Down in South Kensington, Nik finds that restaurants still have the edge on any virtual reality headset – transporting you from the streets of West London to the alleyways of Palermo in a single bite.

The Soft Shell Crab Burger was exactly as it sounds: two soft shell crabs served – one piggy-backing the other – in a bun. They were cooked in a batter (which was slightly on the salty side – although  it worked with the moist bun, cress and rocket) and served whole – shell an’ all. A refreshing variation on the stalwart burger,

I liked Hook; the food was fine and had me gaffed and landed no problem. You can’t stop gentrification, and few really want to if we are truly honest, but places like Hook offer something affordable and high quality as the relentless onward middle class invasion continues

The South Coast beckons for Nik and he heads to that part of the English Riveria that is Poole in Dorset, to sample the delights on offer at The Plantation.