Mercer Street Hotel and Dial Restaurant – review
The neighbourhood belongs to the Worshipful Company of Mercers. A mercer was a dealer in textiles and The Mercers’ Company is one of the 108...
Michael Emmanuel of The French Horn – interview
It was a hot evening, a rare one in England this summer, when we walked into The French Horn. This is perhaps one of the...
A Phoenician Kitchen Garden – travel review
In truth this isn’t an ancient plot cultivated and tended by legendary Mediterranean traders, but the land does belong to the celebrated Hotel Phoenicia in...
The Phoenicia Hotel in Malta – review
What do we look for in a vacation? Some pampering – that probably isn’t like home. Sun is good – that’s different from home. Food...
Anderida, Ashdown Park Hotel – restaurant and hotel review
Ashdown Forest is an ancient area of heathland about 30 miles (48 km) south of London in East Sussex. It was once a medieval hunting...
Innotel Hotel Singapore – hotel review
Singapore is perhaps my favourite spot on the planet. At least I can say it’s the most wonderful place I have visited to date. Its...
Andaz London for Afternoon Tea – restaurant review
Originally designed by Charles Barry and his son, Charles Edward Barry, the hotel opened in 1884, after ten years in construction. It was extended in...
Humphry’s Restaurant – Stoke Park – review
It is indeed a park, and a world-renowned 27-hole golf course set in landscaped grounds. Lots of facilities for club members, as well as for...
Stoke Park – Country House Hotel review
It’s the kind of country-house estate that we believe has disappeared. How can there be anything this magnificent so close to London (only 35 minutes...
The Dorchester for Afternoon Tea – restaurant review
I am an unashamed supporter of The Dorchester. It’s iconic and has endured – it’s been around for decades, since the start of the 1930s,...
The Grill at Flemings Hotel in Mayfair – restaurant review
Even the address of Flemings Hotel gives a clue to the style and quality of this boutique establishment: Half Moon Street, Mayfair. It’s one of...
Afternoon Tea at Dukes – restaurant review
Dukes boutique hotel is tucked away in a quiet courtyard in London’s stylish St James’s. It was the winner of “England’s Leading Boutique Hotel” at...
Taylor’s Port and Fladgate Hospitality – travel review
Port is enjoying something of a revival with the addition of both white and pink varieties to its classic styles. It’s a wine with a...
Grafton Hotel, Tottenham Court Road – review
It’s the location of Grafton Hotel that is part of its appeal. Many hotels boast “good transport links” but The Grafton could hardly have a...
The Yeatman Hotel and the first couple of Port – hotel review
The Yeatman Hotel doesn’t sound, to the ill-informed, a particularly Portuguese name for a hotel. One would more readily expect a name like “Henry the...
Mr. Todiwala’s Kitchen – Terminal 5 Hilton – restaurant review
There are many Mr. Todiwalas strewn around the world but there is also “THE” Mr. Todiwala. It’s a familiar name to those who know anything...
Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 – hotel review
The new and striking Terminal 5 at Heathrow has some of the best shops around as well some as some good restaurants. They range from...
Ichi Sushi & Sashimi Bar – Park Plaza Westminster Bridge – review
There are lots of sushi bars in London but you will find surprisingly few reviewed here. Well, to be honest I have visited quite a...
China Tang at The Dorchester – restaurant review
I am indeed an unashamed supporter of The Dorchester. Not that they exactly need my patronage but I want to nail my colours to their...
Mercer Street Hotel review
The neighbourhood around Mercer Street Hotel belongs to the Worshipful Company of Mercers. A mercer was a dealer in textiles and The Mercers’ Company is...