I’ve read so many ramen reviews lately that I decided it was time to see what all the fuss was about. Of all the places that have sprung up, Bone Daddies seems to have attracted the best write-ups and it made sense to me to start with the best. So off I went. I arrived on a Tuesday evening just ...
Read More »Alyn Williams at The Westbury
You should go now before Williams reputation grows any further, the tasting menu won’t £60 for ever. Alyn Williams worked under Marcus Wareing for eight years, four of which were spent as head chef of the two-star Berkeley, so at an irresistible £60 for seven courses, I didn’t take much persuading. We arrived just after 7pm on a Friday night ...
Read More »Mele e Pere
This is a reliable, mid-priced restaurant and if you are in the area, I’d recommend giving it a try. We were looking for a restaurant in town for a quick, midweek bite. Something different, something fresh, something new. After much debate we decided to give Mele e Pere a try and it fitted the bill perfectly. It’s the sort of place you ...
Read More »Kervan Sofrasi – The best kebab in town?
The kebab has been maligned and misunderstood for far too long. All too often people hear the word and immediately think of the greasy, grey slabs of doner meat at dodgy take-aways up and down the country. To those people, I say this. Do we judge the burger by the standards of what’s on offer in our local late-night take-away? ...
Read More »Dinner by Heston by Heston Blumenthal
The food at Dinner is truly excellent and the fact that we managed to keep the bill below ₤190 made it all the sweeter. It’s not often that I feel out of place in a restaurant, but our visit to Dinner was one such occasion. It’s situated in the luxurious Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge and we seemed to be the ...
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