Imli Street, Soho, for Lunch – restaurant review
The untutored might not know that Imli Street is part of the celebrated Tamarind Collection which includes the world-famous Tamarind restaurant with Executive Chef Alfred...
Imli Street for breakfast – restaurant review
The name is somewhat familiar but the celebrated Imli has now graduated to a rather urbanly sophisticated Imli Street. Both the menu and décor have...
Dozo Japanese Restaurant, Soho – review
This is a relatively new kid on the block although Dozo in Old Brompton Road has been around for a while. This new Soho branch...
Clockjack Oven, Soho, for Chicken – restaurant review
A roasting jack was a machine popular in Tudor times. It was a mechanism for rotating meat on a skewer or spit. Often it was...
Dumplings Legend, Chinatown – restaurant review
This restaurant has been open a couple of years and is a sophisticated spot for smart-casual dining; but one starts the culinary adventure before one...
Wulumuchi – Chinatown, London – restaurant review
We in London have always been open to diverse cuisines. The fish and chips that are considered to be so iconic are a melange of...
Barshu – Frith Street – restaurant review
Frith Street was constructed in the 1680s, and is named after a builder called Richard Frith. In the 18th and early 19th centuries it was...
Spice Market for Dinner – restaurant review
Jean-Georges Vongerichten is considered by many to be one of the foremost movers and shakers in the culinary arena these days …on both sides of...
Bubbleology – Soho – café review
I have long heard of bubble tea, and have read the descriptions and seen the pictures, but it had been an exotic mystery … until...
Banana Tree – Soho – restaurant review
This summer William Chow opened his sixth and latest branch of Banana Tree and this time in Soho, that bastion of Chinese cuisine of variable...
The Gay Hussar, Greek Street – review
I love reviewing restaurants. Most people would say I have the best job in the world and I would agree. I eat all over London...
Hummus Bros – Fun family fare – restaurant review
An invitation to review Hummus Bros! Aren’t they a tailoring company? Posh morning coats for hire, wedding togs? Perhaps dinner jackets – it’s a restaurant...
Spice Market, Soho, for breakfast – restaurant review
When home alone I confess to being a half-hearted breakfast eater. It’s not that I am not craving a tasty start to my day but...
Maison Touareg for lunch – restaurant review
Greek Street is one of my favourite corners of London. It has the feel of a village with heaps of charm preserved from another era....
Zenna Bar, Soho – review
Dean Street is a famed Soho thoroughfare. It runs between the retail hub of Oxford Street to the north and Shaftesbury Avenue to the south....
Inamo Techno Restaurant, Soho – review
Wardour Street is celebrated as one of London’s night-owl alleys. Its selection of clubs and eateries is legendary so it’s no surprise that it also...
El Cantara, Soho – restaurant review
We all need to get away from time to time. The freezing and wind-swept streets of London encourage thoughts of distant lands, exotic fabrics, tooled...
Bob Bob Ricard for Afternoon Tea – restaurant review
Ricard is in fact a chap called Richard Howarth and the Bob Bob a wealthy Russian by the name of Leonid Shutov. Richard gave Leonid...
Sanctum Soho Hotel’s No.20 Restaurant for Breakfast – review
Sanctum Soho Hotel is in the heart of London’s West End. Two Georgian townhouses have been converted into a striking 30-bedroom boutique hotel. It’s right...
Golden Gate Cake Shop, Chinatown – review
Chinese food – but not as we know it! What picture do we conjure up when we think of a Sunday morning in Chinatown in...