Restaurant Reviews

Dining at The Dorchester Review: Old School Glamour & Style With a Modern Twist

The Bar and The Grill at The Dorchester are a heady cocktail of the classic and the contemporary. Photo: The Dorchester The iconic Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane opened its glamorous doors in 1931 and 90 years on she is not showing her age. As the Christmas lights started to twinkle in ever sparkling Mayfair, I passed […]

Review: Baccalà Brings Best of Italian Sea to Bermondsey

The weather outside might be crisp and cool, but if you want to transport yourself to the Adriatic sea head over to Baccalà in Bermondsey, a family-run restaurant by two couples that specialises in great seafood and wine… Photo: Baccalà The Italian restaurant, which is family-run by two couples and headed by chef Moreno Polverini and […]

The Game Bird Review: ‘We are Certainly Game for a Return’

Michelin-starred Lisa Goodwin-Allen adds finesse and flair to the new menu at The Bird Game at The Stafford in St James’s with elegant riffs on British classics… Photo: The Bird Game The beautiful Stafford Hotel has graced historic and elegant St James in London for over 100 years, and is something of a grand old lady of […]

Restaurant review: Tel Aviv inspired Bala Baya in Southwark

Israeli-born chef Eran Tibi brings Middle-Eastern cuisine to life with a casual flare at Bala Baya in Southwark… Photo: Bala Baya There is winter food and there is summer food. There are winter venues and there are summer venues. Bala Baya, in the Old Union Yard Arches in Southwark, is the latter. The all-day Israeli-inspired […]