From Mayfair to Southwark

Saturday, May 16th , 2026

Oudh 1722 is the high-profile London sister of two Michelin star Opheem in Birmingham. I think that I went too early, because at this early service there were quite a few teething issues, mostly around the temperature that dishes were delivered at. This was distracting, though to be honest if there are this many problems then why not charge half price for a few weeks while you iron out the issues? I like Opheem a lot and I am sure this will settle down in due course. I’ll try it again in a few months.

Lilibets is a popular British restaurant in Mayfair, offering an appealing menu of nicely cooked, crowd-pleasing dishes. The service was great and even the wine list wasn’t excessively priced by the standards of the area, so there is a lot to like about it. The restaurant was heaving on a weekday evening.

I actually had a short business trip to the US but had a chance to have just one lunch before my return flight. This was at Anjapar Chettinad Elite in Irving Texas, an area near Dallas that is rather like Southall in London in that has a large Indian community. The food here was pleasant and extremely reasonably priced.