Editor’s Picks

Well if Giles Coren, who lives down the road by the way, says it’s good you'd be a mug to not check it out. The ‘famous crab toast’ is indeed gobsmackingly good, totally reliant on the quality of ingredients which are first class. The menu is small and sometimes doesn't cater for those wanting something other than a meat… More

Every meal we have had at Sabor has been of a high standard and we could not fault the food last night. The duck quesadilla starter was a great twist on a classic dish and the steak dishes stood out as being particularly tasty. Desserts were a little limited and very sweet, but typical of Latin America and beautifully… More

Dinner, 12th January 2008

An exceptional fish restaurant just off junction 13 of the M4

I chose this venue for an alumni meeting of ex-colleagues – they work West and I am in London, so The Crab was a good venue almost midway between locations. Unless you know the area, it is not easy to find – coming off the M4 from… More

Lunch, 12th January 2009

The Mercer is a smooth, professional restaurant – smart, without being stuffy – in an former bank hall on the Bishopsgate end of Threadneedle Street. Good venue for a swift (or not so swift) business lunches. A bit too formal and stark for a romantic meal a deux. It provides unpretentious British… More

Caffe Caldesi is actually two restaurants. Upstairs is more formal with linen table cloths and you need to book, downstairs more simple with plain wooden tables ans you can often walk in and get a table. However the food in both is absolutely wonderful. If you want a quiet meal go upstairs but for a more informal and… More