were excited to be offered a meal at Lamberts. After hearing literally nothing but good things about the food and service it was time to try it for ourselves. Situated on the high street near the Balham tube station … Continue reading Lamberts Restaurant – Balham – Review
Tom Colicchio had a mixed year in 2010, on the one hand he was the winner of the 2010 Outstanding Chef award from the James Beard Foundation, no small feat, and he also won an Emmy for his work on the TV show Top Chef. On the other, his return to the kitchen in his newly opened New York restaurant Collicchio and Sons (C&S) was met with mixed reviews from the heavy hitters. Continue reading Colicchio and Sons, New York – Review
It is always nice to find a gem of a restaurant or bar in your local area, especially one which the blogging/reviewing world has not picked up on. Enter Due Fratelli in Putney, South West London. Situated on Putney Bridge Road just up from Wandsworth Park it is rather unassuming and also caught in a … Continue reading Due Fratelli – Italian in the heart of Putney
So when we found ourselves hungry in the west end on Monday night I decided we should find somewhere better in Chinatown… We had received a good tip from a friend that the Four Seasons was the place to go – especially if you like Duck, and who in their right mind doesn’t! Continue reading The Four Seasons – London plus Silk and Spice Yum Cha Review
Bloggers (and newspaper critics) seem obsessed with reviewing London’s trendy, hip (pretentious) pricey restaurant, but what about all those local eateries on high streets around London, surely some of them are good and deserve attention? Enter Fish in a Tie. Continue reading Fish In A Tie – Review – Hidden Gem in South West London
Last week we attended the late Friday nights at the London Zoo. It sounded like a great idea; cheap zoo entry, rum, animals at dusk…. what more could you want. The animals were great, if you could see them through the thousands of people and the drinks were ok too, once you had forked out £4 for a small bottle of beer.
Continue reading “Jamon Jamon – Camden – Review”
This was my fifth visit to the Garrison, and it was by far the most enjoyable. I was with two very dear friends for a long overdue catch-up. We had the pleasure of being served by a very charming waiter who was not only very informed but extremely entertaining and not at all intrusive.
Continue reading “The Garrison – Gastropub – Review”
We have been addictively watching the Masterchef Australia series for the last few weeks. An Overdose of Masterchef has the effect of turning an average weekday meal into a serious discussion on the acidity of the pasta sauce and the combination of cheese and macaroni, “does it really work?” Watching all those delicious meals plated up night after night got us excited to get up off the lounge and actually go and eat something original – enter St Johns. Continue reading St John Restaurant, London – Review