The Hilton Canary Wharf is a great accessible hotel in the heart of London’s business district. Thanks to Teresa for sending us this review of her stay there: This hotel may lead a double life but it’s one of the best hotels I’ve ever stayed in! During the week the hotel is full of business travellers, enjoying…
The Jack In The Green is a top quality restaurant/gastropub in Devon, just outside Exeter. They describe the food as ‘modern British’, with alternative and innovative takes on classic pub dishes as well as some more creative recipes thrown in for good measure. It’s all pretty good value for money too with the ‘Totally Devon’ menu…
Update Jan2013 The Hempel is closed due to the sale of the building ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Hempel is a small hotel tucked away in West london. Designed by Anouska Hempel it is an ‘intimate and elegant hideaway’. For a small hotel they at least have one disabled room with a walk-in shower. There is a restaurant which…
Cloud 23 is ” a unique and memorable venue located at the highest point in Manchester.” It’s at the top of the Hilton in Deansgate with a lift up to the bar from the lobby. It’s newly refurbished and we’re not sure if it’s good styling or maybe a bit too ‘Footballer’s Wives’, as we haven’t…
You may have seen my recent article in The Lady on top places in London to go out, if not here’s the link. So as Xmas approaches I thought I should do a review of places across the UK you may want to try for a Xmas evening out, if the weather doesn’t put you…
Seven At Brixton is a tapas and cocktail bar located in Brixton Market. Timeout described it as a “vaguely Spanish-style bar”. The menu is very reasonably priced ( £3-£4 per tapas dish) and upstairs is a ‘free exhibition space for local artists. You can sit in amongst the art installations….’ Although Seven At Brixton doesn’t have…
Skylon is a favourite of mine and Phil Friend‘s, who is also a friend of Blue Badge Style. Skylon is based in The Royal Festival Hall this is another D&D London restaurant, bar and brasserie. The food is excellent and the view of the Thames is superb! Norman the Maitre’D is also very attentive. Access at Skylon is…
Apotheca is an award winning bar and restaurant located in the Northern Quarter of Manchester. The design of the room centers around the antique apothecary drawers and pharmacy cabinets which surround the main bar. This creates the feeling of being in an old fashioned cocktail bar. The bar won the best bar award at the Manchester Food and…
Here is The Epicure Lieutenant‘s review of The Little House, in Mayfair: The Little House is the latest outpost from the increasingly global Soho House group. As such, it’s a private members club, but there’s no harm in reviewing it here, as, like me, you may find yourself invited along. To be accurate, I was invited along twice in one week.…