Restaurants of 2016 – the round up
A round up of the best and the worst of 2016. Le Voltaire takes top prize but who will be the stinker?
Review #111 Rowley’s, St James’s
Chequers, gin, beef, conviviality with a smattering of Stewart Lee, Mark E Smith and Torture Garden. Three hours of pure pleasure.
Review #105 Salt Yard, Goodge Street
Crocodile eyeballs and a Carol Voldemort reference? It's an IACGMOOH laden account of an excellent lunch at Salt Yard.
Review #99 Pasta Remoli, Finsbury Park
Helped along by excellent service Pasta Remoli seems to be a good value option if you can't be arsed to walk the extra mile to the Stroud Green Italian Quarter.
Review #93 Ragam, Fitzrovia
Another Friday, another Friday night curry. Ragam gives as good product as Gaylord round the corner but without the expense.
Review #84 De Twee Grieken, Amsterdam
Fancier places are available in Prinsenstraat but DTG is good if you're starving hungry.
Review #82, The Shoeburyness Hotel
Fish & Chips in Shoeburyness with a splash of The Cure as an intro.
Review #81 Bombay Spice, Marylebone
Bombay Spice in Marylebone delivers underwhelming food in a repetitive sound-world. Philip Glass inevitably comes to mind.
Review #80 Aurora, Soho
In a shabbed room I ate creatures of the deep. And drank warm wine.
Review #79 Bibigo, Islington
Bibigo makes for a very civilised evening out that won't break the bank.
