I found Restaurante Grill Iguacu quite by chance. It was recommended to me by the concierge at the Tokyu Stay Aoyama Premier Hotel I was staying at a few minutes’ walk away. The concierge actually got it wrong. I had asked him to find me a Japanese steak house; somewhere I could sample some Kobe … Continue reading Iguaçu by Lava – the friendliest Brazilian steakhouse in Tokyo
Happy days are here again! Delhi Darbar has opened a branch (a real big one) in Barsha-1 and I just couldn’t resist the temptation to take it for a test drive. I have a litmus test for Delhi Darbar; basically, if the Dabba Gosht, Daal Makhani and Rumali Roti works, everything will work… This new … Continue reading Delhi Darbar delivers to Arabian Ranches! Yippee!
It’s not often that a restaurant impresses me. Not anymore anyway. There was a time when even the littlest thing would have me squealing like a piglet. A couple of hundred reviews under my ever-expanding belt however, it has to be something really, really special to get an oink, leave alone a squeal. In this … Continue reading California Pizza Kitchen – I am impressed!
My 20-year old nephew recommended Teddy’s in Shibuya. He said they make possibility the best burgers in Tokyo. Well, I’m here from one of the burger capitals of the world, Dubai, and while Teddy’s does make a very decent burger, it’s not nearly as good as some of the burger joints we have back home. That’s not to … Continue reading Tokyo: Teddy’s Bigger Burgers
The elegant BG Café is located on the top floor of the Bongénie department store on Rue du Marché in Geneva. Turning up without a reservation is probably not a good idea but we were greeted by the slightly snooty maitre d’ and seated straight away. Perhaps the fact that we were there on the … Continue reading BG Café at the Bongénie, Geneva
Based in the picturesque Venetian Village at The Ritz-Carlton, Punjab Grill is Abu Dhabi’s only 4.9 rated restaurant. And I just had to find out why. Locating the place is dead easy thanks to Zomato and Google Maps. At this time of year finding a table for lunch on a weekday won’t need a prior booking … Continue reading This could be the best Indian restaurant in Abu Dhabi
Over the two years or so that I have been writing reviews for Zomato and TripAdvisor I have occasionally been smacked for being too graphic in my descriptions, but also for using bad words, like the “s” word for poo-poo. I have sometimes had readers, restaurant owners and even fellow reviewers complain about my…um, bluntness. I once … Continue reading A is for Aspen…A is also for A-Hole!
Soleto Grilled Burgers is a small burger joint on Beach Road, Jumeirah 3. Two things differentiate it from most others, namely that it is open 24-hours and, possibly as a consequence, that it has a (small) section dedicated to breakfasts. Oh, and they serve Lavazza coffee, be it from a push button, table top vending … Continue reading A burger for breakfast
It took no more than a couple of bites of my burger for me to pin down where I had tasted something very similar to Moylo’s Cheese Attack – Shake Shack. Funnily though no one else in our party of four felt the same. And where I absolutely loved my gorgeously juicy burger, all three … Continue reading Moylo’s
Al Afadhil looks closed down at first glance. And assuming it was, we first went to the Kebab Bistro next door. They told us that their neighbour was very much open for business…and looked surprised when we turned around and walked straight back out again. Heavy-set wooden tables and chairs with hand carved tapestry is … Continue reading Lassi and Lucknow Kabab
