Category: Restaurant ReviewsAt one of his regular New York haunts, the film-maker explains why he loves risk-taking and the British sense of humour Arriving at Balthazar in New York’s SoHo, there is a lunchtime crowd hovering near reservations, a combination of wide-eyed tourists who want a glimpse of real New Yorkers, and the pushy New Yorkers who [...]
Is a little performance and spectacle a welcome addition to restaurant dining, or just a pain in the neck? It’s not often that I take my seat at a restaurant out of breath and disoriented but the Secret Restaurant prides itself on the punter’s total immersion into the setting – on the night I visited, [...]
What the Oysterage lacks in frills it more than makes up for with its flavoursome, no-nonsense cooking Orford, Suffolk (01394 450 277). Meal for two, including drinks and service, £70 It would be hard to describe the Butley Orford Oysterage as pretty, especially on a deep midwinter’s day when even by lunchtime the light looks [...]
31 King Street, Leeds (0113 242 0628). Meal for two, including drinks and service, £75. On the wall above the semi-open kitchen at this week’s restaurant is the slogan: “Create – where good food and people matter.” Anybody with a healthy disdain for mission statements, sloganeering and the unintentional kitsch of Hallmark greeting cards will immediately [...]
Chicken tikka masala is now an integral part of British culture, but can our curry houses survive the recession – and the government’s immigration policy? It’s a cold, rainy day in Bradford and the balti restaurants and fast food outlets offering “desi” [Asian] milkshakes, have yet to fill up. But close by, the industrial kitchen [...]
Perfect steaks, incredible desserts and a scattering of phone-hackerati… Everything about 34 adds up 34 Grosvenor Square, London W1 (020 3350 2424). Meal for two, including drinks and service, £130 Sitting in a corner by the bar at 34, the new restaurant from the group behind the Ivy and Le Caprice among others, is a [...]
