At Bankside for the Wanamaker production of Swive it was an improbable first time at the Swan for us for the first resto of 2020. We were nearly the first arrivals, save for a couple by the window. So it was a bit of a surprise to be seated at a table right next to…
Read more Restaurant 1 The Swan, Bankside
Good Thai street food with proper heat - recommended.
Read more Resto 43 The Greyhound Café, Fitzrovia
Sat in a booth and despite the noise we had a convivial chat in the company of a marvellous mixture of people. Recommended.
Read more Resto 42 Hiba, Holborn
We meet the best restaurant manager of the year. And watch a fire show.
Read more Resto 41 New China City, Amsterdam
A show stopper of a dinner at Sama Sebo. Old school dining with gut busting portions. Highly recommended.
Read more Resto 39 Sama Sebo, Amsterdam
A 5am start in London meant that by the time I’d dumped my stuff at the hotel and got to the Rijksmuseum for lunch I was hungry and slightly ratty. Grub was needed before culture. A small wait for a table was natural enough and it’s a pleasant room to wait in the atrium of…
Read more Resto 38 Rijksmuseum Café, Amsterdam
An incompetent waiter prompts a trip down memory lane.
Read more Resto 36 The Green Room, South Bank
Good food followed by an hour of Trotskyite propaganda delivered with all the charm of a carriage full of soccer hooligans beating up your grandma.
Read more Resto 35 Le Mercury, Islington
Every athlete knows that the way to prepare for a ten mile race is to drink 6 pints and eat like a Belgian. Which is why I found myself in Huis the evening before the Great South Run.
Read more Resto 30 Huis, Southsea