Round Table

The Round Table is a traditional London pub located just off Leicester Square. In the heart of theatre land, the pub is the perfect meeting place for actors, audiences and anyone in need of classic pub food and drinks.

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Restaurant Review: Temple and Sons Restaurant - Luxeha

Last week, I got a call from a girlfriend who had a dinner reservation at Temple and Sons restaurant, which opened on 22 November.

I gladly took the reservation because there are not many places in the City of London that I like.

This makes it really convenient to go to after work and enjoy a nice meal with friends before heading home.

After a quick potty break (the restrooms aren’t that interesting and seem a bit dark), I made my way to the table.

Check out my review of Sexy Fish Overall, this is a great afterwork place if you’re looking to meet up with friends or even for a romantic dinner.

Ciao Bella Birthday - Emma Eats & Explores

Every year for our birthdays, everyone in my family gets to pick a special restaurant that they want to go to and we all go out for dinner.

Everyone (Mum, Dad, Sam and my friend Melissa) met Dan and I at our flat for a drink first, as my brother had never seen where I live either, and then we wandered down the road for an early dinner.

It’s much better for being able to talk to everyone and not just whoever is directly opposite you – much more social) we looked over their huge menu and chose a Primitivo for the table.

My starter was delicious, I’m a huge fan of mozzarella and the mild creamy flavour paired well the the rich, salty flavour of the bresaola.

True to form I forgot to photograph the mains but the table ordered, Spaghetti Carbonara x2, Gambas Pil-Pil, Tagliatelle Ciao Bella (Dolcelatte, Broccoli, Cream and Salmon) and Liver & Bacon for mum.

Everybody Eats Where? In London, England, Bellamy's Restaurant ...

(Sounds like an oxymoron) One of my most memorable meals on my recent trip to London, was eaten at Gavin Rankin's Bellamy's on Bruton Place just down the road from Berkeley Square.

Gavin brought Caviar Kaspia to London and was then lured away to run Mark Birley's empire which included Annabel's, Mark's Club, Harry's Bar, and George, which are now all owned by the unofficial Mayor of Mayfair Richard Caring.

Well, it feels like a luxurious canteen especially when Gavin is sitting at his small round table nearby the entrance to the dining room holding court and where he meets and greets his regulars and not-so-regulars, (David Hockney, Bryan Ferry, Kristin Scott Thomas, Elizabeth Hurley, Princess Michael of Kent, and Henry Kissinger are only some of the famous faces that dine at Bellamy's along with every U.S. Ambassador since Bellamy's opened its doors in 2004).

My friend said that I absolutely had to meet Gavin and dine at his wonderful restaurant.

Taking my friend's advice, I phoned Gavin, and was cordially invited to join him for dinner when I was in London in 2006 doing research for my book about legendary restaurants.

Essence Cuisine Shoreditch London: Vegan Restaurant Review ...

Step through the front door though and the sharp, modern interior – with its mimimalist décor, aluminium walls and concrete bar – and an intriguing menu, tell a different story.

At the recommendation of Essence Cuisine’s well-informed and enthusiastic host we start with garbanzo scramble, a take on scrambled eggs, featuring ‘scrambled’ chickpeas, ‘massaged’ kale, green harissa, asparagus and portobello ‘anchovies’.

It’s a good opener, the chickpeas have a surprisingly fluffy texture and a kick of heat from harissa, contrasting nicely with the subtle crunch of the kale.

The three mains we choose are a little hit and miss: a meticulously crafted heirloom tomato lasagne (see menu must-order); a coriander- and spice-fuelled raw pad thai with wonderfully slurpy, springy kelp noodles, marinated kale, tamari almonds and lime; and a well-dressed but overly salty, unremarkable caesar salad made up of baby romaine, dulse (seaweed), capers, sunflower dressing, sunflower ‘parmesan’, shiitake ‘anchovies’ and croutons.

The beautifully presented heirloom tomato lasagne, with its thinly sliced layers of courgette in place of pasta, tangy sundried tomato marinara, pistachio pesto and creamy, fluffy macadamia ‘ricotta’, is an inspired interpretation of a classic.

Buenos Aires, West Sussex, restaurant review - Telegraph

In the wake of Argentina’s recent default on £317 million worth of bond repayments, the last thing I would wish to do is discourage anyone from visiting a steak house that aids that country’s ailing economy by importing its beef.

If you promise to provide a genuine Argentine experience, go a little further than the imported beef and bottles of malbec.

The technical translation for the “house salad” served on black slate with an off-puttingly bitter morcilla (the blood sausage of the Hispanophone world) was “four morose, withered leaves”.

According to the menu spiel, the restaurant’s owner, Cristian Barrionuevo, personally selects the meat “from the best farms in Argentina”, from cows that have “10 per cent less cholesterol” than other, nameless bovine breeds.

However – despite my desire to do what I can for Argentina’s economy – in the case of Buenos Aires I would have accepted not a penny less than 20 per cent of the Argentine national debt.

Wormwood: restaurant review | Jay Rayner | Life and style | The ...

Meal for two, including wine and service: £150 Occasionally a plate of food comes along that forces me to pause.

Just as the lobster thing had almost put me off so had the news, solemnly delivered, that it was the chef’s “signature” dish.

Together these three elements – the nuttiness of the couscous, the nuggets of lobster, the deep tissue massage of the bisque – really do the thing.

Both feel less like a course in their own right than a way to say goodbye to the main event of the savoury plates.

■ Like Wormwood, Dabbous off London’s Charlotte Street, is a gastronomically ambitious restaurant attempting a low-key vibe.

Shuang Shuang: restaurant review | Jay Rayner | Life and style | The ...

Shuang Shuang occupies a corner site on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue, within the capital’s Chinatown, and is indeed a Chinese restaurant, albeit one brought here by Thai entrepreneurs.

Shuang Shuang’s innovation (at least for London) is a Yo Sushi-style conveyor belt, down which trundle 50 different raw ingredients on coloured plates, topped with plastic lids listing cooking times.

You are offered ingredients with which to mix a dipping sauce, including sesame butter, red bean curd paste, fresh chilli and a chilli oil.

There’s a temptation to put all the ingredients – thin slices of raw beef, fish balls, chopped mushrooms, bags of instant noodles of the sort students live off – in both sides.

The best things are not from the conveyor belt, but from the snacks menu: golden fritters of scallop and prawn with chilli and fresh herbs, or strips of deep-fried pig ear with heaps of cumin, salt and chilli, both for £4.50.

Coya Angel Court: Rum Round Table tasting menu tried and tasted ...

Seating six, it serves a single purpose: to act as the centrepiece for the special Rum Round Table tasting menu, an almost overwhelming medley of cocktails and culinary delights.

Then Calabacines y Hongos Valle de Pisac, a twist on the classic pisco sour, this cocktail is made with Bacardi Carta Blanca, egg white, lemon juice, lychee juice, peach purée and quebranta pisco.

Flor de Naranja, a manhattan-style drink made with Bacardi Ocho Años Rum, Lillet Blanc, Aperol, Drambuie and orange bitter, is enjoyable enough.

Avellana Frijoles finishes things off, and is a reinvention of the classic espresso martini, this after dinner cocktail is made with Bacardi Carta Blanca, fresh Espresso, Frangelico and Patron Café.

If the menu is refined and brought up to the same level as the drinks and service, the rum round table may well end up one of the best tables in town.