Restaurant Reviews

I simply could not wait for my first restaurant outing and carefully chose my venue and companion. I had joined the Kennels Goodwood earlier in the year. It’s the clubhouse of the golf course, restaurant and bar. It overlooks the uplands leading to Goodwood House and another example of how the [...]

I had a whirlwind trip to London in which I visited three of my favourite restaurants: Fischers, the Wolseley and the Goring. I have reviewed these often enough so I will only say that all three maintained  their high standards of cuisine, comfort and service. At the Wolseley I gave an old friend [...]

You have a disappointing meal and the owner asks you how was it? I answered evasively but my girlfriend/diner was more forthright, complaining that the lamb was tough and gristly, potatoes soggy and she did not like it at all. She might have added that the various entree dips were far too vinegary [...]

One new, one tried and tested, this week – or to be exact last Monday when I visited both. Milos is an upmarket Greek restaurant in St James, the bottom end of Regent St near St James Park. A friend Petros  suggested it and I was impressed. Unlike many an expensive eaterie it serves a 3 [...]

There are places who are dog-friendly and take dogs but the Kennels, the clubhouse for all activities on the Goodwood Estate goes beyond that. Almost every group had their dog with them and in the entrance hall is a collection of dog bowls, including one for Pedro – the pooch of the couple [...]

One of my beefs about ethnic cuisine is whether it’s high-end or your local balti house there is not a huge difference. Two recent experiences made me feel differently. The first was at Trishna in Blandford Street in what estate agents call Marylebone Village. The scrumptious Sir John R (his [...]

Ben and Pamela Mckellar have been around the Brighton restaurant scene for some 21 years now with their Gingerman group with outlets in Kemp Town, Hove and Hurstpierpoint. I have visited the first two and would categorise them as good but not so good as to wish to return. The notion that the couple [...]