Posted in Craft beer/ales East End French Gastropub Good for dates Hackney

The Duke of Richmond Review Hackney- The food is seasonally British with French elocution

The Duke of Richmond is a pub in the neighbourhood of Hackney run by Tom Oldroyd and is missus Meryl…

Posted in Counter Dining East End French Good for dates Informal Open Kitchen Wine Bar

Brawn Review – Columbia Road – The Flavours Summon You Like A Mistress In The Night…

Brawn is ten years young this year and is located on the corner of Columbia Road. On Sunday’s the street…

Posted in Dress to impress Formal French Good for dates Good for Groups Posh Nosh

Bleeding Heart – Review – Farringdon, A Bistro with a bloody history

Since 1983, the Bleeding Heart has been serving bistro style French cuisine in their low ceilinged basement dining room. The…

Posted in Bistro Cocktails Counter Dining Covent Garden French Good for dates Good for Groups Informal Open Kitchen Wine Bar Wine pairing

Frenchie – Review – Revisited

I said Frenchie was a bistro in a sharp suit during my first appraisal and I stand by that. It’s…

Posted in 1 Michelin Star Bookings only City Cocktails Dress to impress Formal French Good for dates Posh Nosh Tasting Menu Wine Bar Wine pairing

Le Dame De Pic – Restaurant Royalty?

Anne-Sophie Pic is bit of a chef legend that has created her own legacy, cemented in modern French cookery. She…

Posted in 1 Michelin Star Bistro Cocktails Craft beer/ales French Informal New York Steak

Minetta Tavern – it’s a New York institution

Unsurprisingly we could only score a table at 5.30pm in Keith McNally marvellous Greenwich Village bistro which has been around since…

Posted in Brasserie Brunch Cocktails Coffee Counter Dining Craft beer/ales French Informal New York Wine Bar

Balthazar – New York – brunch love

Balthazar is another one of Keith McNally’s grand French brasserie’s located on Spring Street of New York since April 1997. The…

Posted in 2 Michelin Stars Formal French Posh Nosh Restaurant Graveyard Tasting Menu Wine pairing

Hibiscus – the final farewell – TTFN

I managed to dine at the 2 Michelin Star Hibiscus before it closed for good on the 1st of October 2016,…

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Birthdays should always involve good restaurants.. Portland for lunch and Frenchie for dinner? Yes Please!

What do you do when you’re tasked with organising a day and night of restaurants for a friend’s birthday? You…

Posted in Bistro Cocktails Counter Dining Covent Garden Craft beer/ales French Informal Open Kitchen Wine Bar

Frenchie – Review (Covent Garden) – a bistro with a sharp suit? Trés Bon!

Greg Marchand opens “Frenchie” in February this year, a name coined for him by Jamie Oliver when he was the…