Local Friends is a value for money Chinese restaurant on North End Road in Golders Green which I found on Zomato. First things first, the menu on Zomato is outdated and doesn’t include, for example, the shredded pork crispy noodles I originally called to order. I had to settle for a chicken chowmein instead. They … Continue reading Local Friends – Golders Green, London
The Duke of York is a Greene King owned pub on Dering Street on the fringe of Mayfair. Its interior is dominated by an ornate, old-fashioned spiral staircase which winds up to an equally quaint dining area ‘upstairs’. We came in as much for lunch and to quench our thirst on a hot summer day, … Continue reading Duke of York – Mayfair, London
Café Boheme is a deliciously quaint French brasserie and bar on Old Compton Street in Soho. It has those foldable front facades which open the restaurant onto the street – perfect for this surprisingly sunny, shower-free summer weather. Five of us squeezed around a table on the absolute fringe of the restaurant and the street, … Continue reading Café Boheme – Soho, London
Dirty Bones is a NYC-inspired food and cocktail concept which has blossomed into a foursome of branches spread across London. This Kensington Church Street basement outlet was the first. Hipster interior, funky music, waitstaff with face piercings and a menu to match – how much cooler can you get? Thankfully I visited the restaurant in … Continue reading Dirty Bones – Kensington, London
Café Rouge is a hugely popular French brasserie-style restaurant franchise with something like 30 outlets in London alone, this Covent Garden branch on Wellington Street included. There are an astonishing 120 branches across the UK. Its uniformed interior is stereotypically French with parquet flooring and quaint seating booths adding to the traditional Parisian bistro look … Continue reading Café Rouge – Covent Garden, London
The Chicken Shop is a chain of delivery only kitchens which specialise in grilled chicken. I was shocked to find that there are no less than seven branches spread across Dubai, this Studio City one included. I ordered two of their three flavours, Peri Peri and Mediterranean. The third flavour is Barbeque which I am … Continue reading Chicken Shop, The – Dubai Studio City
La Brioche is a French café concept from the house of Al Ahlia in Abu Dhabi where they first opened to the pubic in 1984. The brand has since expended throughout the region with Dubai alone now having no less than six branches, this new Bluewaters one included. La Brioche differentiates itself from market leaders … Continue reading La Brioche – Bluewaters Island
Deli Boutique is the all-day dining restaurant at Suite Novotel near Mall of the Emirates. It’s linked by wall-to-ceiling doors to its Accor stablemate, Amici on the other side at the Ibis Dubai MOE. In fact, if you’re not paying attention you could very well end up sitting on the wrong side. I did. Although … Continue reading Deli Boutique – Barsha
Griller, not to be mistaken for Grill-O, is a newly opened fast food franchise in Barsha (opposite MOE, beside Mr. Crab) which specialises in grilled Peri Peri chicken as well as fried style, baked, battered chicken which they claim, tastes just like fried chicken. And you know what? it’s actually similar to KFC original only … Continue reading Griller – Barsha
Following on the success of its City Walk branch, homegrown Mitts & Trays has opened a second branch near Ain Dubai on Bluewaters Island, another amazing Meraas project. The interior of this latest incarnation has the same familiar modern Euro bistro look and feel of the original, and a spectacular view of Ain Dubai from … Continue reading Mitts & Trays – Bluewaters Island
