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Beijing Noodle No 9 review – Vegas noodle soups and dumplings
This review of a Las Vegas restaurant is a break from The Picky Glutton’s usual London-based coverage Caesar’s Palace hotel in Las Vegas has several dining options and one of the glossier ones is...
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Burgers in Las Vegas – Gordon Ramsay BurGR, Heart Attack Grill and more
This review of some Las Vegas restaurants is a break from The Picky Glutton’s usual London-based coverage The last time I visited Las Vegas I dined almost exclusively at rather pricey haute cuisine...
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The Coach and Horses review – London’s first vegetarian pub
Vege-might or vege-lite? I’m not a vegetarian, but I do like to dabble with vegetarian food. However, my veggie-friendly sentiments aren’t shared by some of my friends and work chums who, at the mere...
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La Cuisine de Joel Robuchon review – Theatreland fine dining
The Ivy’s sexier next door neighbour isn’t as good as it should’ve been L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon is the closest thing to a fine dining chain with almost identically appointed branches in numerous...
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Rossopomodoro review – is this Covent Garden pizza chain the weakest link?
Disclosure: The Picky Glutton was invited to review this restaurant and the meal in this review was prepaid for by the restaurant in the form of an unsolicited voucher. As a general rule I’m not fond...
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The best burritos and tacos in London – 55 burritos, 83 tacos, 59 eateries,...
And some of the worst too For many Londoners burritos are nothing more than a mildly exotic rice sandwich – a lunchtime filler to help them get through the working day. Most will devote little thought...
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Story review – a fairy tale or a shaggy dog story?
Tower Bridge gets a classy new neighbour A lot of new London restaurants have adopted some variant of the stripped back ‘industrial’ look common in Shoreditch – bare brick walls, exposed ventilation...
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Newman Street Tavern review – Fitzrovia’s most elegantly understated restaurant
Easily mistaken for a pub, but only if you’re an idiot Some restaurants open with a blaze of publicity and hype, while others open quietly and slowly but surely build up a sterling reputation through...
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Social Eating House review – Modernist cuisine gets affordable-ish
So popular, it needs its own doorman The oddly-named Social Eating House is the latest restaurant in Jason Atherton’s empire and it’s not quite as expensive as Atherton’s flagship Pollen Street Social....
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Pizarro review – still as good as ever?
Treading water or better than ever? When I first dined at Pizarro shortly after it opened in the autumn/winter of 2011, I noted a few niggling blemishes and hoped they’d be ironed out. After a longer...
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Kirazu review – Soho ramen gets back to basics
Sometimes smaller really is better Compared to the barren dessert of a year ago, London’s Soho is now awash with dedicated ramen restaurants – namely Ittenbari, Tonkotsu, Bone Daddies and Shoryu. The...
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Piccolo Forno review – Soho backstreet pizza
The Curse of St. Anne’s Court There’s no shortage of pizza restaurants in Soho and Piccolo Forno is the latest. The small diner has decided to set up shop at 9-12 St Anne’s Court, but this small Soho...
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Les Deux Salons review – the Strand’s attractive French brasserie
Cheerful Continental Covent Garden Comfort Chow There’s no shortage of mock French-style brasseries and bistros in London from chains such as Cafe Rouge and Cote to independents such as Les Deux...
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Inamo St James review – computer-controlled Piccadilly Japanese
High-tech but low brow food? London’s restaurant scene is very crowded to say the least, so newcomers often need a gimmick just to get noticed. Inamo’s trick is that instead of ordering via a human...
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The Lukin review – a gastropub in the shadow of the BT Tower
The Lukin – winnin’ or pukin’? There are plenty of pubs serving food in Fitzrovia and The Lukin is one of them. Sat within spitting distance of the BT Tower, it’s a popular watering hole and lunchtime...
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Caravan review – a good King’s Cross breakfast
Fuel up at breakfast or brunch The area around Kings Cross station is slowly being regenerated and while some will miss the area as it was before, I won’t be one of them. The grotty, run-down,...
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Hawksmoor Spitalfields Bar review – new meat and cheese menu
Bar-gain or bar-baric? (Sorry.) I’ve eaten at and written about the Hawksmoor mini-chain of steakhouses at length before on this blog. What makes Hawksmoor so interesting, apart from the sheer quality...
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Hummingbird Bakery’s bacon and salted caramel cupcakes
Vegetarian Monday is not going well Some people actually quibble over the size of the bacon bit on top. Chewy bacon bits dotted throughout the soft fluffy sponge. Salty meat + salted caramel + vaguely...
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Galeto review – Brazilian street food comes to Dean Street
A party in my mouth or a damp squib? I’ve never seen the appeal of Nando’s. As far I’m concerned the seemingly ubiquitous chain serves unremarkable but acceptable chicken. My occasional dining...
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Bonnie Gull review – tiny Fitzrovia seafood shack
Small shiny seafood shack serves salty sustenance It’s fascinating what you’ll find in the back streets of London. Bonnie Gull is a seafood restaurant located on Foley Street, a quiet street located in...
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