The food scene

A lovely restaurant in the revived and refurbished St Pancras station house. A classic gothic building with a charming cocktail bar. We started with three starters, torched mackerel I found a little boring and a slightly bland. Confit duck raviolo, with tamarind and cashew was for sure one of the highlights of the menu, along with the roast quail, succulent well seasoned served with corn bread. Slow cooked lamb rump served with lamb ribs, star of the show for sure, served with an incredible lamb jus, sticky reduced and layers of deep 'lamby' flavour. However I was underwhelmed with the sides, bacon and smoked potato croquettes were slightly cold and the truffled mac 'n' cheese had a serious lack of truffle. Although the smoked butter mousse served with the chips was utterly delicious. It also must be said, that the duck my parents had ordered well done, was actually still rare. Although it was beautifully cooked to my taste, it's not how we ordered and should not ha

Game Sunday failed to live up to the the standard I'd expect from a Michelin starred restaurant. However charming I found it, no thrills would be how I'd describe the kitchen as well as the decor. It's not that we didn't enjoy the food, it just didn't excite, and I found it was probably great produce over great technique. We shared a few small plates with the highlights being, sea trout on rye cracker and ox heart tomato salad. I found the venison carpaccio a little boring and slight overpowered by blackberries. Mussels with sea aster served in a lovely broth. Cod courgette and and fennel pollen, swam in a nice sauce but the fish could have had another twist of salt. The whole roast grouss was very well cooked, and very deep in 'gamey' flavour and probably the star of the menu. Pleasant deserts to finish, blueberries and buttermilk with a hint of lemon. Light airy and fresh. The restaurant itself is very unassuming and the staff informal but well informed, g

I've gotta say I was really looking forward to eating here, especially after some quite promising reviews from guest and critics alike. The sister restaurant across the pond is famous in Harlem, with chef Marcus Samuelsson claiming it's the the home to former president Barack Obama favourite ribs. However i'm not completely sold, there was maybe one to many 'misses' for my liking. On a menu where not many things really jumped out to me, I went with Sammy's chicken n waffles to start. I figured if the New York chef put he's name to it, this is something of a signature dish. I wasn't disappointed the chicken was moist with a great crunch, the waffles was light and airy and the balance of jalapeño, pickles, honey and the salty chicken was perfect. I couldn't say that same for the burger, actually balance was my issue, I found the onion over powering and sweet and needed a pinch of salt, although the parmesan fries was great. The corn bread fell a little

I've been meaning to visit for some time now, and my excitement levels was raised once I read the menu. Some bold exciting dishes jumped out to me, and luckily the friend I dined with had earmarked the same dishes from the comforts of he's office desk. (Read the menu online) Walkins only so probably advised to arrive early so 1745 was perfect, a nice can of cannonball IPA to awaken the senses, and so it began. A menu scattered with fresh salads, curries and soups, I knew I was in for a treat. First out the kitchen was stir fried fish balls. Along side a papya salad with dry shrimp and wonderful fresh zingy dressing with a bit of heat. Exactly what I'd expect. Great grilled prawns served with a coconut marinade. But the show started when the curries came out. Although I wasn't a fan of the 'gold chicken from the Cotswold' served with its liver. I didn't really enjoy liver slow braised in a curry. However the five spice soy braised beef cheek was wonderful, se

I'm actually amazed it's taken me this long to eat here. I'm a sucker for a good Indian restaurant, and I think that's a reflection on us as a nation. Although I'm convinced that more than half of us are unaware we are actually eating poor quality Bangladesh food in our local 'authentic Indian restaurant'. This however is the real deal, the only restaurant in the world holding a Michelin star serving South Indian cuisine. We shared 3 starters, seemed appropriate with so many fantasist options. Lobster broth with seafood and coconut had incredible depth with just a hint of coriander. Kothu lamb and fish peera was great, and served separately on the same plate. Chef and table staff taking the initiative knowing we was sharing and plating up accordingly. The seafood moilee (which is kind of a coconut based fish stew) was tremendous, real deep flavours with a subtle backdrop of coconut. Served with a wonderful tomato rice. However the lamb shanks slowly braided

The food not as much impressing as this modern contemporary and slick restaurant. The old gymnasium has been turned into a very large two story restaurant which was busy and buzzy on a Monday evening. To start we shared a butchers platter, consisting of pork ribs, slowly cooked with a barbecue sauce. Soft a slid off the bone as you'd expect however not much meat on the bone. German sausage and German ham which was probably the the best part of the meal, this being said I would imagine that this was imported from Germany so the the kitchen can not take too much credit. Served up with a slightly bland dumpling but a good way to state none the less. Sadly when main course was served the level of disappointment rises. Two pretty average dishes, veal escalope was slightly tough, dry, bland and the burnt edges on the breadcrumbs made it quite unpleasant. In actual fact the best part of the dish was the sweet little carrot that accompanied. The lamb duo wasn't much better, a well cook