Akara review – a taste of West Africa in Borough Market
A West African jack of all trades and a master of fun
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Heading off to Madrid and New York City
The Picky Glutton will be heading off on holiday to Madrid and New York City soon! I will obviously be eating out so you can look forward to reviews of all the restaurants I visit. Any suggestions/recommendations on where I should go are welcome – send me an email, Tweet @pickyglutton or leave a Comment. … Continue reading
St John Hotel review – Snout to tail eating in Leicester Square
Clerkenwell’s meat palace opens a branch in the West End, but does it have the same magic as the original? The huge glass block that is the new W Hotel now dominates Leicester Square overwhelming everything else. It offends the very aesthetic fibre of the Lensman’s body. Interestingly the W Hotel literally overshadows another new … Continue reading
Taro review – Cheap Japanese food, but is it cheerful?
Inexpensive and quick. I can’t complain about that. Or can I? Oh God, I hear you cry! Not another review of a Japanese restaurant! Admittedly I enjoy Japanese food much to the detriment of my wallet and the boredom of my less-enthusiastic dining companions, but this will be the last Japanese restaurant review, at least … Continue reading
Benito’s Hat review – Fitzrovia burritos & tacos
Más burritos por favor. Mexican food used to be incredibly hard to find in London. Good Mexican food was even more difficult to come by. Although it’s still not especially common, it’s now much easier to find thanks to eateries like Benito’s Hat which has branches in Fitzrovia and Covent Garden. The Fitzrovia branch has … Continue reading
Stylish Korean on a budget – Kimchee High Holborn review
Tasty, tasteful and not too pricey either Given the economic clout of South Korea I’m somewhat surprised that Korean restaurants aren’t more common and popular in London. Although there are an increasing number of them in places such as around Centre Point or in New Malden, most are scrappy, slightly run down eateries that aren’t … Continue reading
The Draft House review – Tower Bridge gastropub
Huge selection of beers and the food’s not bad either The Jolly Giant has a deep, abiding, unquenchable love of quality beer so it’s no surprise he chose to hold his birthday celebrations in a pub. On my urging he chose a gastropub, the Tower Bridge branch of The Draft House, so that his non-drinking … Continue reading
Inamo review – Touchscreen Japanese
An Japanese/Pan-Asian restaurant with a technological twist The amusingly named BJ’s Restaurants in the US have come up with a plan to place an iPad at every table to enable ordering and presumably to entertain diners with a quick round of Angry Birds before their pork omlette arrives. As you may be able to tell … Continue reading
Never Said About Restaurant Websites
A lot of restaurant websites are crap. A Tumblr blog has started listing some of the cliches of bad web design that seems to plague many restaurant websites, but in a hilariously sarcastic, passive-aggressive way. Some of my personal favourites: “I’m sure at least one person has watched this website intro.” “I really do enjoy … Continue reading
Meateasy now open until 16th April
Meateasy, south London’s burger pop-up restaurant of the moment, had been due to close by now but it has gotten a reprieve. It’s now open until Saturday 16th April, so if you want to try out their burgers then you only have a few more weeks to do so. Meateasy’s double patty Dead Hippy burger … Continue reading
Terroirs review – Heaven on a plate
Superb French food and wine in an unlikely location Update 4/06/2021 – this restaurant has now closed You could easily pass by Terroirs and miss it. A wine bar located on an anonymous side street off the Strand right next to an exit from the Charing Cross Tube station seems an unlikely place to find … Continue reading
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