Category : What we’re eating

Brat at Climptons Arch 374 Helmsley Place Hackney E8 3SB www.bratrestaurant.com/climpsons-arch The first Brat in Shoreditch is a fabulous restaurant and this outside residency at Climpson’s Arch delivers everything we have come to expect from this incredible team.  The food is spectacular, the wine list interesting and thoughtfully built, and … Read more →

The Engineer 65 Gloucester Avenue London NW1 8JH www.theengineerprimrosehill.co.uk The location description of ‘by the canal’ is technically correct, but you won’t find yourself sitting with a view out of the ducks if you come here!  It does, however, have a very sweet courtyard garden, with lovely staff, and well … Read more →

So, with no restaurants to go to until recently, TXG has been doing the hard yards inserting itself into the retail food supply chain and cooking up a storm. For the odd day (!) when we didn’t want to cater yet another 3 meals we also tried out various meal … Read more →

Greenwood Fish Restaurant 31 Ocean Way, 01 – 04 / 05, Singapore 098375 greenwoodfishmarket.com This was a pleasing find just a little bit further down from Joe and the Juice (in Singapore, I know) – big menu (too big really), but knowledgeable staff, sensible portion sizes that didn’t over-face, and … Read more →

Liu Xiaoman  The Jackalope 43 Weymouth Mews Marylebone London W1G 7EQ liu-xiaomian.com We went to the partnership with the Jackalope Pub over near Marylebone High Street (there’s one in Holborn too, I think) where 2 flatmates have set up an operation to cook noodles as the food offering for a … Read more →

Seabird The Rooftop, The Hoxton, Southwark, 40 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8PB 020 7903 3050 seabirdlondon.com On the top floor of the Hoxton Hotel in Southwark, everyone is Insta-raving about the octo-dog. Taking that aside (and do take it, it’s very good) Seabird is a hit – shiny rose gold … Read more →

Brigadiers 1 – 5 Bloomberg Arcade London EC4N 8AR 020 3319 8140 brigadierslondon.com This restaurant is a curate’s egg of an experience. On the one hand the room is gorgeous, the food is delicious (particular favourites from the small plates are the Afghani lamb cannon kebab, the wagyu kati roll, … Read more →

Kodbyens Fiskebar Flæsketorvet 100 1711 København V Phone +45 32155656 info@fiskebaren.dk https://fiskebaren.dk In the meatpacking district of Copenhagen this is a wonderful treat.  It’s not warm and cosy, rather relaxed, informal, and serving spanking fresh oysters and fish that is all sustainably sourced and beautifully prepared.  Worth a trip as the … Read more →

Santini 29 Ebury St, Belgravia, London SW1W 0NZ T: +44 020 7730 4094 www.santinirestaurant.com We hadn’t been to Santini for a few years and it’s been very nicely refurbished. Accomplished Italian food prepared and served with care and attention. It has a nice ground floor terrace (you’ll remember TXG objects … Read more →

Darby’s 3 Viaduct Gardens, London SW11 7AY T: +44 020 7537 3111 www.darbys-london.com Darby’s We’re fortunate that very few people read these reviews because Darby’s is in our ‘hood and it’s already been hyped everywhere and we’d like to keep it a secret, please! Darby’s is from the team behind … Read more →