A few weeks ago @bmcboy and I celebrated a special occasion. It took a while to select a restaurant, and in the end we picked Galvins la Chapelle. We had never been before, it looked like a beautiful venue and the food reviews seemed to be positive. Indeed, the venue is stunning, a former chapel with large windows and stone column, and a mezzanine floating mid room, with the open plan kitchen underneath. The service was very good. Pleasant welcome…
A couple of weeks ago I celebrated a fairly depressing birthday so not wanting to do anything major, I booked a table at French restaurant Medlar for myself and @bmcboy. The choice was partly due to glowing reviews the restaurant has received recently and partly due to the fact that is one of the few good places open on a Sunday evening. Located by World’s End, Medlar could be easily missed with its unassuming entrance. Inside, smooth, modern decor and…
***this restaurant has since closed down*** Some three months ago someone mentioned Dabbous. I knew nothing about it but how could I resist booking a table at what looked like a really interesting place to visit? So I opted the first available date, for a far away day in May. What seemed ages away quickly arrived and by now, Dabbous had been visited by worthy critics and fellow bloggers, and the expectations were mounting. Reservations were as coveted as a…
***this restaurant has since closed down*** When I met Ben Spalding for my badly timed article for Identita’ Golose, he mentioned Viajante and North Road as places in London where one could find a similar philosophy to Roganic’s in the kitchen. I was intrigued as I did not know anything about North Road and decided to book a table for dinner. The venue is quite stark, elegant and on a Friday evening, only barely half full. It always makes me…
***this restaurant has since closed down*** A few months ago myself, @Gi_nav and @Linguinadc met over an Italian dinner at Tinello. Last night we repeated our girlie night out with yet another Italian meal, this time at Dover Street eaterie Alloro. I confess I was not familiar with the place and even thought it might have been only recently opened. I was totally wrong, Alloro is an established venture and part of the AtoZ group. Reading the menu on the…