SuperStar BBQ

SuperStar BBQ

As far as restaurant names go, I take my hat off to SuperStar BBQ for sheer aplomb.  Naming your establishment after the diva inside all of us (or perhaps that is just me) was more than enough to pique my curiosity.  Maybe after lunch, I 

Clarke’s

Clarke’s

I heard that Clarke’s was an outpost of the gentrified, so I couldn’t resist a visit after my trip to Paris to check if cultured people in white table cloth restaurants in England acted the same.  Hence, my visit to this institution.  Clarke’s, apparently known 

The Fire Station

The Fire Station

I guess I should have known better.  Although, in my defense, we weren’t exactly spoilt for choice.  For a weekend lunch around Waterloo, if you aren’t too keen on the chains, there isn’t really that many options.  So we decided on the restaurant based on 

The Portman

The Portman

I could begin as many other posts I have read seem to do – by talking about the location, the premise and the décor of the restaurant.  Instead, I will start with a more intellectual introduction to The Portman.  When I initially heard the word 

The Narrow

The Narrow

When I heard the name of the restaurant where we would go for dinner, I couldn’t help but make comparisons to the phrase straight and narrow.  It is rather an ironic name given the name of the owner, Mr Ramsay who is well known for