The Five Tuns – Terminal 5 Heathrow – restaurant review
Yes, dear reader, I travel and I expect you, too, will have that delight from time to time. When one flies there are invariably tedious...
Roast – the Restaurant, Borough Market – review
Iqbal Wahhab, now OBE, (awarded that high honour in recognition of his public service and services for promotion of the hospitality industry) is a man...
Moët Movies at Axis, One Aldwych – restaurant review
One Aldwych is one of the best addresses. It stands on a corner plot in the middle of London in Covent Garden. This is an...
Mestizo Restaurant, Euston – review
I had my first little peek at Mestizo last year. Just a cocktail and some nibbles but it was enough to give an indication that...
St Pancras Grand Restaurant, Oyster and Champagne Bar – review
Today I have a review of a smart restaurant conveniently situated about 2 hours outside Paris. Good transport links with easy access to city shops....
Al Waha Lebanese restaurant, Westbourne Grove – review
The residents of Westbourne Grove have long been spoiled for choice with regard to restaurants. The standard in this neighbourhood has improved over these last...
Le Colombier, Chelsea – restaurant review
I started thinking about food on my journey to Le Colombier. I started thinking about engineering, haulage and transport when I arrived at Le Colombier....
Cookbook Café – Sunday Brunch – restaurant review
It might not be any longer the Biblical day of rest but it still tends to be the day we ear-mark for special events, loved...
Theo Randall at the InterContinental – restaurant review
This London hotel was opened in 1975, and reopened in 2006 after a £76m refurbishment. In the restaurant, natural materials are used to great effect....
Mestizo Restaurant and Tequila Bar, London – review
You might say you like “Mexican” food. You might have had “Mexican” food on trips to the US and Taco Bell might be your favourite...
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...
The Bibendum Cookbook by Terence Conran – review
So what is a Bibendum? It sounds like the Latin name for a baby’s nappy (diaper) but it is, in fact, the name of a...
The Blue Elephant Cookbook – review
This must surely be the most celebrated of Thai restaurant empires. It would be diminishing the class and the quality of the group to describe...
Donna Margherita Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria – review
We chose a Tuesday evening to visit this little corner of Clapham, and it had all the makings of an uninspiring event. The weather was...
The Cinnamon Club, Westminster – restaurant review
The Cinnamon Club was the brain-child of Iqbal Wahhab. Hmmm, that name rings a bell. Yes, my dear musing reader, you are right, Iqbal is...
Zeen – Flavour of India – restaurant review
Zeenat Harnal began work in the hospitality industry in 1980 as a management trainee within the Taj Group of Hotels in India. This is a...
Green Chilli Restaurant – Chef Bhuwan Bhatt – review
It’s just a short distance from the heart of Hammersmith. It’s even nearer to Ravenscourt Park Station, so this is a prime spot for a...
The City of London Cookbook by Peter Gladwin – review
This is one of those charity books with various contributors that I love so much. The charity in question was the Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2006:...
Afternoon Tea at Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill
Afternoon tea is very much in vogue these days, so why wouldn’t you have a traditional afternoon tea in London, the capital of European tea-drinking?...
Chutneys Indian Vegetarian Restaurant – review
The hidden gem of Euston. Chutneys Indian Vegetarian restaurant first opened its doors in 1987. A little more modest capacity than now with only 40...