• Added: 31st of May 2007
• Area: Mayfair
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London W1K 4HX
020 7629 8860

poolside said
outstanding
Claridges Bar is supremely cool and discrete. The staff are excellent, the vibe is intimate and the decor luxurious. Outstanding champagne list.

• Added: 6th of April 2007
• Area: Farringdon
• Category: Restaurants

London EC1A 9JX
020 7489 7033

poolside said
awesome japanese
Saki - Bar and Food Emporium is a very exciting place to have found virtually on my doorstep. Upstairs is a food store selling Japanese staples - didn't investigate this too much but will be back for a better look. Downstairs is where the action is - a sushi bar and restaurant in a single room - very stylish decor, lots of leather seating around the sides with a huge central square of bar seating. The place looks the part and the food also delivers in fine style.. although it doesn't come cheap. A very thorough menu runs an exhaustive selection of authentic Japanese dishes - as well as some more fusion items including a foie gras terriyaki..! Can highly recommend the lobster tempura and the sashimi was excellent - very fresh and cut perfectly for that melt in the mouth experience. The soft shell crab rolls were also heavenly. Nice selection of Sake - warm flasks and chilled bottles - there are no budget bottles however and the cheapest start at around 30. Service is efficient and friendly in the way that seemingly only Japanese places seem to achieve. Overall, this is a gem and can easily stand up to some of the better known (and even more expensive) alternatives. Miss at your peril.

• Added: 27th of March 2007
• Area: Mayfair
• Category: Restaurants

London W1S 2AX
020 7499 1308

poolside said

Pattersons is tucked away in Mayfair and really is a hidden gem. Went for lunch and the place was bustling on a Tuesday. The menu is well thought out with a wide choice including a lot of great seafood (including the outstanding scallops that i concerned myself with) and the staff are really excellent - super efficient and attentive without being intrusive. will certainly be back here, am interested to try the evening vibee.

• Added: 25th of March 2007
• Area: Farringdon
• Category: Restaurants

London EC1M 3JB
020 7404 4422

poolside said

One of my favourite places for a morning meeting. The interior is an ultra deli with delicacies stacked from floor to ceiling around the walls. An outstanding selection of pastries, chocolate and cheeses always catches my eye but that is just me.
The food is always high quality and tasty if a little on the expensive side and i tend to agree that the staff could do with a little more joie de vivre - overall this is well worth a visit if you are in Farringdon.

• Added: 25th of March 2007
• Area: Covent Garden
• Category: Restaurants

London WC2H 9PR
020 7836 0239

poolside said

food = great and very healthy but ALWAYS go take-out :o)

• Added: 25th of March 2007
• Area: Westminster
• Category: Restaurants

London W1S 2QF
020 7629 3000

poolside said
another good sushi place
Just off regent street, this is a great sushi restaurant in the no frills canteen style with a brightly lit basic room downstairs and a small sushi bar upstairs. Good selection of Sake and the fish is excellent with some great set menus as well as a la carte. Friendly staff but the service was a little slow on the night i was there - this is certainly no place to go if you are in a hurry but if you need a sushi hit then this is a good one and i will be back.

• Added: 25th of March 2007
• Area: Farringdon
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London EC1M 6HA

poolside said
Great Tapas!
Recent addition to the Smithfield area and very welcome it is too seeing as it replaced Abbaye. Although part of a (small) chain of restaurants this excellently located tapas bar is nicely vibey and the food is great (and good value).. strongly recommend the dark rind goats cheese with orange blossom honey..