Some people think I live on a daily diet of truffles, lobster, foie gras and fine wine but I’m not adverse to simple fast food. I can be quite partial to pizza, fried chicken and fish and chips on a … Read More
Walking into West 36 feels so utterly ‘Notting Hilly’ it couldn’t be anywhere else. Uber cool, spread out on several floors, a shiny bar with even shinier staff and well heeled, flawlessly elegant customers with a liberal sprinkling of hipsters … Read More
Message body This classy Mayfair restaurant opened in 2011 and, with its elegant opulence, relaxed ambiance and superb chefs quickly garnered a deserved reputation for its excellent food. This Russian owned restaurant, strangely without Russian food, comprises a cocktail bar, and separate … Read More
I used to love the blinis and caviar at the now closed Nikita’s Restaurant in a basement just off the Fulham Road. For years this was the only Russian restaurant in London, elegantly decked out with red velvet drapes with … Read More
Last time I was here it was a late sunny spring evening after, rather appropriately, watching Portsmouth beat Charlton Athletic before my beloved Pompey became mired in fraud and corruption. Several pints of the rather potent Nelson’s Blood bitter at … Read More
This is a question to which I have no unequivocal answer. People tell me that if something is truly wrong with their food they will voice it quietly, but at times they let it go because it’s not that bad … Read More
Spectacularly tired iceberg passed off as a side salad Tasteless Chicken Milanese Juicy, perfectly rare steak The excellent Mirabeau wine St. George’s hotel passes itself off as a luxury hotel, about which I can neither deny nor confirm. I can, … Read More
Ghent is one of my favourite European cities; its serene canals are lined with 15th century architecture of absolutely breathtaking beauty. Unspoilt by the tourist hordes of Brugge, and with less of the ugly modern development of Brussels, it’s city … Read More