Eneko at One Aldwych for dinner – restaurant review
One Aldwych is a smart and celebrated hotel and, as its name suggests, occupies the front near-side corner of that sweeping crescent called Aldwych. Eneko...
Trolley in the Lobby Bar at One Aldwych – bar review
The name ‘lobby bar’ might give the impression that this is something of an after-thought. Perhaps a venue through which to pass. A prequel to...
The Garden House – a stay with friends – hotel review
The Beaverbrook Estate is vast. The main house (to be completed as a hotel of distinction later in 2017) is baronial. But there is another...
The Garden House Restaurant, Leatherhead – review
This truly is a ‘garden’ house with the intimate character of a cosy cottage. (Read more about the Garden House here.) It’s part of the...
Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill, Windsor – restaurant review
Marco Pierre White has long been considered the wild child of the culinary scene, although he actually seems like a rather charming character in interview...
Bali with Montigo Resorts – travel review
Bali is a destination known more by Australians than Europeans. But it’s more accessible these days with convenient flight connections via Singapore Airlines from London’s...
Castle Hotel, Windsor – hotel review
Windsor is just 23 miles (37 km) from Central London with convenient transport links. It’s not far from Heathrow Airport and many visitors are lucky...
Montigo in Batam, Indonesia – travel review
The name Batam refers to both an island and a municipality, the largest city in the Riau Islands, a province of Indonesia. You might not...
Luton Hoo to Stay – hotel review
Luton Hoo is an English country house and estate with easy access to London. But what is a ‘hoo’? The unusual name “Hoo” is a...
Champagne Taittinger at Luton Hoo – restaurant review
Champagne is the quintessential celebration drink. We enjoy it with friends and loved ones, accompanied by fine foods, perhaps in a drawing room with high...
Batam and Bali via Singapore Lounge Heathrow – travel review
These are destinations known more by Australians than Europeans, but they are more accessible to us now, with convenient flight connections via Singapore Airlines from...
The Talbot, Ripley, to Stay – hotel review
Visitors to London are tempted to stay just in the city. There is plenty to see and do, so why roam? It’s the same for...
The Talbot for fine dining – restaurant review
The Talbot has history. It’s typical of coaching inns all over the country and this one, in particular, has a story – well, probably many....
Hotel TerraVina for Bed and Breakfast – hotel review
We are blessed with many fine hotels in the UK. All the 5* chains are well represented in all major cities. But we also have...
Balmer Lawn: New Forest Stay – hotel review
Following the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror designated this wooded corner of southern England as a royal forest for the pleasure of the king and...
Hotel TerraVina Dining – restaurant review
Hotel TerraVina is a gem. It’s a well-appointed house – well, it seems like someone’s home (read the accommodation review here). A line of colourful...
Saturday Brunch at OXBO, Bankside – restaurant review
This isn’t my first visit to OXBO and it won’t be my last. Yes, dear reader, it’s a restaurant in a hotel but it has...
Gillray’s at County Hall – restaurant review
As with any building, and as any estate agent worth his clip-board will tell you, it’s all about location. Gillray’s must have one of the...
Langkawi – more than beaches – travel review
This tropical gem has a deserved reputation for iconic, palm-fringed beaches, dazzling white sand and sea warm enough to call a bath. Langkawi is an...
The Danna – beachside luxury – Langkawi Malaysia – hotel review
Langkawi, or to give its official title, Langkawi the Jewel of Kedah – in Malay Langkawi Permata Kedah – Is a tropical paradise. Its beaches...