I and my good friend and PR Guru Kate, met for early drinks at the ME Hotel in Aldwych. I’m researching rooftop bars for a future article so if anyone has any they would recommend let us know. Anyway back to the story – I booked a table in the Radio Bar on the Roof Terrace,…
Quo Vadis is in the middle of Soho, on Dean Street and has been taken over by the chef Jeremy Lee – who previously worked at the Blueprint Cafe (previously reviewed). I haven’t eaten here but there is a bar area which is accessible and there is original wooden flooring. There is a club you can join…
No 1 Lieutenant went to visit Rabbit a new restaurant in the Kings Rd., Chelsea, run by the ‘Gladwin’ Brothers – Gregory the farmer; Oliver the chef (at Oxo Tower & River Cottage) and Richard who went into hospitality (manager of Bunga Bunga in Battersea). So a good mix for the restaurant trade. They grew up…
Last week I was invited to The Digital Shoreditch Party as a thank you for speaking at the event. It was at the Book Club, Leonard St., Shoreditch and of course I rang in advance re accessibility I was assured that there was no problem although there wan’t a disabled toilet. On arriving with my friendly black…
The Qbic Hotel in London brings a whole new approach to hotel design. The concept, which began in Amsterdam, has engineered a really original and inventive way of creating chic boutique hotels on a budget. Located in a trendy area near Brick Lane, the Qbic concept is, in essence, to take out all the unnecessary…
@venue was a favourite haunt when I worked for SAP in Jermyn St. along with Quaglino’s. I walked with sticks then and both were accessible but Quaglinos had a lot of stairs (with banisters) both to the bar area and the restaurant beneath. Avenue is fine access wise as it’s all on street level. I frequented the…
Purnell’s is a chic, contemporary restaurant in Birmingham. The Head Chef is Glynn Purnell and his “bold and innovative cooking that has brought him critical acclaim and numerous awards including a Michelin star”. He has appeared many times on The Great British Menu on BBC1. We haven’t audited them yet but they told us the restaurant is on one level…
The Punch Room at The Edition Hotel, Berners Street, London by friend of BBS, Ann (this was before she jetted to Cambodia & Vietnam reporting on accessibility via her ‘postcards’, click here to view.): While Fiona raves about the Lobby Bar in The Edition Hotel… I have to put a word in for the Punch…