The name ‘Flesh and Buns’ seems to suggest a burger joint with a Japanese twist. These do feature on the menu, but what surprised me is that the menu is predominantly a series of sharing plates peppered with the pillowy-soft buns and meat that lend it it’s name. Booking ahead is necessary as the place…
You won’t find any smashed avocados on toast here, no artisan coffees and certainly no salted caramel pancakes, but despite this lack of essential modern-day breakfast foods, the Regency Café has a formidable reputation as one of the best cafes in London. Oft called a greasy spoon, which I take to mean it’s lathered in…
I can’t explain House of Ho’s less than salubrious name to you, but it’s newly relaunched Rock n Roll brunch is an entity I’m only too happy to tell you all about. Like other bottomless brunches hitting London (Roka in Canary Wharf, Cookbook Cafe) – it’s a simple enough concept. Bottomless Prosecco, yes you did…
It wasn’t any of the 159 Michelin-starred restaurants in the UK that ranked top of readers’ favourite eats, it was an unassuming chain called Dishoom. Styled after Iranian-style cafes in Mumbai, now with 3 branches in London, this is one of those places you can always rely upon. And more importantly, somewhere you can all…
To dine as the Francophiles do, or just as the French do, one must have a strong air of Gallic-flavoured superiority for all things French. Richard Weiss, manager and sommelier of Brasserie Gustave sums this attitude up so perfectly when he explains the origins of wine to us. Wine is made of fermented grape juice…
Gymkhana is named for the Anglo-Indian sporting club, a gentleman’s club for the British Raj. It seems somewhat odd to me that a restaurant be themed on the remnants on a colonial-era so despised by those living in the time, but fast-forward 50 years and it appears to have evolved into a theme. Will there…
Hogwarts, witches & wizards (both good & bad), muggles, broomsticks and of course Harry Potter himself, are all part of a magical world that if we’re all honest, we dream we could be part of. Swept away first by JK Rowling’s books, the movies only served to extend the enjoyment gleaned from these books and…
Gaylord is of the old school brand of Indian restaurants, white tablecloths, smartly clothed staff and more food than you can shake a stick at. They’re launching a new menu and the good folk at Zomato (My go to foodie website) have invited me to give it a go. And when I say give it…
Restaurant bullies are the best. Now I’m not talking about the ones that look you up and down as if to say ‘What are you wearing to my hallowed establishment’ and ‘How dare you summon me because you’d like food/ drinks/ service/ insert as appropriate here’, but the ones who sit you down, make sure…
Celebrating special occasions is harder to do with a ‘No Reservations’ sort of place – nothing kills a party more than standing outside a restaurant waiting to be let in! So in eager beaver haste, the sister & I rush to Bo Drake on a Friday evening after work to find the place only just…
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