The Crown at Whitebrook is a remote and tucked away Welsh restaurant with rooms, near the river Wye and the border with England. Matthew Fort of The Guardian once described its location: “The Crown is not the easiest place in the world to find. It lies off a narrow lane winding between steepling, canopied hills in an odd…
Wilks is a modern French restaurant on Chandos road in Bristol. The chef and owner, James Wilkins, is a real heavy hitter, having worked in two and three Michelin starred restaurants in the UK and France. Last year the Bristol Post even described “his arrival in Bristol to run a small neighbourhood restaurant” as “akin…
Thanks to friend of BBS, Nonna, for this helpful review of RHS Garden Wisley in Woking, Surrey – the second most popular gardens in the UK: “I had a great day out at the RHS gardens at Wisley last week and had the opportunity to check out the facilities for wheelchair users. The paths around…
We provisionally reviewed Les Deux Salons earlier this year, but Fiona’s now been in to audit the restaurant and stopped for a bit to eat. Here’s the updated review… “I went for Saturday lunch near Covent Garden with Lieutenant Lucy and chose to go to Les Deux Salons. Although they’d said they have step free access (and they…
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…
Castle Terrace is Scottish chef Tom Kitchin’s second restaurant in Edinburgh. Following the success of his first Michelin starred restaurant, The Kitchin (some people become chefs, some are born chefs and some people are born with names that force chefness upon them), The Castle Terrace opened in 2010 with his mate, Dominic Jack, as head…
Amaya is a Michelin starred Indian restaurant (something of a rare honour) in Belgravia, London. Having opened in 2004, the restaurant received outstanding reviews and won a series of awards in the mid-noughties before ever so slightly fading from attention. That’s not to say that the standard of food ever slipped – they still serve…
Opposite South Kensington tube station, The Ampersand Hotel is an ideal place to stay for anyone looking for somewhere cool to rest after a day at London’s most famous museums. The hotel is ideal for less able travellers even though South Ken tube station doesn’t have step free access. Once you get there the access…
The Folly is a restaurant and bar which brings an outdoorsy, garden party vibe right into the heart of London’s Square Mile. It’s an original and interesting space full of natural light, flora, plant pot lampshades, tree trunks, outdoor furniture and even a bee hive inspired bar. The Folly’s website describes the bar as a…