Originally sent in 2014 we thought this review of kampot, Cambodia may help with the most depressing day of the year, 18 jan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. The postcards from Ann in Asia are arriving thick and fast now. Having moved on from Battambang, she’s now in the town of Kampot in Southern Cambodia – her last stop…
Update 2015: Viajante in The Town Hall Hotel is now The Typing Room with Great British Menu chef Lee Westcott at the helm. You can see him at work in this clip He worked at Tom Aikens in Chelsea (now no more sadly, the restaurant that is Tom’s Kitchen still exists see our review here), Noma…
Update 10 Nov 2015: They have ramp access at the entrance next door. …………………………………………………………………………….. Lieutenant No2 sent a review of Bottega Wapping, a restaurant/wine bar/farmers market in the East End of London at Wapping Wall. He reported that the food was “delicious as is some of the in-house cooked bread, charcuterie and pasta. The menu…
Update Sept 2015: We finally got to see the rooms with walk in showers and hoists and they are very accessible. In particular we were impressed with the 2 rooms with hoists. The hoist track goes from the bed to the bath/shower, to the toilet and wash basin. We’ve not seen a better example of…
Lime Wood Hotel sits in beautiful surroundings in The New Forest and is the latest ‘trendy’ place to stay if you’re a city dweller. Our previous review can be seen in full here but here’s an update following a visit with No.1 Lieutenant. Update Aug 2015: We visited Lime Wood and it is a beautiful hotel,…
The Relative Lieutenant (see his photo here), sent us this review of The Red Lion Inn in Hinxton, Camridgeshire July 1st 2015: I visited the Red Lion Inn for lunch to see how their up market restaurant was doing and assess disabled access but I arrived to find the kitchen about to close (I arrived 1:50…
The Cherwell Boat House is to the north of Oxford on the River Cherwell. It’s been there since 1904 and still provides Punts for the adventurous who want to combine danger with romanticism – I say that because I once got marooned in one! The spectator says “It is not for the casual diner, but…
This review has been sent to us by James Plummer, a friend of BBS. “The place is a private members club and part of a global chain (Soho House) with venues in the UK, Germany, the US, Canada and most recently, Turkey. Shoreditch House is one of several venues in London and is the…
The first review comes from Patrick Burke from aid4disabled, he went to The Marquisof Cornwallis which seems to consistently get 4 stars from the usual reviewers. The food includes sustainable fish and chips and build your own burger. It’s in the heart of Bloomsbury and is housed in a period mansion. It’s a traditional pub with high…