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The Ritz - 2022 July

The Ritz is a regular haunt of mine. The grand dining room, all marble and gilt and thick carpet, dates back to 1906 and the kitchen is now headed by John Williams and Spencer

The Ritz - 2022 February

I am a regular at The Ritz, so see previous reviews for the background and notes on the extensive though ambitiously priced wine list. The dining room is as grand as they come

The Ritz - 2022 December

The Ritz is a regular haunt of mine, so please see my previous reviews for a discussion of the history of the restaurant, its main chefs and an analysis of its wine list. The

The Ritz - 2021 mid December

I have written many times about The Ritz, so please see my previous for comments on the history, its head chef and its long but ambitiously priced wine list. Today, as usual, I

The Ritz - 2021 June

As you walk into the ornate dining room of The Ritz, with its marble and gilt and huge mirrors, you could easily feel that you are stepping back in time to 1906, when the hotel

The Ritz - 2020 February

I have been many times to The Ritz, so see my other reviews for additional background. We went for the surprise menu, as usual. There were tasting menus at £105 and

The Ritz - 2019 November

The Ritz has become my “go to” place for fine dining in London. I have written in previous reviews about the history of the place and its wine list, and will confine

The Ritz - 2019 March

I have written about The Ritz many times, so please see my earlier reviews for more background. This meal began with an array of canapés. There was a “pebble”

The Ritz - 2019 July

My latest meal here began with a selection of canapés. Crisp pastry cylinders filled with Coronation chicken are a classic here, and are even better since they toned down

The Ritz - 2019 April

The Ritz has the grandest dining room in London, all marble, gilt and a carpet so thick you almost sink into it. The hotel opened in 1906, with no less than the legendary Auguste

The Ritz - 2018 February

The Ritz has a glorious dining room that seats over a hundred people, with large, widely spaced tables, comfortable chairs and impeccably ironed white linen. The carpet is thick

The Ritz - 2018 August

The Ritz is surely the grande dame of London dining, with its magnificent Belle Époque dining room, all mirrors, gilt and marble. John Williams has transformed the kitchen

The Ritz - 2017 December

Executive chef John Williams leads a huge team in the cavernous kitchens of The Ritz – 67 chefs work there in all. Despite the vast scale, the level of consistency of the

The Rex Deli - 2024 October

The Rex deli is the sister of Cocochine, and is directly opposite the parent restaurant. The building was once a stable mews. Initially it just sold takeaway deli products such as

The Princess Garden - 2012 March

The Princess Garden of Mayfair is one of those stealth restaurants in London that hardly ever gets any media attention, yet it has been trading successfully since 1983. Just north

The Princes of Shoreditch - 2022 October

Editor's note: in November 2022 Simon Bonwick left this pub. The Princess of Shoreditch is part of the Noble Inns pub group. In September 2022 the reins of the kitchen passed from

The Plough at Norwood Green - 2025 April

The Plough dates back to 1349 and is the oldest pub in Southall. It is old by any standard – the oldest pub in London is arguably The Prospect of Whitby, which dates back to

The Pem - 2021 October

The Pem is part of the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Westminster, along with the pub The Blue Boar. As consultant chef it has Sally Abe, formerly of Harwood Arms. Sally was in evidence

The Park - 2024 September

The Park opened in July 2024, run by seasoned restaurateur Jeremy King. It is at the junction of Queensway and the Bayswater Road, looking out over Hyde Park. The a la carte menu

The Oxford Blue - 2017 April

Editor's note: In Septemer 2020 it was announced that the restaurant would not be reopening after the pandemic. The Oxford Blue is a long-established pub in Windsor that in 2015