Utterly sublime chili dipping sauce Simple and super fresh Ariana  salad Very moorish naan Ariana has been lauded with praise by Time Out for a number of years in their best cheap eats category and yesterday I found out why.  … Read More

Fiery hot king prawns Succulent scallop Moist and tender chicken satay Having met one of my oldest and dearest friends in Stratford for an almighty catch up, the two most important items on the agenda (apart from checking out when … Read More

The sharing plate  Salmon tartar A lovely drop Generous meatballs Asparagus with parmesan Having ranted on about how disappointed I’ve been with Italian cuisine in the UK, I very cautiously agreed to go to Polpo, a restaurant serving small plates … Read More

The most tender fillet steak with a rich cognac sauce  Perfect chips Watery tomato bruschetta A rather dull portobello mushroom  Inconsistency – it’s a sure fire guarantee of failure in the food business. You generally get one shot at it … Read More

halloumi skewers patatas bravas Pincho moruno Fillet steak  Sunday lunch, my favourite part of the week.  More so today as the second cafe had to be worked on before finding a suitable place to have a bite with my pal … Read More

Having recently been exposed to some pretty dire fare in over priced establishments filled with equally stupid punters who should have known better, I was very much looking forward to a second visit to the rather splendid Gaylords in Mortimer … Read More

First rate carpaccio A pale beauty from Provence  Meltingly soft  pork belly Disappointing beetroot and goat’s cheese salad A most lack lustre cheese board  You know the poem, don’t you? The girl with the curl – ‘when she was good, … Read More