SW1 Archive

  • Tweet Gordon Ramsay may now be more (in)famous for his out-of-kitchen antics than the dazzling cooking skills that earned him his place in the spotlight, but there’s no doubting Gordon’s...

    Petrus, SW1

    Tweet Gordon Ramsay may now be more (in)famous for his out-of-kitchen antics than the dazzling cooking skills that earned him his place in the spotlight, but there’s no doubting Gordon’s...

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  • Tweet For every Nobu and The Ivy that is name-checked as a celebrity hang-out, there exists a far less conspicuous restaurant providing the same, if not better dining experience for...

    The Rib Room, SW1

    Tweet For every Nobu and The Ivy that is name-checked as a celebrity hang-out, there exists a far less conspicuous restaurant providing the same, if not better dining experience for...

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  • Tweet Whilst European chefs have been messing around in laboratories with foams and emulsions in the search for the ultimate dining experience, the Americans have continued doing what they do...

    Palm, SW1

    Tweet Whilst European chefs have been messing around in laboratories with foams and emulsions in the search for the ultimate dining experience, the Americans have continued doing what they do...

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  • Tweet The term gastro-pub could almost have been created for the modern socio-conscious Sloaney.  Think about it.  A supposedly simple venue where diners can feel like they are  ’slumming it’ combined with...

    The Botanist, SW1

    Tweet The term gastro-pub could almost have been created for the modern socio-conscious Sloaney.  Think about it.  A supposedly simple venue where diners can feel like they are  ’slumming it’ combined with...

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  • Tweet Modern Indian restaurants have certainly evolved to keep in touch with the times.  However, the term ‘cool’ was probably not something one would ever use when describing an Indian...

    Mint Leaf, SW1

    Tweet Modern Indian restaurants have certainly evolved to keep in touch with the times.  However, the term ‘cool’ was probably not something one would ever use when describing an Indian...

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  • Tweet Posh & Becks, P Diddy & Bling, Curry & Beer – all inseparable combinations, despite not always working as well as they should.  Yes, the wine industry has been...

    Quilon, SW1

    Tweet Posh & Becks, P Diddy & Bling, Curry & Beer – all inseparable combinations, despite not always working as well as they should.  Yes, the wine industry has been...

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  • Tweet I remember the excitement of my first visit to Planet Hollywood in my early teens and since hearing of its relaunch, I couldn’t wait to visit again.  The restaurant...

    Planet Hollywood, SW1

    Tweet I remember the excitement of my first visit to Planet Hollywood in my early teens and since hearing of its relaunch, I couldn’t wait to visit again.  The restaurant...

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  • Tweet I was beginning to think that the art of frying fish in a light batter had now solely become the preserve of uber-cool Japanese restaurants.  But just like a...

    Seafresh, SW1

    Tweet I was beginning to think that the art of frying fish in a light batter had now solely become the preserve of uber-cool Japanese restaurants.  But just like a...

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  • Tweet Situated in the surroundings of the Grade II listed Old Westminster Library, The Cinnamon Club gives the feeling of a being in a colonial Indian gentlemen’s club.  There is...

    The Cinnamon Club, SW1

    Tweet Situated in the surroundings of the Grade II listed Old Westminster Library, The Cinnamon Club gives the feeling of a being in a colonial Indian gentlemen’s club.  There is...

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  • Tweet Jom Makan is a no-nonsense, minimal restaurant with fast, fresh, great value Malaysian cuisine. Translated, it means ‘let’s go eat’, and eat we did.  And then we ate a...

    Jom Makan, SW1

    Tweet Jom Makan is a no-nonsense, minimal restaurant with fast, fresh, great value Malaysian cuisine. Translated, it means ‘let’s go eat’, and eat we did.  And then we ate a...

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