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Darjeeling Express Review – the next day march to the toilet will be worth it…

Darjeeling Express commenced life as as a 12-cover supper club before they become permanent and it’s well deserved for the…

Posted in City Curry Good for dates Good for Groups Informal Open Kitchen Steak

Temper City Review… there are dangling lacquered skinned birds smoking above the fire and huge slabs of prime ribs on the griddle.

Temper City opens in the summer for 2017 to a bring a curry and gin themed night out to the…

Posted in Basque Counter Dining Covent Garden Good for dates Informal No bookings Open Kitchen Tapas

Barrafina Drury Lane Review… I can’t think of better ways right now to spend calories for my money

I first came to Barrafina Drury Lane a couple of weeks into their opening in the summer of 2015, then…

Posted in East End Good for dates Informal Modern European Open Kitchen Posh Nosh Wine Bar

Laughing Heart Review – it’s worth the schlep

The Laughing Heart – a neighbourhood gem based along the bustling Hackney Road, is owned by Charlie Mellor, a burly-bearded,…

Posted in Bistro Borough Market Burgers Craft beer/ales Good for dates Informal London Bridge Seafood Wine Bar

Elliots Borough Market Review…We get to enjoy the pleasures of their virtuous use of small time growers

Elliot’s has been holding it down on the edge of Borough Market since 2011, courtesy of Aussie chef Brett Redman….

Posted in 1 Michelin Star Basque Bookings advisable Good for dates Informal Posh Nosh San Sebastian Tasting Menu Wine pairing

Kokotxa – San Sebastian – Michelin Cat Nip

Dani López is the chef owner behind Kokotxa, and he’s given me one of the main reasons as to why I…

Posted in 3 Michelin Stars Bookings advisable Dress to impress Formal Good for dates Good for Groups Molecular Gastronomy Posh Nosh San Sebastian

Akelarre – The 3 Star Mission Is Complete!

Akelarre is hidden up a hillside on Monte Igueldo, a beguiling place where people come to gawp and swoon. It doesn’t…

Posted in Cheap Eats Gastronoughts Good for dates Good for Groups Informal Open Kitchen Pintxos San Sebastian Spain

San Sebastian Pintxos Tour Part Two… drink tourist quantities of txakoli whilst indulging in the carnival of pintxos

This is my second trip to San Sebastián, a food lovers nirvana not just for all the Michelin Stars they…

Posted in Good for dates Informal South of the River Steak

Buenos Aires Review Wimbledon – What I got was a really tender piece of steak, full of carbonic sear…

Argentina is a country besotted with it’s beef, apparently they eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner – relentlessly. So…

Posted in Cocktails Craft beer/ales Good for dates Good for Groups Great British Chef Informal London Bridge Open Kitchen South of the River Steak

Hixster Bankside Review – the place wreaks of City shenanigans..

Hixster Bankside is Chef Mark Hix’s 7th restaurant in London and holds the same chicken-or-steak notion as his famed Tramshed…