Went on Boxing Day 2018 for dinner at Bocca Di Lupo prior to seeing Company at The Gielgud theatre (good access and a disabled toilet in Gielgud) and can confirm excellent italian food especially the truffle and octopus dishes. They do have a portable ramp to get up a sizeable step in a narrow part of Soho.…
Blue Badge Access Awards – The Only Awards That Celebrate Exceptional Accessibility Globally From the beginning, Blue Badge Style has provided the detailed information about venues that anyone with any disability needs. Everyone should be able to go out enjoy life and not have to make multiple calls to see if a place is suitable…
On Wednesday 2nd May the Toilet Police appeared on Rip Off Britain to comment on the disability facilities in restaurants. In response to the show we have received a number of reviews from the public on their own experiences with facilities in public places labelled disabled. It is too often that the disabled facilities are…
We recently visited two iconic London venues and for once a Grade II listed building has been refurbished with disabled people in mind. That is Kettner’s, a well known landmark in Soho, founded in 1867 by Auguste Kettner, chef to Napoleon III and it was one of the first French restaurants in London. The building is…
Regular readers of this blog will know we sometimes highlight Ludicrous Loos and Ridiculous Ramps. In October 2017 we held our annual BBS Awards for exceptional venues who have both accessibility and style. The highlight of every year is the Best Accessible Loo Award, the most prized of all the Awards, (we already have nominations…
Press Release 07.08.2017: Best Restaurant, Favourite Accessible Bar, Most Ludicrous Loo? Recommend Your Favourite Venue for an Award London, 7 August 2017, Nominations are open for the fourth annual Blue Badge Style Awards. The Awards will recognise the effort that stylish hotels, restaurants and bars have made to attract guests with disabilities. A stylish venue…
We’ll be announcing The Blue Badge Style Awards 2017, and sampling Blue Badge Style cocktails, at a Central London location again this year, on 4th October 2017. Entry deadlines are 8th September 2017 so if you’re a venue and want to show off your accessibility or a customer with a favourite place, please send your nominations here.…
Blue Badge Styles’ Fiona Jarvis interviewed following the BBS Awards by MUNCHIES a website and digital video channel dedicated to food and its global purpose. Part of VICE lifestyle network…………..Read the full article on this link, This Woman Names and Shames Restaurants with Bad Disabled Toilets
Back in 2012 we had a campaign to highlight the lack of accessible toilets in Listed Buildings. Something English Heritage says is unfair as it’s our heritage too. We have subsequently used the directives in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the Equality Act 2010, as ammunition when faced with lack…