My other half is a tad obsessed with Honey & Co and so we decided to try the newest addition to their mini chain, Honey & Smoke. There was a ‘concept’ to the menu – the explanation was a bit convoluted but essentially there is a set menu with a very generous portion of mezze […]
Rovi
Rovi is the newest branch of the Ottolenghi chain, and is focused on vegetables, fermentation and grilled food (their description, not mine). We decided to go somewhat last minute, and managed to get a table (there is also seating at the bar for walk ins). The menu was pretty much as described and I would […]
Santa Maria Fitzrovia
I’m always happy to try new pizza places and this did not disappoint; my pizza had a thin, charred base, a sweet tomato sauce and small pieces of molten mozzarella on top. We chose two side dishes – an aubergine parmigiana and tender, well-seasoned meatballs. Both made good use of the same tomato sauce as the pizza. I […]
Sushi Atelier vs. Kazu
Sushi fight! These two Japanese restaurants opened up in our area before Christmas and we decided to test them one weekend after the other, to decide which would become our new local Japanese. Atmosphere: Sushi Atelier is clean and modern-looking; upstairs consists of a bar overlooking the chefs and downstairs there are tables in a […]
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 […]
Clipstone
I have been terrible at trying new places recently but this restaurant meets my lazy person criteria of being within walking distance of my house. The place is small and fairly simply decorated; we were warmly greeted on arrived and offered a choice of tables. The wine list is interesting too (as you would expect) […]
Kiln Soho
I still have not made my way to Smoking Goat, and so I was happy to hear about a newer larger branch on Brewer Street. There are wood burning ovens and grills (hence the name) and certainly, the grilled meat and fish were our highlights. In particular we really enjoyed some type of spicy sausage […]
Pide
This is a new Turkish place on Charlotte Street. I popped in one day after work and took some lahmacun and pide to eat at home. It was cheap, fresh (cooked in front of me) – and most importantly it tasted pretty good too. Price: Cheap Rating: Good Vale for money: Value for money
Ippudo, Canary Wharf
I am slowly making my way round the various ramen places in London…and this one included a very slow queue (i.e. glacial). After a long wait we were finally seated…and waited again for someone to take our order…and waited again for our ramen…and waited again to pay….and I thought ramen was supposed to be fast food…! […]
Duck + Rice
I had a craving for duck on rice one day, and remembered this place had recently opened. I sat down, looked at the menu…err….not on the starters…not on the sharing plates…must be on the rice dishes…errr….nope! After getting over my initial disappointment I ordered venison puffs for old times’ sake, as well as a pretty […]