Handy for Oxford Street, the latest outpost of the Salt Yard empire; it’s a useful enough place, very much in the style of its predecessors, but we couldn’t see it rising to any sort of ‘destination’ status. When you’ve had a string of successful, and in their day somewhat innovative, restaurants – Salt Yard, Dehesa, […]
Brooklyn comes to Soho (again); this diner de luxe is hardly a gastronomic destination, but everything is done well, and the overall level of value is hard to criticise. We’ll not begin by bemoaning the fact that London’s bout of Americophilia shows no sign of abating. We’ll not lament the fact that ‘Brooklyn style’ has […]
Owned (but not too obviously) by the Hotel Chocolat people, a really welcoming Borough Market bar/bistro where everything comes with cocoa, not that you’d really know; we thought this one of the nicest all-rounders we’ve been to for some time. Don’t we all love a ‘backstory’? And the story behind this particular story – or […]
Recently refurbished, one of London’s most artistically impressive dining rooms, offering a dining experience well above the cultural-destination average, plus a wine list of some note. Society artist Rex Whister was in his early 20s when, in 1926, he was commissioned to decorate a new dining room at the National Gallery of British Art (which […]
