French cuisine is glamorous. Not essentially so, but symbolically such. One may argue that this is because of the prettiness of their dishes,…
Category: Reviews
Review: Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar, London
I feel for celebrities. The incessant publicity, invasions of privacy, criticisms for being human and all the other general intrusions that make up…
Review: The Castle Inn, Bungay, Suffolk
For a small town, Bungay has a fair few restaurants. You’ve got your standard chippy, your Chinese, your kebab shop, but you’ve also got…
Review: XU Restaurant & Teahouse, London
I walked from Piccadilly Circus, through the busy afternoon streets of central London, a busker’s painful rendition of Kodaline’s All I Want, a…
Review: Farmyard Contemporary Bistro, Norwich
Although the term is not as widely used, bistronomy is what most savvy restaurants are into these days. No longer is it practical to…
Review: Brat Restaurant, Redchurch Street, Shoreditch
If you squeeze past the roiling busyness that is Smoking Goat in Shoreditch, moving just around the corner and a little bit further on…
Review: Padella Restaurant, Borough Market
I am convinced that one of the best places to get to know a person is in the queue outside Padella. You are in…
Review: Freakscene Restaurant, Frith Street
You look towards the entrance of Freakscene and feel a little underwhelmed at the fact it is not Barrafina. The memorable maroon shades now…
Review: Westerns Laundry Restaurant, Drayton Park
If it were not for my catching movement in the corner of my eye as I walked past the courtyard of the Westerns Laundry,…
Review: Son of Steak Restaurant, Nottingham
They’ve got the aesthetic. The stripped- back yet not, wood and iron finished, oh where is the brick wall…. ah! there by the bar,…