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Sabor Review – A tapas titan in London

I fondly recall the many nights perched on the bar at the original Barrafina on Frith Street that originally launched…

Craft beer/ales Gastropub Good for dates Good for Groups Informal Open Kitchen South of the River Surrey

Kings Head Teddington “Everything deserves a second chance”

The Kings Head in Teddington is part of the White Brasserie pub group, where the legend Mr Raymond Blanc (Le…

Alfresco Dining Craft beer/ales Gastropub Good for dates Good for Groups Informal Open Kitchen South of the River

The Ship Wandsworth Review. If you don’t get claustrophobic, then you probably will develop the condition as it gets utterly rammed to an inch of its life.

The ship is a boozer that overlooks the River Thames right by the traffic clogged Wandworth Bridge Road. You know…

Brixton Cantonese Gastronoughts Good for dates Informal Open Kitchen Restaurant Graveyard

Duck Duck Goose Brixton – Oli brings his representation of Cantonese roast meat in all its majesty to us since Jan 2017

Pop Brixton is a community project where you can be guaranteed some live events (there is a gig when we…

1 Michelin Star 5 Star Hotel Cocktails Formal Good for dates Great British Chef Grubstance 300 Open Kitchen Posh Nosh

Marcus at The Berkley Review …half of me thinks he’s a sad bastard and the other half still adores him…

Marcus Wareing got his feet wet at the tender age of 11 packing potatoes and riding shot-gun with his father…

Cocktails Gastronoughts Good for dates Good for Groups Informal Italian Old St Open Kitchen Pasta

Passo Old St – you’re definitely not sitting elbow to elbow here and you can flounce around like a spoilt child without anyone noticing

Passo is brought to us in October 2017 to the manor they call Old St from the guys behind the…

Cocktails Good for dates Posh Nosh Steak

London Steak House Company… Then came the beef short ribs – two slabs of melting, sticky pieces of flesh with a good coating of BBQ glaze

The London Steak House Company formed in 2008 and first opened in the City just off Bishopsgate – you’ve probably…

Bistro Counter Dining Craft beer/ales Good for dates Informal Modern British Soho Wine Bar

Duck Soup Soho Review – they have wandered the world, discovering many cooking styles

Ducksoup, a 40 cover datenight-ish Soho gem is run by Clare Lattin, Rory McCoy and Julian Biggs. All alumni of…

Cocktails Craft beer/ales Good for dates Good for Groups Informal Open Kitchen Shoreditch Thai

Smoking Goat – Shoreditch – The flavours will summon you like a mistress in the night

When Smoking Goat Soho was still about, you would often find me there chowing down on their fish sauce wings,…

Cocktails Counter Dining Craft beer/ales Gastronoughts Good for dates Indian Informal Open Kitchen Soho

Kricket – Soho – Being different on the food front is the feather in the restaurants cap

Kricket on the face of it seems like the well-worn sock of all cliches. Once upon a time they were…