Rijsttafel in The Hague – travel review
I love The Netherlands and am an unashamed supporter. It’s an oft-disregarded tourist destination even though it’s easy to get to from London. Short breaks...
Cafe Spice Namaste in Docklands
Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala now open for business Exactly one year ago this month, Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala began the painful process of emptying the...
Wagamama Vegan-Friendly
Meat-free with imagination We have been passing through many strange, worrying and often frightening months. We have experienced loss in many forms but there have...
Romulo Café and Restaurant, London – quality continues
Romulo Café and Restaurant is now a proven winner. It has awards, stars and accolades aplenty and they are all well-deserved. Since its launch it...
Zest Quest – Sheffield College Student Triumphs
Sheffield College Student Triumphs at Zest Quest Asia – Tilda Challenge 2021! Tilda is thrilled to announce that Oliver Herrington from Sheffield College has...
itsu – meatless but nothing missing
Hot itsu food delivered! itsu is a polished chain of Asian fusion takeaway/restaurants offering some rather delicious foods. Yes, dear reader, I did say ‘chain’...
Romulo is a Winner!
Winner – Mostly Food & Travel Journal’s Best Restaurant Delivery (London) 2020 Romulo Café Well, what a year! We will all be glad to...
Farzi Café in Haymarket
Haymarket is an historic street in central London. Connecting Pall Mall with Piccadilly, Haymarket dates back to Elizabethan times and, unsurprisingly, it was once a...
Miyako Sushi Restaurant at Andaz Hotel
Oh, deep Japanese food-loving joy. I think I have found my perfect Japanese restaurant in London! It’s called Miyako! It’s near both mainline and Underground...
Wagamama – you gotta hand it to them
I have visited Wagamama in Richmond a few times now and it does still tick those casual eating boxes for me. The word wagamama is...
Discovering the Orient
Chinatown in Soho London throngs with tourists and locals every day of the week. This isn’t, however, the first Chinatown in London. The original Chinese...
Kahani – Sloane Square
This was bound to be good. I knew the chef, Peter Joseph from a Michelin-star Indian restaurant, so I was expecting good things. The location...
Kanada-Ya Panton Street – Haymarket
This is my second visit to this small but perfectly appointed chain of Japanese cafés. Kanada-Ya presents a casual den for those who love noodles....
Abokado for Bento
I am constantly amazed at the prices charged for Japanese food in London. I am usually disappointed by the portion sizes, too. That doesn’t make...
Abokado for Breakfast – High Holborn
Abokado is a chain, but it has become just that because it delivers what people want and it has regulars, and that, these days, is...
The House Japanese Grill at Beaverbrook
The Beaverbrook Estate seems a quintessentially English retreat with a country house hotel, and that would obviously have a quintessentially English dining room and menu....
YUU Kitchen for Dinner
Well, this was a surprise, and what a lovely one. Not often you can say that in these times of over-priced and under-achieving restaurants. YUU...
Salaam Namaste – Indian restaurant review
Indian food has long been a favourite in the UK. Chicken Tikka Masala is said to be our national dish! But these days Indian restaurants...
Wagamama Vegan Curry and Summer Salad – restaurant review
Richmond is a lovely spot in the summer, but enticing lunch and dinner choices can be thin on the ground. One wants something delicious, reasonably...
Cinnamon Kitchen at Battersea Power Station – restaurant review
Battersea Power Station has a profile instantly recognisable, to Londoners at least. It was a coal-fired power station, and it was originally two separate buildings,...