Category: Restaurant Reviews

The service in the Laurie Arms is superquick. Its a bar order system but the food appeared within minutes of getting back to the table. We shared some chicken satay and prawn crackers to start  

A quick team lunch in the Laurie Arms, Hammersmith This place has a reputation for quality and speed. It specialises in Thai food  

We were all full but still managed to share a sticky toffee pudding between 5. Light, airy and sweet with a generous scoop of vanilla icecream!  

Roast dinner is the order of the day with a choice of Beef, lamb or pork. I opted for the beef which came served with yorkshire pudding, cabbage, broccoli, roast potato, swede + carrot mash and gravy. I can’t believe I polished the entire plate  

We had to wait for ages for a table but to be fair we really should have booked. Our waitress was very helpful and earmarked the next available table for us The Haven Arms was opened in 1861 but today is a genuine family run, family friendlly pub To start I had chicken liver pate […]

Another pub lunch this time in the Haven Arms in Ealing  

Ok so the traditional looking Duke of Sussex pub inn Chiswick turns out to specialise in Spanish tapas I was with canadian friends who definitely know their tapas. They ordered Tortilla, Pimientos de padron, ham croquetas, prawns, chilli+ garlic, razor clams and goats cheese, squash + hazelnut salad. Turned out to be far too much […]

Meeting some friends for lunch in the Duke of Chiswick pub in Chiswick. Never been here before so mot sure what to expect…..  

Instead of a main course, we both opted for this starter of Sesame salmon skewers, chicory and confit with soya and honey sauce. Having said that it was a starter, it was huge! My only complaint was that while the soya and honey sauce was delicious, it was just decoratively smeared across the plate while […]

We opted to share this warm goat’s cheese salad with grapes and apple. When it was served, the waitress had a little bit of a strop as we were sitting at the bar and not at a table in the official dining area. Once we were seated, she calmed down and provided excellent service. The […]

A colleague and I decided to dine in the L’Oliva bar and restaurant in the Hilton City in Brussels. We shared these mixed nuts over an aperitif while we browsed the menu The atmosphere was bustling as the restaurant is just off the hotel lobby. The waitress was attentive but did laugh at our attempts […]

Ok so the menu was impressive, the staff were second to none. The staff were attentive which I liked. We opted for nibbles which were good and at no stage did the staff push for more. We enjoyed the tapas selection of tapas which was houmus based with feta and totally yummy- me likey!!  

Just about to spend an evening in Carvossos- apparently one of the best wine bars that Chiswick has to offer. It is situated at 210 Chiswick High Road and comes highly recommended. Time now to review our food and drink options….