Category: Restaurant Reviews

  • LOTI Eats

    After stints at Spitalfields and Market Peckham, Abby Lee’s Malaysian concept Mambow has finally landed a proper permanent spot in Clapton And we’re very glad it has, as it’s some of the best Malaysian food you’ll find in London. The new site is on Lower Clapton Road, a fairly small one-room set up with an open…

  • Yaatra Lunch Menu Review –

    Indian meets Mexican on the new speedy lunch menu, but don’t call the cultural appropriation police before you try it. An Indian restaurant in an old fire station? Spark up the ‘vindaloo’ jokes, but you’d be very wrong if you did. Yaatra is a class Indian with the heat dialled down, the presentation beautiful and…

  • Oishi restaurant brings “delicious” Japanese grilled meats to Kitsap

    BREMERTON — Peggy and Tom Posey used to go to Hakata Restaurant every week, until the founders of the Silverdale restaurant, well-known for its authentic, high-quality Japanese cuisine, retired in 2021, after 30 years of service. Two years later, the Poseys stepped into the new Oishi Japanese Kitchen on Fairgrounds Road and ordered curry potato…

  • At The Table: Schuylerville’s Kickstart Cafe provides plenty of reasons to come back

    SCHUYLERVILLE — You’ve heard of motorcycle bars. How about a motorcycle coffee shop? Why not? Everyone loves coffee, and coffee shops are a place for like-minded people to meet. The theme is motorcycles, but the vibe is most definitely welcoming to all. Kickstart Cafe is a place where you can meet a new friend to…

  • Review: New chef, new reason to visit Bathers’ Pavilion Restaurant

    Advertisement Two- and three-course set menus deliver surprisingly good value at Mosman’s luxurious seaside fine diner, alongside $9 bite-sized potato scallops and views of Speedo-clad swimmers and rolling waves.  Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles…

  • Review: The baked goods are a triumph, but does this Melbourne all-day venture work?

    14/20How we score European$$$ I wouldn’t be the first person to point out that menus tend to be quite similar these days. That’s no surprise – every era has its trends, every city has its specialities, and there’s a good reason chefs fall back on crowd-pleasers. They sell! What fool would turn their back on…

  • Restaurant Review: Smoke & Ash

    … a new independently run local business in the heart of Edgbaston Smoke and Ash is a new independently run local business in the heart of Edgbaston within walking distance of the Vale. The owners Clare and Paul both attended UOB and have a passion for bringing students to their restaurant. The restaurant offers authentic…

  • We have lunch at the Courtyard Cafe inside Wroxham Barns

    There are lots of reasons to visit Wroxham Barns – the craft shops, the wonderful Willow Tree Delicatessen, Junior Farm – you can even camp or glamp during the summer. But for us it was the Courtyard Cafe which drew us there on the way back from the coast. On a Saturday lunchtime, it was…

  • Review: Family-run Italian restaurant hits trifecta of great food, service and atmosphere

    Review: Family-run Italian restaurant hits trifecta of great food, service and atmosphere

    From the moment you walk through the door of The Grove Cucina & Wine in Hobe Sound, you feel special and appreciated. This is a family business. Jen is omnipresent in the dining room, stopping to smile, laugh and share stories with all her “friends.” Luis, when not in the kitchen with Chef Joseph, circulates…

  • I’m a Celebrity: Restaurant critic Grace Dent leaves jungle ‘on medical grounds’

    Restaurant critic Grace Dent has left the I’m A Celebrity jungle “on medical grounds”, a spokesperson for the show has said. A spokesperson for the ITV programme said: “Unfortunately Grace Dent has left the show on medical grounds. “She has been a great campmate and will be missed by her fellow celebrities and viewers alike.”…