I’m tired even thinking about this – the food was good, experimental and modern and *just* the right side of being too fussy…but it took us three and a quarter hours to get through dinner. And when you have had a long week at work, it’s probably not the best thing to do on a […]
Calcutta Street *SHUT*
This place has been open for a little while now and we finally remembered to go along. It’s pretty small and therefore a bit hectic but the food came quickly and was full of flavour – for example, phuchka, semolina balls filled with spiced potato, came with a mint and tamarind dip. We had two […]
Xu
There has been a lot of anticipation for Xu, the latest from the team behind Bao. We got a 5pm reservation on a Saturday (which is ok for us as we tend to eat at odd times at the weekend). After battling through the crowds attending Pride, we settled down at our table with some […]
Four Seasons
I read the Kevin Kwan ‘Rich Asians’ trilogy recently and the following quote amused me, describing the Singaporean group’s favourite places in London: ‘The Holy Trinity are Four Seasons for the roast duck, Mandarin Kitchen for the…lobster noodles, and Royal China for the dim sum” I think it still holds true (though I’d swap out […]