Cargo is in Shoreditch, London and is a “first class bar/ restaurant overflowing with character and charisma.” It’s located in an unused railway yard and is host to many events including a regular ‘Open Decks’ night which gives upcoming DJs a chance to play their music! They also have resident DJs and events for which you’ll…
Cote D’Azur has taken the place of Le Cassoulet in South Croydon. They serve a French cuisine with a Mauritian infusion – sounds interesting and delicious! You’ll be pleased to know that the disabled access at this restaurant is very good!! They have a sloped, flat entrance with no steps throughout the restaurant and plenty…
UPDATE – we’ve started hearing some differing stories about the accessibility at DSTRKT. We’ve been told that they may not let wheelchairs into the club. Apparently they have been telling people that although they haven’t got a problem with wheelchair users, they can’t let them in (see the comment below). Although they have denied this,…
A short Wrap this week as I’m busy stuffing envelopes with BBS Tick Certificates. We’re intending to hand deliver certificates to those venues that have achieved excellence in Style Accessibility and Disabled Facilities and we’re doing this on the anniversary of the London 2012 Paralympics i.e. by 30th August. They also get BBS Stickers to…
The English Restaurant is “an independent, family-owned restaurant in the heart of Spitalfields (Market).” Believe it or not they serve traditional English food and if you ask me, the menu looks amazing!! Although we haven’t been to the English Restaurant (yet!) we found out that they have good disabled access with no steps at the…
Slowly but surely a new trend is ‘creeping’ up and eating insects is becoming more common in the Western world. To most British people the idea of eating a bug is strange or even outright disgusting but it’s actually quite common in other parts of the world. Countries like Cambodia and Thailand rely on tarantulas…
Lambert Arms is in Wallington, Oxford and was originally a coaching inn which has been “refurbished to an exceptional standard.” They seem to be big on food and they “believe it is possible to provide outstanding food in stylish yet informal surroundings at sensible prices” – sounds appealing!! We haven’t been here but they seem to have really good…
Iris is on Edinburgh’s Thistle Street Lane and offers “an intimate, cosmopolitan atmosphere to compliment our modern European menu.” We were told there are steps into the restaurant but the staff will happily help you in and once inside it is completely flat but it’s quite a narrow building. They do have a disabled toilet…
Frontline Club is in London, they have an interesting menu serving: “Nettle & goats curd risotto” or “Grilled haunch of venison, celeriac mash & blackberry sauce” – amongst other things! If you become a full member of this club you get free entry to events, discounts and access to the private club room! But if…