Update 2013 upgraded to 3 BBS Ticks. excellent re style, access & facilities see new review here. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. South Place Hotel is in the City of London, it is the first hotel from the D&D restaurant group. The rooms are “comfortable, modern and intelligently designed without being gimmicky: materials, colours and textures provide a sense…
Co-operative have recently made a great step towards making their cash machines accessible to the blind by introducing ‘talking’ cash points. On May 23rd they joined the wave of banks making audio-assisted cash machines available to their customers with 400 new ATMs going live. Talking ATMs deliver private, spoken instructions through a headset which is…
Here at BBS we think that the idea glamour in a wheelchair is completely achievable. To highlight this (and just as a bit of fun on a Friday afternoon) we thought we’d make a short list of celebrities who temporarily used wheelchairs. These stars showed that you can remain stylish even when you need to…
Raoul’s is a bar in Oxford. They serve a range of cocktails most of which are made from home made ingredients and hand squeezed juices. They say they are “extremely passionate about anything drinkable and we believe that passion is translated into out beverages”. We haven’t auidted Raoul’s but we’ve found out that their disabled…
Rasoi is an Indian restaurant in Chelsea where they serve a “range of Indian food in a progressive, evolved way.” TimeOut said the Chef , Vineet Bhatia won the “first Michelin star ever for an Indian restaurant, now he has opened this intimate, upmarket, charming townhouse restaurant” We haven’t been here yet but there are 5 steps…
May 2014, Update on Colbert Brasserie, they’re downgraded to 2 BBS Ticks as at a recent visit I was chastised for not telling them I was in a wheelchair!! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Well folks I still have a hangover after the Buzz of Digital Shoreditch, I reviewed this in my last Weds Wrap. On the Thursday we…
The Stagg Inn is a hotel and restaurant in Herefordshire and we’ve included it as we’re trying to increase our coverage across the UK. The rooms seem to be the the highlight of this Inn, as the Telegraph reported “The Stagg was the first gastropub to achieve a Michelin star, back in 2001, an accolade…
Roast is a restaurant in Borough Market on the first floor of Floral Hall, don’t panic! There is a lift to get you up there! Once you get up there, they have a disabled toilet and although there are steps inside they are easily avoidable and you can be seated without having to tackle the…
Walnut Tree restaurant in Wales is a “famous inn and restaurant since the early 60’s”. It’s had many ups and downs but is now “back to it’s best” since Shaun Hill took over and was awarded a Michelin Star. The dishes change daily as they “are subject to availability of ingredients” so if you have your heart…