Byron loves Chicken
Byron Burger – New Chicken options Byron was founded in 2007 by Tom Byng and Head Chef Fred Smith. They have created a signature range...
Cooking in Marfa: Welcome, We’ve Been Expecting You
That’s quite a title – Cooking in Marfa: Welcome, We’ve Been Expecting You. Marfa sounds like it could be a Mediterranean island with sun-kissed beaches...
POTUS Bar and Restaurant at Crowne Plaza London – Albert Embankment
Well, perhaps this is lucky timing for a review of a restaurant called POTUS! President Trump has been visiting London and POTUS Bar and Restaurant...
Hard Rock Café London
It’s true! I am a Londoner and have never been, until now, to the Hard Rock Café. My guest boasted that he had been before,...
Smith & Wollensky for Breakfast…for everybody
I was already an unashamed admirer of this classic steakhouse. Smith & Wollensky ticks all the gastronomic boxes for me, and with decor to bring...
JW Steakhouse for Lunch – restaurant review
Yes, Park Lane is swanky and fringed with outstanding hotels, and all of them are celebrated and worthy. One of the most popular is Grosvenor...
Smith and Wollensky London – review
Anyone who has had a trip to the States might recognise the name of this restaurant – or more accurately, recognise the ‘names’ of this...
Stagolee’s – restaurant review
Stagolee’s is an American restaurant and we have plenty of those in the UK, ranging from dubious to excellent in quality. But Stagolee’s is unlike...
Jackson and Rye Richmond – restaurant review
Peanut Butter Fudge S’mores was a sweet star What a view! There can be few places more picturesque than the bank of the River Thames...
Patty and Bun, Old Compton Street – restaurant review
Soho in general and this street in particular became the refuge of Huguenots, French Protestants who fled to England in the early 1680s. The street...
Dirty Bones Kensington for Brunch – restaurant review
It’s raining in Kensington and we are hungry for brunch. Yes, that convivial meal twixt brekkie and weekend dinner that allows for a broad menu...
Sticky Fingers – Return with Benny – restaurant review
One is spoilt for restaurants in London. High-end Michelin-starred, white-tableclothed establishments abound. There are exotic and periodically good curry houses. There are trending trucks offering...
Sticky Fingers, Kensington – restaurant review
Kensington High Street is smart. There is the usual complement of restaurants in the area and they range from the expected Lebanese to the trendy...
Porky’s BBQ at Bankside – restaurant review
I guess the name says it all. BBQ is what Porky’s offers, but this is the real thing rather than the chain variety, which has...
Big Easy, Chelsea – restaurant review
There is a little piece of London that will remain forever America. No, it’s not the US Embassy. It’s the award-winning Big Easy, which is...
Ed’s Easy Diner, Euston Station – restaurant review
Ed’s Easy Diner is a small chain of classic American diners. It was founded in November 1987 in London by Barry Margolis. It was the...
Planet Hollywood, Haymarket, London – review
‘OK, so review London’s Planet Hollywood.’ ‘Yes, but I’m a serious restaurant reviewer.’ ‘Go on, you might like it.’ …That’s the conversation I had with...