One of the things about being a food blogger that rather reminds me of being a doctor or dentist is the fact that people often corner you at parties (or work!) and ask for “professional” advice. But whereas doctors have to face people pulling up their sleeves and saying “I have this nasty rash…”, and dentists have to grit their teeth as someone opens wide, and points at the offending tooth halfway through chewing on a canapé, at least food bloggers do rather enjoy giving advice on food. Sometimes the questions are about recipes, but mostly people ask about restaurant recommendations. So I thought it was high time that I collected all my reviews together neatly in one spot so that the next time somebody asks I can just send them the hyperlink. And I’ll keep adding to the list as I post more reviews.
Bon appetit!
RESTAURANTS IN GREATER LONDON
1 Lombard Street (City) 2 visits
All Star Lanes (Westfield Stratford) 1 visit
Angel & Crown (West End) 1 visit
Arbutus (Soho) 1 visit
Axis @ One Aldwych (Soho/Strand) 1 visit
Bedford & Strand (Covent Garden) 2 visits
Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar (Westminster) 1 visit
Bob Bob Ricard (Soho) 2 visits
Brigade Bar & Bistro (London Bridge) 1 visit
Buddha Bar (Knightsbridge) 1 visit
Cabana (Westfield Stratford) 1 visit
Capability @ Waldorf Astoria Syon Park (Middlesex) 1 visit
Catch @ The Andaz Hotel (City) 1 visit
Ceviche (Soho) 2 visits
Chateau Marmot pop-up (Shadwell) 1 visit
Chenestons @ The Milestone Hotel (Kensington) 1 visit
Cheyenne Spur Steak Ranch (North Greenwich) 5+ visits
Chiswell Street Dining Rooms (City) 1 visit
Chop Shop (Piccadilly) 1 visit
Churchill’s Port House (Soho) 1 visit
Cigalon (City) 1 visit
Club Gascon (Farringdon) 2 visits
Comptoir Gascon (Clerkenwell) 1 visit
Corrigan’s (Mayfair) 1 visit
Crussh (Canary Wharf) 1 visit
El Cantara (Soho) 1 visit
Feng Sushi (Canary Wharf) 1 visit
Fire & Stone (West End) 1 visit
Fish! (Borough Market) 1 visit
Galvin Bistrot de Luxe (South Bank) 1 visit
Giraffe Bar & Grill (Soho) 1 visit
Glas (Borough Market) 3 visits – closed and reincarnated as Upper Glas in Islington
Gordon Ramsay at Claridges (West End) 3 visits
Great Taste @ The Cadogan (Knightsbridge) 1 visit
Hawksmoor Guildhall (City) 1 visit
Imperial China (Chinatown) 2 visits
L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon and again (West End) 3 visits
Le Pain Quotidien (Southbank) 4 visits
Le Pont de la Tour (and again) (Shad Thames) 4 visits
Lots Road Pub & Dining Room (Chelsea) 1 visit
Malmaison Brasserie (Farringdon) 1 visit
Mamounia Lounge (Knightsbridge) 1 visit
Mari Vanna (Kensington) 1 visit
Min Jiang @ The Royal Garden Hotel (Kensington) 1 visit
Moro (City) 1 visit
MotiMahal (and again) (Covent Garden) 2 visits
Museum of London Cafe ( City) 5+ visits – now taken over by Benugo’s
Naga (Kensington) 1 visit
Namaaste Kitchen (Camden) 1 visit
No. 35 @ The Hempel (Bayswater) 1 visit
Olivo (Victoria) 1 visit
Ora (Mayfair) 1 visit
Palm Court @ The Park Lane Hotel (Park Lane) 1 visit
Pho (Spitalfields) 1 visit
Ping Pong (West End) 5+ visits
Plateau (Canary Wharf) 1 visit
Pret a Diner (Piccadilly) 1 visit
Rosita & The Sherry Bar (Battersea) 1 visit
Shaka Zulu (Camden) 1 visit
Sushinho City (City) 1 visit – now closed
The Balcon (St James) 2 visits
The Bingham (Richmond) 1 visit
