Probably best known as the birthplace of Mozart, the city Salzburg has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. It’s a wonderful place to go for a weekend or week long break. Salzburg city centre is one of the best-preserved in Austria and for that matter anywhere north of the Alps. The Altstadt, or “old…
I had a reunion with some old friends and they rely on me to choose a venue for our once a year get together. I chose Alyn Williams at the Westbury in Bond St. as it was new to me and the son of The Sartorial Lieutenant , is one of their chefs –Ben Allen. So my…
Alma de Cuba is in Liverpool and we haven’t audited it yet but we’ve discovered that it’s is in a listed building, so they haven’t got a lift to the upstairs bar. However downstairs is accessible and if you call before going they’ll reserve a suitable table. As for the steps, there is one into the…
I often go to The Almeida Theatre in Islington as I know they have full access, a disabled toilet and a bar. In addition one of my favourite restaurants is opposite, The Almeida , part of the D&D London empire. Again it has a disabled toilet and flat access. The service is helpful and the…
Alloro is an Italian restaurant in Mayfair which focuses on serving traditional Italian classics and getting them right. Alloro’s Head Chef Daniele Camera is a native of Torino, Italy and strives to provide consistent quality of taste and presentation. Alloro has that quietly confident feeling of not trying too hard to push boundaries when it comes to…
This ‘Pop up’ bar in Twickenham that will be a permanent fixture as of the 24th of October!! Ales & Tails has a very chilled atmosphere and is subtly stylish, they only serve locally brewed beer and cider (I recommend the cider!) Their cocktails are pretty good too, go for the Lychee Haze! All the…
Blue Badge Style wouldn’t want to reduce an entire culture down to the idea that all they do is drink. Having said that, St Patrick’s Day is coming up on March 17th and we have an audience to cater to, so we thought we should provide a list of good, stylish and accessible pubs and bars that…
Continuing our series following the accessibility/or not (see previous blogs) of the restaurants belonging to the chefs of BBC’s Great British Menu, for veterans of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, here’s our findings from week 4: For week 4, Central Region chefs of GBM included former banquet winner Aktar Islam, Mark Poynton and Jason Hodnett.…