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Indian Zing

Indian Zing

Vainly struggling to find a decent eatery in Hammersmith, my Zomato app steered me to the local Indian.  I hoped that I would get a bit of zap to go along with the zing on my tastebuds. First up were some poppadoms. These were unfortunately 

Lyle’s

Lyle’s

I was celebrating a special day (no I’m not bald yet) and as part of this I was in for a little surprise.  In hip and trendy Shoreditch, my dining companion untied the metaphoric blindfold to present me to Lyle’s.  Or perhaps I should say 

Shotgun

Shotgun

It’s been a while since I have reverted to my caveman tendencies, i.e. eat a huge slab of barbecued meat. That is what Shotgun is for.  A very refined bar to sit on which belies the nature of their cuisine. Pimento cheese.  My friend had 

Pho and Bun

Pho and Bun

Pho and Bun is the second new Vietnamese restaurant opening in the Chinatown area, in what some may say is too short space of time.  It follows on from Viet Food just around the corner. It occupies the space that once belonged to Young Cheng, 

Gauthier

Gauthier

The adventure starts when you arrive at the door.  When my dining companion arrived, he thought that maybe this was a trick.  What type of restaurant tells you to ring the door bell?  It’s Soho, so maybe there is something dodgy going on inside…  Yet