http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/ Visit Foodepedia Restaurant Reviews for the latest reviews en-gb Copyright: (C) Foodepedia 60 http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/images/foodepedia.gif http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/ If you can squeeze your way through the throng over to the stairs in the corner, you’ll be whisked away to a quiet, understated and stylish dining room. It doesn’t feel as if you’ve left the fun downstairs, on the contrary, this dining room feels the place to be, a secret for those in the know. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/feb/The_Angel_And_Crown_restaurant_review.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/feb/The_Angel_And_Crown_restaurant_review.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:59:32 +0000 Copita, its name derives from the Spanish for a type of sherry glass, is from the mothership of Barrica in Goodge Street and has berthed further south in Darblay Street, Soho. Its sober frontage doesn’t exactly holler for attention but thankfully neither does it go for the faux craphole look which is now getting very boring. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/feb/copita_soho.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/feb/copita_soho.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:30:47 +0000 Most people would consider throwing in the towel if their dream restaurant went up in flames. There's not many who would rebuild, expand and then win a succession of awards. Laurie and Jacqueline Gear are doing sterling work with The Artichoke http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/feb/The_Artichoke_Two.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/feb/The_Artichoke_Two.htm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:12:44 +0000 As a prospecting restaurateur driving expansion through an economic downturn it must feel like pennies from heaven to see the fourth incarnation of your Lebanese canteen packed to the gills on a cold Wednesday night in January. Not only were all 100 covers taken, people were queuing out the door and even eating outside. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/Comptoir_Libanais.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/Comptoir_Libanais.htm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:46:38 +0000 The Grand Imperial has recently won two rosettes and was finalist in Tsingtao Legacy of Taste awards for Best UK Chinese restaurant, so I knew the food was likely to be excellent. What I hadn’t expected was the sheer opulence of the place and the hushed atmosphere that hit me like a blast of cold air after the frenetic activity of the station. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/grand_imperial_victoria_london.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/grand_imperial_victoria_london.htm Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:04:55 +0000 Hôp Namô is run by husband and wife Colin and Linh Vu as a deliberate and very successful attempt to bring modern Vietnamese food to an increasingly appreciative audience. ‘Vietnamese with a modern twist’ is their slogan, although they are keen to emphasise that they fully acknowledge the traditions of their country’s cuisine. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/hop_namo.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/hop_namo.htm Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:31:11 +0000 All the staff we met had a smile and a friendly air about them and it didn’t seem forced. They were quick to refresh our crockery in the face of my messy eating and swift to top up the tea. And that’s about all I want. I certainly don’t want the American ‘Hi my name is Greg and I’ll just perch my resting actor’s buttocks on the table next to you and simper’ style of serving. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/royal_china_queensway_london.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/royal_china_queensway_london.htm Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:08:41 +0000 Does Sherlock Bar and Grill overcook its food as much as Cumberpatch overdoes his acting? Marcus Sedghi finds that in fact the food at Sherlock's is well balanced, restrained and easy to get down. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/Sherlock_Grill.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/Sherlock_Grill.htm Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:57:59 +0000 You could pop into Caparossa and have a glass of wine and plate of pasta and feel yourself well fed. Go for all four courses and you could feel yourself a bit fat. This modern Neapolitan eatery has a lot of charm, some very good cooking and not an oversized pepper mill in sight. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/caparossa.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/caparossa.htm Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:10:55 +0000 Lashed by storms, hunted by 'entertainers' and frightened by a frog, intrepid explorer David finds the Rainforest can't be endangered enough for his liking. Bring on the bulldozers. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/rainforest_cafe.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/rainforest_cafe.htm Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:13:31 +0000 Carrom is a game I used to play when a little girl. The board had intricate patternings and holes into which you’d flick counters. It may sound delicate but the competition was sharp. Slit eyes and hexes were rife. I was expecting to see a little more carrom thematic going on at D&D’s new Carom restaurant in Soho before I realised I’d confused it with carom – that’s one "r" - the spice. