Restaurants – London

This place never disappoints and these evenings are always great fun! We popped up from The London Underground at Oxford Street Station, wandered along an empty Regent Street towards the BBC, before hanging a right at Little Portland St. We found a cosy public bar ….read more

Well, this was a Christmas gift from more than a year ago that if I’m honest I was in two minds about … A little part of me was worried that this would be full of pretentious tosspots talking about ‘notes’ and ‘body’ and trying ….read more

Very POSH afternoon tea at the Lanesborough, an unbranded high end hotel located at the site of the old St. George’s Hospital in Hyde Park Corner in Knightsbridge.  It’s a pretty awesome place. Top drawer elegance and service off the scale.  It was Doreen’s 90th ….read more

Italian – Marylebone  Another gathering of Emma’s old Uni friends and partners brought us this time to a lovely Italian restaurant called Caldesi. It was my first time here, and as usual with this group of friends, far too much vino was consumed!  It’s always ….read more

A return to Six by Nico for a six course tasting menu in celebration of Sarah’s 30th Birthday. The menu this time was Italian, with an Amalfi spin. We chose the wine pairing option, six courses with five different glasses of wines selected to complement ….read more

Tonight, in the height of summer, it seemed like the ideal time to redeem a voucher we were gifted by my daughters and their partners at Christmas. They know us well. We arrived into Victoria by train and meandered our way towards our destination, via ….read more

An exceptional night out at the Canary Wharf venue. Our second time at this small niche restaurant chain, the last time we visited the Fitzrovia venue.  We started with some “pre’s” near Kings Cross where we found a lovely wine bar called “Bar Rioja” which ….read more

PIE ‘N’ MASH – VARIOUS  Cockneys of Croydon  G Kelly – Bethnal Green  F Cooke – Broadway Market  As I am from London I couldn’t stick a post on here without a mention of my favourite East End dish, Pie ‘n’ Mash. Now the problem ….read more

Paddington, Regents Canal.  Well this was a little quirky! A floating restaurant on the Regents Canal in Paddington. The weather was kind to us as we walked along the towpath in search of the barge. Emma had heard of this place from a friend on ….read more

This has got to be our favourite Indian restaurant – hands down! The menu here is nothing like you’d expect in a more “traditional UK based” Indian restaurant. It appears to draw from influences from all over the place. The main dish in the centre ….read more

The Shard, London Bridge  Now this was an experience to remember.  The views across London are spectacular and I’d certainly recommend it for a special occasion. It’s not your average place to dine. Don’t blink or you’ll miss the journey on the super fast lift ….read more

We spent the morning exploring Columbia Road flower market, this is an old market that has been going for over a century and a half in this part of London. I didn’t realise until recently that the unusual trading day was switched from Saturday to ….read more

This is a great way to enjoy a meal, tapas style and sharing dishes. We had a gift from Emma’s kids, but the staff managed to give us an accidental upgrade which meant an absolute feast of a meal which was also incredibly good quality ….read more

OK.. So the weather wasn’t playing ball, as we headed along the Southbank from London Bridge station popping into the Anchor pub before seeking out “Lumin Beach” a Caribbean themed food-shack just past the OXO tower. We headed inside (for warmth) despite the lure of ….read more

Royal Exchange  Never been here before, but walked past it many times. Again, we doubled up a trip here with a wander around London both before and after. I don’t have any photos of the food, but we really enjoyed the evening.  The location is ….read more