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REVIEW: HKK (Hakkasan Kitchen) 8 Course Lunch Menu (28 Pics)
HKK (Hakkasan Kitchen) Broadgate West II, Worship Street, London EC2A 2DQ “Bespoke Cantonese fine dining from the Hakkasan Group” is the claim from HKK, the second Hakkasan venture to open in The City this year. Does it deliver? Most definitely! Hakkasan Group has been busy lately. Opening two venues in just over two months. […]
PREVIEW: Bo London – “Ode to Britain” 12 Course Menu (33 Pictures)
Bo London 4 Mill Street, London, W1S 2AX This is the “Ode to Britain” 12 course menu from Bo London, which opened last week on Thu 06 Dec. This is the first foray outside Asia for “Demon Chef” Alvin Leung. In culinary circles, he is known for his signature ‘X-treme Chinese Cuisine’ which has earned […]
REVIEW (OPENING DAY): Flatiron Steak, Soho (15 Pictures)
FlatIron Steak 17 Beak Street, Soho, London, W1F 9RW Good news steak fans! FlatIron Steak have opened their new 60 seater venue in Beak Street, Soho. Can a venue which serves ONE cut of meat and ONE size really thrive? At just £10 for an tasty 200g cut of tender steak, I definitely think […]
REVIEW (OPENING DAY): BRGR.CO, Soho Burger Joint, (14 Pictures)
BRGR.CO 187 Wardour Street, London W1F 8ZB BRGR.CO have opened their first venue in the heart of Wardour Street, Soho, on the old site of Savanna Jerk. This burger chain from Beirut faces stiff competition with other large established chains nearby and the popular Honest Burger a few minutes walk away. So can they […]
REVIEW (OPENING DAY): John Salt – Bar Food by Ben Spalding (17 Pictures)
The John Salt 131 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 1QP UPDATED: 22-Nov-2012 10h45 Apologies to everyone. The version initially published was an old draft. Hence the grammar and syntax. This has been updated. Ben Spalding, Ramsay trained and former head chef of Roganic, has taken residency at the newly opened John Salt in Islington. (Formally, […]
SOFT LAUNCH: Disco Bistro EC4 (6 Month Popup) (25 Pictures)
Disco Bistro EC4, The Rising Sun, 61 Carter Lane, City of London, London, EC4V 5DY Disco Bistro EC4 starts a 6 month residency at The Rising Sun Pub (Blackfriars), nr St Pauls from Monday 19th Nov. I visited on Tuesday as part of the Soft Launch. Here’s a taste of what to expect. FIRST IMPRESSIONS […]
REVIEW (OPENING DAY): Wishbone – Fried Chicken Shop in Brixton (19 Pictures)
Wishbone Unit 12, Market Row, Brixton Market, SW9 8PR A fried chicken shop in the middle of Brixton? Wishbone fried chicken is one hell of a stereotype! It opened to the public on Tuesday following a private launch party on Saturday. MENU The chalkboard menu offers 3 types of wings, 2 types of thighs, a […]
REVIEW (OPENING DAY): Shoryu Ramen
Shoryu Ramen 9 Regents Street, London, SW1Y 4LR Note: This venue is in SOFT LAUNCH – until 16th Nov Shoryu Ramen claims to specialise in ‘Hakata tonkotsu ramen noodes’ and has generated more questions than any other review I posted in the last 2 weeks. After uploading a single picture on Instagram and (Twitter), I […]
REVIEW (OPENING DAY): GrEAT British Food in Mayfair @EatBrit
GrEAT British 14 North Audley Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 6WE VISIT DATE: Mon 05th Nov 11h50 The GrEAT British “Greasy Spoon Restaurant” (as their chalkbroud proudly announces) is a new informal restaurant from George Hammer, and Tony Zoccola (owner of East Dulwich Deli). FIRST IMPRESSIONS Amazingly, this GrEAT British does actually achieve the feel of […]
FIRST LOOK: Hawksmoor (Air Street) “Fish with your steak sir?” Hawkmoor goes surf AND turf
Hawksmoor 5 Air Street, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0AD VISIT DATE: 04-Nov-2012 12h00 (First Visit)” Hawksmoor is well known among London Diners for its solid reputation as steak heaven. However, for their fourth venue Hawksmoor have departed from their usual ‘steak-centric’ offering to share the menu with fish! The shift to seafood is an interesting move […]
