The Barbary
02/01/2017

The Barbary

A fairly recurrent motif in the London restaurant scene at the moment is the second restaurant effect. A new independent restaurant starts up, becomes successful and then opens their second restaurant. Sometimes, this is good – standards are maintained and it becomes (ever so slightly) …

eating, England, London, review
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by Patrick
Smokestak
28/12/2016

Smokestak

You would have thought that at my age, I would learn to keep my big mouth shut.  I’ve had enough things not go my way in my eating adventures to know the truth of that first hand.  The aforementioned sentences’ lack of tangentiality will be …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Anglo
21/12/2016

Anglo

When I initially heard the name of the restaurant “Anglo”, I was very puzzled.  Is that the name of a dog?  My confusion was compounded as when typing the name into the oracle (Google), I was told that it was a restaurant serving Asian food. …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Bao
15/12/2016

Bao

Bun.  No I haven’t lost it.  I’m just stating the translation of this creatively named joint serving Taiwanese buns.  I’ve found myself peering longingly into the original Soho branch but never been in on account of the monstrous queue.  So imagine my surprise at simply …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Dum Biryani House
28/11/2016

Dum Biryani House

Single dish specialty restaurants have become all the rage in London in the last few years. Ramen, udon, schnitzel, lasagna, meatballs, hot dogs, lobster rolls, steak (and even cereal!) have all been turned into restaurant concepts – some with more successful than others. In theory, …

eating, England, London, review
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by Patrick