The Botanist (Sloane Square) 1 visit
The Cadogan Arms (Chelsea) 1 visit
The Clerkenwell Dining Rooms (Clerkenwell) 3 visits – closed
The Cube by Electrolux pop-up (Southbank) 1 visit
The Depot (Barnes) 2 visits
The Global Feast (Stratford) 1 visit
The Milestone Hotel (Kensington) i visit)
The Real Greek (Westfield Stratford) 5+ visits
The Rivington Grill (Greenwich) 3 visits
The Salt Yard (West End) 1 visit
The Ship (Wandsworth) 1 visit
The Stockpot (SoHo) 5+ visits
The White Swan (Holborn) 1 visit
The Wine Theatre (Southwark) 1 visit – closed
Tibits (Mayfair) 1 visit
Texture (West End) 1 visit
Tom’s Kitchen (South Kensington) 1 visit
Trinity (Clapham) 1 visit
Van Lang (Wood Green) 1 visit
Vivat Bacchus (Farringdon) 5+ visits
Vivat Bacchus (London Bridge) 5+ visits
Vivat Bacchus – Club Carnivore (London Bridge) 1 visit
Westminster Kingsway College (Victoria) 1 visit
Wild Honey (Mayfair) 1 visit
Yauatcha (Soho) 1 visit
RESTAURANTS IN THE REST OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Babington House (Babington, Somerset) 1 visit
Cafe Belge (West Malling, Kent) 1 visit
The Fat Duck (Bray, Berkshire) 1 visit
Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons (Oxfordshire) 1 visit
Suma’s (Jersey) 1 visit
The Baskerville (Shiplake) 1 visit
The Winding Stair (Dublin) 1 visit
RESTAURANTS IN FRANCE
Aux Lyonnais (Paris) 1 visit
Chez Emile (Toulouse) 1 visit
Edouard Loubet @ Bastide de Capelongue (Bonnieux) 1 visit
La Maison de la Truffe et du Vin (Menerbes) 1 visit
Le Vigneron (Paris) 2 visits
RESTAUTRANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Aubergine (Cape Town) 1 visit
Belvidere Manor (Knysna) 5+ visits
Bizerca Bistro (Cape Town) 12 visits
Blue Waters Café (Port Elizabeth) 5+ visits
Bombay Brasserie (Cape Town) 1 visit
Cobblestone Bakery (Port Elizabeth) 3 visits
Cornuti al Mare (Plettenberg Bay) 5+ visits
Deli Street Café (Port Elizabeth) 1 visit
Dessie’s (Port Elizabeth) 5+ visits
Fu.Shi (Plettenberg Bay) 3 visits
Gorgeous by Graham Beck (Cape Town) 2 visits
Harbour House (Kalk Bay) 3 visits
Irene Dairy Farm (Gauteng) 2 visits
Jordan winery (Stellenbosch Winelands) 1 visit
La Colombe (Cape Town) 1 visit
Le Chameleon (Humansdorp) 3 visits
Nobu @ One&Only (Cape Town) 1 visit
Quills @ the Airport Intercontinental (Johannesburg) 4 visits
Reuben’s @ One&Only (Cape Town) 1 visit
Roots (Johannesburg) 1 visit
Ryan’s Kitchen (Franschhoek) 1 visit
Spur Steak Ranches (branches countrywide) 5+ visits
The Duckpond @Welmoed Winery (Cape Winelands) 1 visit
The Goatshed @ Fairview winery (Cape Winelands) 1 visit
The Lookout (Plettenberg Bay) 5+ visits
The Roundhouse (Cape Town) 1 visit
The Verandah, Beach Hotel (Port Elizabeth) 5+ visits
The Westcliff Hotel (Johannesburg) 1 visit
Tintswalo Atlantic Lodge (Cape Town) 2 visits
RESTAURANTS IN THE USA
Angelica Kitchen (New York, NY) 1 visit
The Bigger Little Place (New York, NY) 1 visit
Bubby’s Pie Company (New York, NY) 2 visits
John’s of Bleecker Street pizzeria (New York, NY) 1 visit
Katz’s Deli (New York, NY) 1 visit
Luzzo’s Coal Oven Pizza (New York, NY) 1 visit
Neptune Oyster (Boston, MA) 2 visits
RESTAURANTS IN DUBAI
Asateer @ Atlantis The Palm (Dubai) 1 visit
Nobu @ Atlantis The Palm (Dubai) 1 visit
Ronda Locatelli @ Atlantis The Palm (Dubai) 1 visit
RESTAURANTS IN SINGAPORE
DB Bistro Moderne (Marina Bay Sands) 1 visit