Truc Vert re-visited

We paid another visit to Truc Vert last night. It was as good as it’s always been….

The Draft House Battersea – best Sunday roasts

You’ll be hard-pushed to find a finer burger than the hamburger specials at the Draft House. Everything about this place has ‘thoughtful’ and ‘care’ stamped on it. Even the bar staff are passionate and knowledgeable about the range of drinks they sell…

Kennedy’s bar + restaurant York

You’ll find Kennedy’s Bar & Restaurant on Little Stonegate, one of York’s quaint side streets. In the summer you can sit outside or choose from one of three floors. It’s spacious, there’s often live music and promotions and the food’s great….

Market Table at Cookbook Cafe, InterContinental London Park Lane

The market table at the Cookbook Cafe is the kind of table I’d love to have in my own kitchen. A huge, solid wood table laden with the most tempting variety of foods: seasonal salads, antipasti, soup, cheeses, fresh bread and fish and seafood. This is an ‘unlimited buffet’ with a difference…

Ravensbourne Arms – new pub with potential in SE13

There’s no denying that Ravensbourne Arms in Lewisham SE13 is *outstandingly* the nicest pub in the area: it’s one of those scruffy-but-clean, with old-funky-furniture, nothing-matches-but-somehow-it’s-cool kind of pubs…

Seafresh Restaurant – simply amazing fish and chips

Good fish and chips are extremely hard to find in London, but Seafresh Restaurant in Pimlico is exceptional. Serving fish fresh every day from Billingsgate (caught from Grimsby and the English coast) and direct from Peterhead in Scotland, there’s a really good menu…

The Recreation Ground – nice pub shame about the Sunday roasts

The Recreation Ground on Camberwell Church Street is pretty pleasing on entering – kitsche decor (nicely done out with old lampshades and 70s and 80s memorabilia), bar staff who say hello as you walk in and a good range of beers and drinks…

Cape Town Fish Market at Oxford Circus

When you first walk into Cape Town Fish Market at Oxford Circus, the feel of the place is really impressive. It’s a vast restaurant appealingly laid out with different sections (a large sushi bar, separate dining table areas and downstairs for the hibachi grills), interesting decor including a big water feature, and fresh fish (helpfully labelled) displayed on ice and – on my visit last night – a welcoming greeting on arrival…