Hello Beautiful, Indeed! | Ciao Bella Restaurant, Bloomsbury, London
I knew I was going to write about Ciao Bella before we even got there. My hairdresser, Tony has been banging on about it over the years I’ve been going to see him… Continue reading
Category Archive: London restaurants
Meet Your Maker | Pastaio, Ganton Street, London
Noun. pastaio m (plural pastai, feminine pastaia) pasta maker. pasta seller. worker at a pasta factory. Now you know what it means, let us try to explain just how good this new(ish) fresh… Continue reading
Back To Where It All Began | Big Easy, Kings Road, Chelsea, London
It was way back in May 2012 – a whopping 6.5 years ago, that Saff and I first visited the original, and in our opinion the best, Big Easy on the King’s Road.… Continue reading
Ten Of The Best | Min Jiang’s 10th Anniversary Menu, Kensington High Street, London
This August, Min Jiang are celebrating their 10th anniversary in the best possible way – a four-course set menu (£60) that showcases their brilliance with 10 new dishes. We fell in love with… Continue reading
Losing Our Burmese Virgini-Tea | Lahpet | Shoreditch, London
It takes four things for a restaurant to nail it for us. 1. Great food. 2. Great service. 3. Great decor. 4. Great value. Pretty simple, right? Yet many places fail to succeed… Continue reading
Chess On The Terrace | J Sheekey Atlantic Bar & Terrace, London
It’s actually quite embarrassing to admit that in the 8 ¾ years of running our blog that we’ve never been to the London seafood institution that is J Sheekey. Well in all honesty,… Continue reading
Hop To It | Four Hundred Rabbits, Nunhead, London
We love a good restaurant name and Four Hundred Rabbits in Nunhead (they have one in Crystal Palace too) certainly ticked that box. It was by pure coincidence that we visited on Easter… Continue reading
Flippin’ Good | Burgerac’s Burger Shack At The Royal Oak, Marylebone, London
We’re all for following your dreams (although it may have taken us a while to pluck up the courage to do so.) That’s exactly what blogger Burgerac’s Gavin Lucas has done with his… Continue reading
Tongue Thai’d | MC & Sons, 160 Union Street, London
In its previous life, MC & Sons on Union Street in Bankside used to be The Charles Dickens – a proper old boozer with unfriendly service and the world’s smallest toilet cubicles. Despite… Continue reading
Too Hot To Handle | Kiln, 58 Brewer Street, Soho, London
It’s been some time since I’ve had a meal that I prayed wouldn’t end and as a result, spent a good 24 hours afterwards reminiscing about. As per usual, we were late to… Continue reading
About Time Too | Bar Douro, Flat Iron Square, London
We’ve been trying to go to Bar Douro for what seems like forever. We popped by at least five times and at each speculative visit we were told the same thing – something… Continue reading
A Steak With A View | Gillray’s Steakhouse and Bar, London Marriott Hotel County Hall
Sometimes only a proper steak dinner will do and it was Gillray’s that rescued me from an enforced fortnight of soup and salads. We have had to be very careful with our food recently,… Continue reading
Take a Butcher’s At Macellaio RC’s Spritzeria Menu | Union Yard Arches, London
A few doors down from our old haunt, The Lord Nelson pub where many a good night was had is Better Bankside’s Low Line project – part of the Union Yard Arches development… Continue reading
Summer In The City | HKK’s Xiao Shu And Da Shu Menu, 88 Worship Street, London
One of our standout meals over the years was the incredible 10-course Chinese New Year celebratory menu at Michelin starred HKK. So when we found out that the restaurant by the Hakkasan group… Continue reading
24 Hours At The Ned | The Ned, 27 Poultry, London
Shortly after I’d booked a trip to Paris for our birthdays and Marrekech for an early anniversary treat, Ade declared that he wanted to go to The Ned. Like really wanted to go!… Continue reading
#LoveBorough | El Pastór, Borough Market, London
During a meal with colleagues at Padella recently, we went around the table telling stories of times we’ve shed tears over food. And I’m not talking about as toddlers throwing tantrums – I… Continue reading
Ducking Different | Duck & Waffle Local, 52 Haymarket, London
Five years on since opening, Duck & Waffle up in Heron Tower is still one of the places to go in London with bookings hard to come by. People come flocking for their… Continue reading
A Beast Of A Feast | Bala Baya, Old Union Yard Arches, Bankside London
Bala Baya, situated in the relatively new Old Union Yard Arches in Southwark, had been on our radar since it opened in mid-January – promising ‘authentic Middle Eastern cuisine in an environment designed… Continue reading
It’s Not So Tough In The ‘Outlaw Borough’ | Hawksmoor Borough, 16 Winchester Walk, London
My first experience of a Hawksmoor restaurant was a complete mystery to me, literally. For back in 2011, Saff had arranged a surprise birthday meal for me and my nearest and dearest at… Continue reading
Make Yourself At Home | Jikoni | 19-21 Blandford Street, Marylebone, London
Working in the hospitality industry means I have access to the CODE app and some amazing restaurant discounts – including 30% off food and drink at Jikoni – Ravinder Bhogal‘s restaurant in Marylebone.… Continue reading