Banana Tree – Soho – restaurant review
This summer William Chow opened his sixth and latest branch of Banana Tree and this time in Soho, that bastion of Chinese cuisine of variable...
Auberge du Lac at Brocket Hall – hotel and restaurant review
Stately Homes have always held a fascination. Great houses set amongst manicured lawns, and trees often grown from seedlings collected by intrepid botanists a couple...
Hummus Bros – Fun family fare – restaurant review
An invitation to review Hummus Bros! Aren’t they a tailoring company? Posh morning coats for hire, wedding togs? Perhaps dinner jackets – it’s a restaurant...
Spice Market, Soho, for breakfast – restaurant review
When home alone I confess to being a half-hearted breakfast eater. It’s not that I am not craving a tasty start to my day but...
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge – hotel and restaurant review
London is my home so I admit that I probably have a bias. I think it is one of the most fascinating cities in the...
Zizzi Twickenham – restaurant review
So what’s the draw of Twickenham? It’s got a riverfront – undeveloped for decades for some inexplicable reason. Its high street offers a selection of...
Carluccio’s Richmond for Dinner – restaurant review
I have had a coffee at Carluccio’s a time or two. Its branches are all bright with a contemporary Mediterranean air. Cool blue and turquoise,...
The Dorchester – for breakfast – restaurant review
It’s one of London’s most iconic hotels. Ask any local or tourist to name a couple of the most famous hotels in London and the...
Penny Black for Dinner, Chelsea – restaurant review
The Fulham Road isn’t my usual hunting ground, although it’s well served by public transport and easily accessible, but after my recent dining experience I...
InterContinental for Afternoon Tea and Summer – review
London is acknowledged to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It’s been a magnet for tourists for generations. Plenty of celebrated...
The Empress of Sichuan – London Chinatown – restaurant review
I know there are some good restaurants in and around Chinatown but they are famously few and far between. It’s a universal truth that the...
Mango Tree for Sunday Lunch – restaurant review
It’s been decades since a Sunday lunch just meant a huge roast with all the trimmings. We have travelled and our tastes are much broader....
Atlantico at The Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel – review
The Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel is a 4-star hotel in one of London’s most iconic of locations. It’s conveniently placed just a few yards from...
Bavarian Beerhouse, City Road – restaurant review
Yes, your intrepid restaurant reviewer has sought out another interesting eatery for my dear reader to try. This one is truly a bit different and...
Bavarian Beerhouse – Tower Hill – restaurant review
What can be more iconic than the Tower of London? Its imposing stones and gilded embellishments still have that wow factor. The building must have...
Café Spice Namasté: Khaadras Club Night – review
In the seventh century, Arab armies conquered Persia (now Iran). Some Zoroastrians were converted to Islam whilst others fled to India. They settled in the...
Perrier-Jouët Champagne Lounge at Dukes Hotel – review
Dukes Hotel is found unobtrusively tucked away in one of London’s most prestigious neighbourhoods. The stunning building graces a quiet corner of St. James’s and...
108 Marylebone Lane – restaurant review
Oxford Street has its chain retail outlets and stalls stocked with goods that no self-respecting adolescent tourist would want to live without: plenty of plastic...
Tuttons for Tea – restaurant review
Henry VIII dissolved all of England’s monastic properties in 1540, because he couldn’t get his way with the Catholic church and the ‘Bishop of Rome’...
Lunch on British Pullman carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express – review
Yes, I have a lovely life: a restaurant reviewer, and able to take my pick of the very best that the World has to offer....