La Bodega Negra offers “Mexican food street, beach and free style in two locations.” The restaurant is on Old Compton Street and the cafe is just around the corner on Moor Street. Cafe: Is accessible, there are no steps but it is quite a small space. They don’t have disabled toilet – the restaurant’s facilities seem to…
Update Nov 2013 From Amanda Morris: “I was recently in Marco Pierre White’s Steakhouse in SW3. Managed to get in on crutches but as a member of staff helpfully came to warn me on arrival the toilet was down three flights of steps and not even a handrail. The steak was excellent and I would…
Update on Roka, Feb 2013, went to Charlotte St Roka. Great food, buzzy atmosphere and all it’s chairs and tables are at wheelchair height! Fun night as is the whole of Charlotte St. They now have a full 2.5 BBS Ticks. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Roka is a contemporary Japanese restaurant. There are two in London, one in…
The Roundhouse is in Camden, London. It is a well known venue and has had a range of bands and artists perform here including Pink and Stereophonics. Coming up this year is The Stranglers, OMD, Adam Ant and more. If you don’t fancy music there is always the Perfoming arts . There is flat access into…
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen is a restaurant that was opened by Jamie Oliver in 2002 to put young unemployed teenagers into work and to “persuade them the future is their’s to create”. The restaurant recruits young adults aged 18-24 and trains them to be qualified chefs with an “unique apprentice programme”. The restaurant was named Fifteen after…
Joe’s, Draycott Avenue cafe “is the destination for both a fresh-pressed juice and formal dining,” according to their website. Joe’s has been open since 1972 and has always been a stylish place to gather (it was epitomised by appearing on ‘Absolutely Fabulous‘ where Lulu and Jennifer Saunders AKA Eddie had lunch). According to The Independent “Joe’s…
Orrery is a D&D London restaurant on the first floor of a “converted stable block” in Marylebone. According to their website: “Orrery is redolent with attention to detail and elegance.” They have a terrace, where you can relax and have a drink or small meal, and a cafe which uses quality ingredients. Timeout says that the “dishes are exquisitely…
Pied A Terre opened in 1991 and got it’s first Michelin star in 1993 and it’s second in 1996. They say that it’s decorated to provide “elegant surroundings to set the scene for exquisite food”. The restaurant serves“exquisitely planned dishes, carefully prepared by Michelin star chef Marcus Eaves“. Unfortunately we can’t rave about their accessibility…
We’ve started the Blue Badge Style Sports Blog to help advise less able people on how to get into sports. Each week we feature a different Paralympic athlete writing about their own sport. This week, London 2012 Gold Medalist, Naomi Riches has written a brilliant post for us about her Paralympic experience and her experiences…