BritishReviews Archive

  • Tweet Since opening in 2012, The Rookery has quickly become a popular hang-out for locals and it’s no surprise to see why.  Located on its own, right in between the...

    The Rookery, SW4

    Tweet Since opening in 2012, The Rookery has quickly become a popular hang-out for locals and it’s no surprise to see why.  Located on its own, right in between the...

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  • Tweet The Boisdale group of Scottish restaurants is founded on the unexpected but happy marriage of Scottish food, Cuban cigars, jazz and whisky.  Having met the man on a number...

    Boisdale Canary Wharf, E14

    Tweet The Boisdale group of Scottish restaurants is founded on the unexpected but happy marriage of Scottish food, Cuban cigars, jazz and whisky.  Having met the man on a number...

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  • Tweet After years of banging the fine dining drum and a couple of dalliances with gastro-pubs, Gordon Ramsay seems to have found his place in the middle ground of the...

    Bread Street Kitchen, EC4

    Tweet After years of banging the fine dining drum and a couple of dalliances with gastro-pubs, Gordon Ramsay seems to have found his place in the middle ground of the...

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  • Tweet Centuries of mastering the art of perfectly cooking large slabs of meat, producing the crispest and fluffiest roast potatoes and smuggling a few suspicious looking greens into the mix...

    Roast, SE1

    Tweet Centuries of mastering the art of perfectly cooking large slabs of meat, producing the crispest and fluffiest roast potatoes and smuggling a few suspicious looking greens into the mix...

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  • Tweet It’s well publicised that the British pub industry has been going through a torrid time of late, particularly with so many closures and many of the major chains in...

    Three Oaks, SL9

    Tweet It’s well publicised that the British pub industry has been going through a torrid time of late, particularly with so many closures and many of the major chains in...

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  • Tweet Having launched to widespread critical acclaim back in 2005, Bedford & Strand has managed the enviable trick of keeping a low-profile whilst still remaining popular amongst those in the...

    Bedford & Strand, WC2

    Tweet Having launched to widespread critical acclaim back in 2005, Bedford & Strand has managed the enviable trick of keeping a low-profile whilst still remaining popular amongst those in the...

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  • Tweet In the greenest corner of South East London, The Rosendale in West Dulwich has been reborn courtesy of peranial pub-upgrade specialists, Renaissance Pubs.  With other pubs in their impressive...

    The Rosendale, SE21

    Tweet In the greenest corner of South East London, The Rosendale in West Dulwich has been reborn courtesy of peranial pub-upgrade specialists, Renaissance Pubs.  With other pubs in their impressive...

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  • Tweet Despite an apparent recession, one of the highlights of London’s hospitality scene in 2011 has been the re-emergence of the luxury hotel.  Whether it’s celebrity favourite, The W Hotel,...

    The Northall, WC2

    Tweet Despite an apparent recession, one of the highlights of London’s hospitality scene in 2011 has been the re-emergence of the luxury hotel.  Whether it’s celebrity favourite, The W Hotel,...

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  • Tweet Take a look at the Laughing Gravy’s website and the blurb suggests that it is ‘London’s best kept secret’. Expecting this to be a euphemism for ‘generally empty’, I...

    Laughing Gravy, SE1

    Tweet Take a look at the Laughing Gravy’s website and the blurb suggests that it is ‘London’s best kept secret’. Expecting this to be a euphemism for ‘generally empty’, I...

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  • Tweet Long-standing Streatham pub, The Manor Arms, has looked to the past to take it into the future with its recent relaunch.  Set on the site of a former grimy...

    The Manor Arms, SW16

    Tweet Long-standing Streatham pub, The Manor Arms, has looked to the past to take it into the future with its recent relaunch.  Set on the site of a former grimy...

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