Review #64 San Carlo Cichetti, Covent Garden
Venetian-style Cichetti in an opulent room; a mixed bag of value with good service.
Review #63 Gaylord Restaurant, Fitzrovia
Heritage Indian food in Mortimer Street. Expanses of white linen and good goat.
Review #62 Gelateria Paolin, Venice
Pizzette and salad, good service and a great view of Venetian life going by. Good times.
Review #61 Antica Locanda Montin
Recommended by the eldest child Locanda Montin was a perfect place for a late lunch. In a quiet garden we dined on sea bass and spaghetti alle vongole with a bit of Prosecco and Pinot Grigio for fluids. The spaghetti was al dente and had a generous helping of Poseidon’s bounty in the form of…
Review #60 The Gilbert Scott, St Pancras
Set menu, Gothic room, good for a celebration.
Chichester and Arundel
Having spent a few days away from London I would normally have returned to my desk with a slew of reviews to do from the place that I’ve been. But on this occasion that isn’t the case as I was away for a conference of the Society for the Study of French History. So this…
Review #59 Byron, New Change
Post traumatic parents' evening trauma assuaged by good burgers but with an sting in the wallet for thirsty beerhounds.
Review #58 King Baba, Leamington Spa
Between the sublime of Italy’s disposal of Spain and the ridiculous of England’s football disgrace we dined at the court of King Baba. Baba’s digs are by no means palatial, in fact his monarchical style tends to the stripped back Scandinavian vibe with an Indian twist rather than plush oriental splendour. But that suited us…
Review #57 HIX Mayfair, er Mayfair
To HIX Mayfair on Albemarle Street with a friend who was looking for a suitable venue for a major birthday party. We’d been lured by the improbably cheap set lunch menu of 32 nicker for three courses and an introductory cocktail. HIX Mayfair is less flamboyant than the other branches I’ve visited in Shoreditch and…
Review #56 Le Florentin, Aubagne
Big pizza and a small bill, Le F delivers all round.
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