Some years ago I ate at Richard Corrigans Lindsay House Restaurant on a number of occasions, I thought it was a magical place, a secret garden with tremendous, individual food and warm, charming service.

I have only recently returned to London and after reading so much about Mayfair I could not wait to visit, albeit I was apprehensive as I was fearful it could not live up to my memories of Lindsay House, a bit like meeting an old friend after a long time to find one of you had changed for the worst!

I needn't have worried, it was wonderful.

Everything from the room and quality of service was lovely and the food was unmistakedly Corrigan, buttermilk pancakes with girolles, plaice with nettle gnocci … I was home again, it is the anthithisis of consortium owned restaurants.

I can't wait to go back again, and again.