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Take It As Red | Scarlet’s, 1 Upper St. Martin’s Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9NY

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After being pleasantly surprised by how good the bar food was at The Sterling, we decided to give the all day menu a go at Scarlet’s in Covent Garden. Both Are under the… Continue reading

Flower Power | Long lunch at Lima Floral, 14 Garrick Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9BJ

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We don’t want to sound naive but up until a year or so ago we hadn’t tried any Peruvian food at all. All that I knew is that a friend of mine went… Continue reading

The ShackMeister burger at Shake Shack | 24, Market Building, The Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8RD

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We never need an excuse to visit Shake Shack in Covent Garden. But when we found out The ShackMeister was making its UK debut we were there in a flash. The ShackMeister is… Continue reading

Pit masters of the universe | Big Easy Covent Garden, 12 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7NA

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It’s been roughly 655 days since our first visit to the original Big Easy on the King’s Road. On that occasion we were blown away by the whole experience, the atmosphere, the food,… Continue reading

Dial Seven For A Good Time | Rediscover Seven Dials, Covent Garden – a top restaurant destination

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Maybe it’s us, but the Seven Dials district doesn’t instantly spring to mind when thinking of London food hotspots. New openings mostly seem to be concentrated elsewhere, in less pretty parts of town… Continue reading

The Diner heads West | The Diner, 105 Gloucester Road, London SW7 4SS

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The Diner has headed West and come over all Southern. The cosy new branch at Gloucester Road (conveniently just across the road from the tube) has the same favourites as the other branches, but… Continue reading

Battersea Pie Station, Camden Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AH

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Hidden in the depths of Camden’s Stables Market is Battersea Pie. A pie and mash stall that we first discovered in our nearby Bluewater. Sadly that site is no longer. Now Camden’s not… Continue reading

Dalla Terra, 25 Slingsby Place, St Martin’s Courtyard, London WC2E 9AB

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Our initial gut feeling about Dalla Terra, a newish little Italian wine bar/restaurant on St Martin’s Courtyard was pretty bad. The reason being one of the waiters made us feel a little intimidated… Continue reading

Tuttons, 11/12 Russell Street, Covent Garden London WC2B 5HZ

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For over 30 years Tuttons, directly opposite Covent Garden Piazza, had been serving up average meals to the hoards of unsuspecting tourists… But no more! Recently re-opened and renovated, it’s now serving a… Continue reading

Big Easy Bar, Bar-B-Q and Crabshack, 332-334 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5UR

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The first thing that hits you as you walk through the door is the smell… And yes, in a good way! The air is filled with the scent of smokey BBQ sauce and… Continue reading

The Diner, 190 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JL

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The Diner group is one of our favourite burger chains, we try to pop in as often as we can… Maybe too often, as my doctor pointed out at my medical last week!… Continue reading

EnoClub Polpo Covent Garden, 6 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7NA

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Now, we are not experts on wine by any stretch of the imagination. Sure we drink the stuff (maybe too much) and know a few names, but that’s about it… I could also… Continue reading

A taster of Cabana Brasilian barbecue & Jamie Oliver’s Union Jacks at Central St Giles, London

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An invitation too good to miss –  creating Caipirinhas at Brazilian restaurant Cabana, and have a dough masterclass across the road at Jamie Oliver’s Union Jacks at the new Central St Giles piazza just… Continue reading

Hawksmoor Spitalfields bar, 157 Commercial Street, London E1 6BJ

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There are not many places we could say this about, but we’d happily eat at the Hawksmoor Spitalfields bar every night. We were wowed enough by the main restaurant when we went last… Continue reading

The Super Bowl Grab Burger at The Diner Soho

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This week we popped into the Soho branch of The Diner to try their new Grab Burger. It was launched on 31 January in time for the Super Bowl, and it’s available for… Continue reading

Christmas at Dishoom, 2 Upper St Martin’s Lane, London WC2H 9FB

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It’s almost our one year Dishoom anniversary. I vividly remember our first visit back in December 2010 with our friend Keith, and it’s remained a special place in our hearts ever since. Becoming their… Continue reading

SUDA, 23 Slingsby Place, St. Martin’s Courtyard, London WC2E 9AB

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Thai restaurant group Patara has opened a new all-day dining restaurant in the newish St Martin’s Courtyard. SUDA features the UK’s first Som Tam bar – unripened green papaya, seasoned with dried shrimp… Continue reading

Thai Square,166-170 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JB

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… soon led to a very dated dining area! My dear friend and best-man Keith accompanied me on this restaurant outing, being a fellow Thai lover, and were long overdue a catch up.… Continue reading

Battersea Pie Station, Lower Ground Floor, 28 The Market The Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8RE

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‘A cup of tea and a slice of pie Aunt Sally?’ ******THE BLUEWATER STORE IS NOW CLOSED****** Ade’s son Oliver was feeling a bit down… So Ade decided to cheer him up with… Continue reading

Opera Tavern, 23 Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5JS

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This post has been a long time coming, slightly to blame is Ben Mullock for making us eat so much food when we went to the restaurant. And getting married kind of got… Continue reading