Hide review – the Dabbous sequel that could only have been born in Mayfair

Posted on April 30, 2018 by pickyglutton • 2 Comments

Upstairs, Downstairs and where the two meet There are restaurants where it’s clear that compromises have been made. Whether due to money, time or stress, or some unfortunate combination of all three, a restaurant’s premises, location or menu sometimes aren’t quite what its proprietor and chef would have liked them to be. I’d be very … Continue reading →

★★★★☆ / British / Eclectic

Barnyard review – Dabbous does dirty food

Posted on April 3, 2014 by pickyglutton • 3 Comments

Almost the entire menu reviewed at Fitzrovia’s Farmville-chic diner Update 6/01/2017 – this restaurant has now closed. The phrase ‘dirty food’ is often used to describe the casual, inexpensive, non-haute cuisine, such as burgers and burritos, that have taken London’s restaurant scene by storm ever since the recession. I don’t like the term as it implies … Continue reading →