Archive for May, 2008

Mangal Ockabasi

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Mangal in Arcola Street in Dalston, remains one of my favourite restaurants in London.  It’s a small turkish bbq restaurant, that is constantly jammed.  The quality of the meat is superb and is served with a nice salad – it’s what Atkins must have been dreaming about.  The service is fast, which means you don’t [...]

Chez Bruce

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Having heard so much about Chez Bruce in wandsworth I finally made the trip this week.  It’s a nice dining room, elegant yet without the stuffiness of a lot of starred restaurants.  With food envy firmly in mind everyone went for the same starter of Crêpe parmentier with home cured gravadlax, dressed crab, peashoots and [...]

Osso – Italian Restaurant, Highbury & Islington

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

In the last couple of months I’ve been here 5 times, I can’t remember going back to a restaurant as frequently.  In the first month, the food was generally excellent (although I did have one bad experience -  part of the growing pains of a restaurant).  In any event, new restaurants can have their off [...]

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