Having lived near Chiswick for many years my favourite local (and in fact one of my all time greats!), is La Trompette in Devonshire Rd. It is part of the group run by Bruce Poole of Chez Bruce fame. The other restaurant in the group is The Glasshouse at Kew. All serve brilliant food and…
The Chateau Cordeillan-Bages is situated in Bage, Pauillac, where the famous Lynch Bages wine is produced (it’s near Bordeaux). Our French Lieutenant has been to check it out: “Thierry Marx, the chef, looks like Heston! (bald and chef-like). He serves up dishes which follow the style of molecular gastronomy and the food was incredible.” “The…
Mother’s Day is coming up soon. If you didn’t know what date it’s on yet, or if you had forgotten about it completely, it’s on the tenth of March this year. If you had forgotten about it then shame on you but you’ve been let off because we’re here to help you out. Mother’s Day…
I’ve been to Chelsea Arts Club many times with the Sartorial Lieutenant . You have to be an artist to join – so I don’t qualify. It’s a very old and exclusive club that has exceptional art displayed on its walls and in it’s garden, including a sculpture by Barry Flanagan of one his Leaping Hares.…
Lima have just opened a new restaurant in Covent Garden, Lima Floral. We love their twist on Peruvian food and we didn’t mind the lack of disabled facilites in their earlier restaurants in Soho (Ceviche) and Charlotte Street (Lima). We thought that in their expansion plans they would start to look for premises that provided…
A few of our readers asked if we knew of any accessible Spa’s so we’ve found some of the most stylish from around the UK and added our ratings on Accessibility: Cowshed Spa, Babington House “Babington House opened in 1998 for those who wanted to enjoy the countryside but weren’t prepared to compromise on…
Update on Champagne & Fromage , a further visit discovered that the disabled toilet was another ‘Quasi Khasi’ i.e. just about get a wheelchair in but no grab rails so they are now downgraded to 2 BBSTicks. Shame. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. What a week I went to Charing X hospital without an escort and managed the lifts…
I have frequented Cecconi’s for a number of years as it’s in ‘The Golden Triangle’ of my favourite restaurants which include Sketch and Sartoria. Located just behind the Royal Academy of Arts and just off New Bond St., it gets an interesting clientele who are worth ‘people watching’. The cars and chauffeurs alone are worth a second…
Cellar Door is a small cocktail bar underground in Aldwych. It’s a basement bar, “where cabaret, lounge singers and drag acts ensure things go with a swing”. It used to be a public toilet so it’s pretty small… Getting down there is possible, with help, but due to the size of the venue, it might be hard…