Resto 3 Prezzo, Trafalgar Square
A predictably bland prelude to an underpowered Mamet show featuring a hamster in a rug.
Resto 2 Le Jockey, Paris
Chewy onglet (with a delicious sauce) and perfect galette du roi at Le Jockey.
Resto 1 of 2018! Pizza Pernety, Paris
Good pizza before grooving to the Cubans at l'Entrepôt is an excellent way to spend a Saturday night.
Resto 74 Il Pescatore, Southend-on-Sea
Of all the restos of my acquaintance in Southend (and I've known a few) Il P reigns supreme.
Resto 71 Brasserie de la Gare, Brussels
Dinky croques, clean bogs and a friendly welcome at the B de la G in Brussels.
Resto 69 Le Moissonnier, Köln
This was an excellent experience but not one that my credit card could handle too many times in a season. However, to have come into a womb of sophisticated Frenchness after having spent an evening watching the most turgid Europa League match since the last one in a noisy brauhaus was a most welcome thing. And this on the back of an excellent morning in Cologne's fine art museum where they had an extraordinary exhibition of Tintoretto. After that it was back to sausageland, the latex girls, Kölsch and a man with a very annoying drill in a terrible hotel bar.
Resto 68 Em Kölsche Boor, Köln
A schnitzel and beer, welcome to Germany.
Resto 67 La Table du Midi, Brussels
En route to Cologne we had a pause for lunch in Brussels. We didn’t want to wander too far so La T du M was ideal. While Bazza the Gooner made friends with the locals we took a look at the menu. A cheese sandwich at 3 euros seemed unfeasibly cheap but I ordered it…
Resto 65 Yori, Piccadilly
For about 12 quid for food and beer Yori offers good value if you don't want to spend too much but feel like going somewheret superior to a chain place for lunch.
Resto 64 Orsini, Brompton Road
Orsini's food is not complicated but it is executed with elegance using delicious ingredients. Next time I'll book and make a full evening of it.
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