Bancone

Bancone

Dogs love BBQs. They wait in gleeful expectation for inevitable clumsiness which will lead to lunch.  The resignation as a party goer sees their tilted plate resulting in their food being pulled down inexorably by gravity is greeted with joy by the dog. I felt …

10 Heddon Street

10 Heddon Street

Creatively named.  Just like 10 Greek Street up the road. I guess when you are not so very imaginative, you could always name your restaurant after its address.  Or perhaps I am being a tad harsh here as perhaps such a straightforward name is suggesting …

The Ninth

The Ninth

How much value do you put on an hour of your time?  If it was only GBP1, could I hire you to clean my toilet?  If it is astronomically high like 10,000 times that amount, please explain to me why do you spend so much …

The Heron

The Heron

An interesting thing seems to be happening these days. Proper restaurants are forming inside of pubs.  Perhaps it is a sign of the times, people are not satisfied with pub grub to go with their beer and demand something more.  Or perhaps the margins are …

Pavilion Cafe

Pavilion Cafe

Children say the most interesting things.  That was my thought as I overheard, from my vantage point a metre or so up, a conversation between two little girls.  There is something endearing about their lack of propriety and awareness. They were ogling fish in a …