Restaurants
This long-standing coaching inn has recently re-opened under the ownership of Ian Rayner and Miles Johnson. Having launched The King’s Arms, in Litton, in February of 2008, the duo are aiming for similar success with The Ragged Cot, snuggled away in the heart of the Cotswolds. This Cirencester establishment is also dog friendly, and hounds of all shapes and sizes are welcome in the bar, restaurant and its rooms. Heading up the kitchen is Kevin Chandler, a head chef with stints at Petrus and Maze under his belt and a love of a meaty menu.
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W1A 1ER
London
Fortnum and Mason, 181 Piccadilly
The St James’s Restaurant
If you like the finer things in life but are still financially recovering from Christmas, then a trip to Fortnum & Mason's St. James's Restaurant could be just what you’re looking for. From the 24 January - 13th March 2011, Fortnum's are offering a £15 menu across their collection of restaurants. Whether it's The St James's Restaurant, The Gallery, The Fountain or the 1707 Wine Bar you fancy frequenting, you can dine in style without breaking the bank.
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LL31 9DJ
Conwy
Deganwy
Deganwy Quay
Our 7-hour trip to the Quay Hotel & Spa from South East England was an eventful one. The drama of the journey was mainly down to the fan belt of our car, which decided to snap in half as we were bombing along the M4. After many hours of phone calls, recovery services and some charming mechanics who set us on our way again, we were a little frazzled by the time we reached Conwy and the Quay Hotel.
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EH1 2NF
Edinburgh
352 Castlehill
The Witchery by the Castle is something of an Edinburgh institution. Owned by renowned hotelier and restaurateur James Thomson, it was established in 1979 and quickly grew into Scotland’s best-known restaurant, developing a worldwide reputation for exceptional food, wine and service within the most atmospheric of settings.
And what a setting it is. Whether you eat in the magical Secret Garden or the candle-lit indulgent Witchery, the surroundings are unique, theatrical and decadent.
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W1U 3DG
London
Marylebone Village
15 -17 Blandford Street,
Trishna’s head chef Ravi Deulkar (previously of Rasoi), has brought a sophisticated and utterly delectable menu to Marylebone Village, inspired by his extensive travels of the Indian coast. Fish and seafood are the obvious focus at Trishna and the minimalist interior echoes the clean and fresh flavours of the dishes. A combination of white-washed brickwork, grey walls and dark oak creates a faint seaside feel and the low hanging chrome lamps help to create an intimate and cosy dining experience.
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EC1 9AN
London
201 Bishopsgate
Broadgate Tower,
It was a torrentially rainy evening (typical British ‘summer’) when my guest and I went to Tsuru Sushi. My guest arrived five minutes after me, in sopping wet motorbike gear. Just the sort of scene-making clientele restaurants dread I’ve no doubt. However, the charming waitress opened up a nearby cupboard and swept all off the sodden clothing into it before we could say katsu curry.
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NW1 6JQ
London
222 Marylebone Road
The Landmark London
The Landmark London with all its grandeur, demands a restaurant & bar as stylish as Twotwentytwo. Sporting a recent refurbishment, this eatery and drinking hole offers up dark muted tones and eye-catching chandeliers as a backdrop to plenty of high tables and plush leather seating. Its former look was, by all accounts more of a gentleman’s club but the new finish boasts a decent helping of delicate detail and stylish flourishes.
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The newly launched Upper Deck Café at the London Transport Museum has been designed to quench the thirst and ease hunger pangs of visitors to the museum. Set on the first level of this small and quirky place, the café looks out over the museum itself and joins up to the shop, where double decker buses, trains and tubes are all available to purchase in miniature.
We had quite obviously missed the rush hour when we arrived at 8pm on a weekday evening, and were oddly the only people in the café.
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It’s a modern affair at Urban Turban, as the catchy name might suggest. Low lighting, low-slung seating and low-fi music all serve as a contemporary backdrop to Michelin starred Vineet Bhatia’s latest concept: street food. With Urban Turban, Bhatia’s aim is to bring Indian street food to the high street (of Westbourne Grove that is).
The menu at Urban Turban is an informal mix of starters, main meals and the expected rice, bread and side dish accompaniments.
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