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Berners Tavern for breakfast, Portland for lunch.. This is what you do when friends come to visit. What an afternoon!

I’ve been to Berners Tavern many times now for dinner and lunch but never for breakfast so having an old works reunion…

Posted in Cheap Eats Cocktails Informal Mexican Open Kitchen Restaurant Graveyard Shoreditch

Santo Remedio – Mexicana in hipster land – where has it gone?

Santo Remedio comes to Shoredtich’s Rivington St in March of this year bringing a blend of modern and street food…

Posted in Alfresco Dining Bao Brixton Cash only Cheap Eats Chinese Craft beer/ales Fitzrovia Informal Japanese No bookings Open Kitchen Soho

Gastro Day – Bao Fitzrovia, Tombo And Okan – A Day Of Food

From a 6 seat market shack to a roaring success in Soho and now a 3rd instalment in Fitzrovia, whatever…

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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…

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Ember Yard – Review (Soho) My first and most recent visits

The Ember Yard is the fourth instalment from the Salt Yard Group and my second voyage in conquering all of their restaurants after staying…

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Le Bab Revisited

I first came here back in February this year and loved the concept of old uni friends collaborating to create Le…

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Piquet – Review (Fitzrovia) Another one bites the dust

Piquet was the name of Allan Pickett’s no gimmicks French inspired London restaurant. He collaborates with Bodeans founder Andre Blais…

Posted in Clapham Counter Dining Craft beer/ales Informal Open Kitchen South of the River Tapas

Counter Coutre – Review (Clapham) ‘The Dairy’s naughty little brother’

Counter Culture first opened in April this year and it was dubbed ‘The Dairy’s naughty little brother’.  It offers small…

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Pizza Union, Pitt Cue, Taste London.. This is what Fat Friday’s are about

Fat Friday’s personify quality time consuming one’s bodyweight in high calorie comfort food which invariably/inevitably have a patina of filth….

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Lurra – Review (Marylebone) Basque in London

So what’s Lurra about? It’s a Basque inspired charcoal & wood fired dining spot that features its own wine cellar, oak…