A Long Weekend in Barcelona
Just had a delightful weekend break with my wife in Barcelona, visiting the usual sights; Gaudi's Casa Batllo, the Sagrada Familia etc. However the highlight…
Ma Goa: A recipe for disappointment
If you want a rather disappointing night then book yourself into Ma Goa in Putney. It promotes itself as authentic India Street food that has…
Blue Print Cafe: Ideal for a Weekend Brunch
The Blue Print Cafe is in Shad Thames and overlooking the river Thames. The restaurant is on the first floor and is bright and airy,…
Hakkasan Mayfair
For my Mother's 80, we were very kindly invited by an old family friend to Hakkasan in Mayfair. I had dined at the first restaurant…
The Secret Restaurant at the National Portrait Gallery, London
The Portrait Restaurant is gem of a restaurant hidden on the top floor of the National Portrait Gallery, with views over Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square…
The Beijing Dumpling Restaurant, Chinatown, LOndon
The Beijing Dumpling is one of those standard Chinatown restaurants, the food is good, not exceptional and the service was friendly and as expected. What…
A Quick Lunch at Roka Mayfair
Ushered inside by the friendly bouncers bookending the weighty glass doors, we found the dimly-lit Roka Mayfair buzzing at full capacity for a Thursday lunch…
A Birthday Treat at Bellemy’s
I am lucky to have wonderful friends and a very special one surprised me and the family by inviting us to Bellamy's for my Birthday…
West 36: A Trendy Sunday Lunch
I had a splendid long Sunday lunch at West 36, just off Ladbroke Grove W10, with an old business school friend who flew in from…
Brasserie Blanc
Had a splendid dinner at Raymond Blanc's Brasserie Blanc in Beaconsfield. Quite reasonably priced for the quality of food and the service was adequate.The good…