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/Carom_Meza_Floridita_Soho_Benares.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/Carom_Meza_Floridita_Soho_Benares.htm Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:59:56 +0000 Roganic is picky, both in terms of where the plated ingredients are sourced and how they choose to construct them. Each course is like a well rehearsed act, requiring you to gawp, question and discuss. It’s superb stuff, but I want to eat not talk. Over a five-hour seating and 15 courses, there is time for both. But it’s not cheap http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/roganic.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2012/jan/roganic.htm Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:26:52 +0000 Mexican doesn't have to mean burritos and tacos like everywhere else - sometimes it can be pretty good. We tried out one of the flourishing Tortilla restaurants springing up across London quicker than Speedy Gonzales. Ariba! http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/Tortilla_mexican_restaurant_review.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/Tortilla_mexican_restaurant_review.htm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:00:34 +0000 The absolute star of Potli’s show is the starter Chicken 65, tender poultry in a pungent ginger and pepper batter, like an excellent and healthy KFC. We couldn’t get enough. We also had tawa machi – tilapia fish steaks marinated in ginger, garlic and mustard which were good but we’d have liked more mustard. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/Potli_Chiswick_Chicken_65_Chowpatty_bazaars_India.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/Potli_Chiswick_Chicken_65_Chowpatty_bazaars_India.htm Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:02:15 +0000 Meat Liquor is here. After much anticipation. The crew behind The Meatwagon have opened the doors to this once car park – fitting, seeing as chef Yiannis Papoutsis met pub owner Scott Collins in a Peckham car park, and thus forming Meatwagon - and in doing so have caused queues snaking around corners and up Welbeck Street. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/meat_liquor.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/meat_liquor.htm Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:36:04 +0000 In a passer-by-free part of London – down the western side of Hyde Park Corner – Mango Tree is unlikely to be on your regular route unless you work locally. If you are well ahead with your Christmas wrapping and have time for a late, long lunch, or are taking a day off to Christmas-shop and need to recover from the throng by warming your wintry bones and spicing up your flagging enthusiasm, the Christmas banquet is extremely generous and excellent value for money. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/Thai_Christmas_Banquet_at_Mango_Tree.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/Thai_Christmas_Banquet_at_Mango_Tree.htm Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:57:24 +0000 There are plenty of options at Bratwurst with meal deals of sausages, as well as frikadelle and schnitzels too. With all the hype around street food, mostly stuff from the Far East, it’s worth remembering that closer to home we have a centuries old street food that is none the wurst for being eaten indoors either. Prost! http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/bratwurst_sausage_restaurant_soho_london.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/bratwurst_sausage_restaurant_soho_london.htm Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:40:18 +0000 The site of the new Boxpark ‘pop up’ shopping mall smells of freshly sawn wood and recently applied paint. But it’s a good smell. New, exciting and full of potential. And while these shops don’t have any windows, they do have a positive recession-bucking outlook selling unusual, interesting things and offering some food outlets too. We try Chop'd http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/chopd_at_boxpark.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/chopd_at_boxpark.htm Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:20:56 +0000 Following the success of their Club Coco in Verbier, co-owner Charlie Kearns and George Adams have created a destination that's fun but not frivolous, which is probably just as well for anyone with a finely tuned appetite. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/Eight_Six_Restaurant.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/dec/Eight_Six_Restaurant.htm Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:20:46 +0000 In Cabot Square and rather discreetly fronted, the new Iberica Canary Wharf gives good Gosh when you get inside. A rack of reclining jamon legs next to the door make it clear you aren’t in a clothes shop, as it once was, and the space surges up ahead of you. A nice long bar to one side, space centre and left, and above two galleried floors for overspill. http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/nov/iberica_canary_wharf.htm http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-reviews/2011/nov/iberica_canary_wharf.htm Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:54:02 +0000