Afternoon Tea at Savini at Criterion, Piccadilly – restaurant review
Both afternoon tea and The Criterion are icons. The first is quintessentially British; the second a long-standing London destination for fine food, and one which...
Savini of Milan – at home in London – restaurant review
Discerning diners in Milan and the great and the good from the rest of the world will know of Savini. It will likely have been...
Shoryu Ramen, Soho – restaurant review
Shoryu Ramen launched in November 2012 and has already been recommended in the Michelin Guide of 2014 and 2015. It has fast become a small...
Clockjack Oven, Soho, for Chicken – restaurant review
A roasting jack was a machine popular in Tudor times. It was a mechanism for rotating meat on a skewer or spit. Often it was...
Afternoon Tea at Fortnum & Mason – restaurant review
London! What do we think of? Historic continuity, elegance, refinement – and tea. So much of what visitors seek in this capital city includes one...
Cinnamon Soho – restaurant review
Got a familiar ring about it? London has been called many things in its long and sometimes illustrious history. Londinium given by the Romans, and...
Napket – Café, Canteen, Tearoom, Restaurant – review
On Saturday 11 July 2009 Napket launched its largest flagship café at 61 Piccadilly, W1. With its position close to The Ritz and Old Bond...
Planet Hollywood, Haymarket, London – review
‘OK, so review London’s Planet Hollywood.’ ‘Yes, but I’m a serious restaurant reviewer.’ ‘Go on, you might like it.’ …That’s the conversation I had with...