Category: Restaurant reviews
London
Hawksmoor has been selling itself on the quality of the meat it serves, so what could we do but give it a go? On arrival Hawksmoor we noted that …
London
We have a semi-quest on-going with the neighbours: find the best ribs establishment in Town. Until now it has been Frankie and Benny’s in the O2. Last night we …
London
Guest reviewer Jeff Home reports from London’s foie gras outpost. Dan and I booked a table at the Club Gascon for dinner last night – and enjoyed a medley …
Rest of England
When I was involved with the Wine Circle at Oxford we would frequently have to entertain winemakers or wine-merchants. The best place we could take them was to the …
Italy
Daniel guided us through a bewildering array of back-passages with the promise of serious fishy action at Trattoria Antiche Carampane. We eventually found the right street and were pleased …
Italy
After fighting our way through Venice guided by a woefully inaccurate map we finally found Osteria al Portego, an un-assuming neighbourhood bar and kitchen that provided satisfying and un-pretentious …
Italy
Tonight three of us sallied forth from our place of residence in search of some fishy comestibles; Alle Testiere was a top address for obtaining what we were after. …
Italy
In Venice there are one hell of a lot of tourist trap restaurants whose raison d’etre is to rip off visitors with lunatic pricing of inadequate food. We went …
Fast food
I’ve never had any other Vietnamese food in London, so I suppose this counts as the best I’ve had. It is certainly an oasis of pleasure in a run-down …
London
We were informed that Sakana-tei was a destination restaurant for Japanese types in London. This we took as a good sign. Indeed, the blackboards listing specials covered in Japanese …