City Lemon Featured Food Blogger | March 28th,2012  Malaysian Style Nasi Goreng (6.50) Category: Le Budget (£)  C+R Cafe is very hard to find,particularly when you use google maps on your smart phone which deviously sends you somewhere about 150 metres away in the middle of a block of house and when you are terribly hungover at the same time. After running in circles for a considerable amount of time,I finally found C+R Cafe,tucked away in a tiny alleyway on the Western corner of Chinatown. I met my equally hungover friend there to indulge in some Malaysian food to soak up all that was left from our heavy partying the night before. Read more... (394 words,7 images,estimated 1:35 mins reading time) March 15th,2012  Sardines on Toast @Bistro du Vin Category: Brasserie (£££) 
My dinner at Bistro du Vin has been a largely unpleasant experience and the food could be summarised with the two words “Dry”and “Bland“. On top of this,the service personnel was truly annoying (such as 3 waiters asking the same question within the space of 2 minutes and fake friendliness that seemed very insincere) and a waiting time of 45 minutes for the starter of the pre-theatre menu. Read more... (612 words,9 images,estimated 2:27 mins reading time) March 13th,2012  Beef Bulgogi @BiBimBap (6.95) 
Category: Budget (£) Bibimbap is not only the famous Korean national dish,but also the name of a small Korean eatery in the midst of Soho. It is one of the places that,once discovered,you will keep coming back to for your quick,cheap,tasty and filling Korean fix. Read more... (485 words,9 images,estimated 1:56 mins reading time) February 28th,2012  Borsh (5.50) Category: Bistro (££)
The visit to the small restaurant Tamada in St. John’s Wood was my first encounter with Georgian cuisine. Georgian,my lunch companion who has visited Georgia on many occasions told me,is one of the most interesting cuisines of all the states formerly comprising the USSR. It is rich in vegetables and influenced by Mediterranean,Europe and The Middle East. Read more... (420 words,7 images,estimated 1:41 mins reading time) February 13th,2012  Dessert Heaven @Roganic Category: Haute Cuisine (££££) Finally it was my turn to dine at the 2-year pop up restaurant Roganic in Marylebone. I was taken there by the lovely Skinny Bib who has been a Roganic regular since the restaurant opened last summer. Roganic is owned and overseen by Simon Rogan,who has earned his reputation with L’Enclume in the Lake District. Read more... (1139 words,21 images,estimated 4:33 mins reading time) January 24th,2012  Menu @Mishkin Category: Bistro (££)
I absolutely love Spuntino,have enjoyed Da Polpo,feel rather indifferent towards Polpo and haven’t yet been to Polpetto. This,in one sentence,summarises my experience with the restaurants owned by Russell Norman and Richard Beatty,undoubtedly the most interesting and most influential restaurateurs to have appeared in the London gastronomic scene over the past few years. Read more... (715 words,7 images,estimated 2:52 mins reading time) January 16th,2012  Tinello Category: Bistro –Brasserie (££-£££)
It is a hard job to be an amateur restaurant critic. Always rushing off to the newest openings,which means,thanks to the new non-booking trend,queuing for hours in the cold,eating mediocre food in places hyped for inapprehensible reasons and then there is the constant fight against personal bankruptcy,alcoholism and obesity. Read more... (855 words,11 images,estimated 3:25 mins reading time) January 12th,2012  Scallops,Garlic,Chili (11) @Galoupet Category: Brasserie (£££)  And another small plate restaurant. I remember when these restaurants started to pop up everywhere I was thrilled. Now I have reached a point of saturation where all I want once in a while is a normal menu! Read more... (581 words,7 images,estimated 2:19 mins reading time) October 13th,2011 Category: Bistro (££)  Hammersmith in West London is completely out of my culinary comfort zone. Apart from the budget-breaking River Cafe I am not aware of any decent restaurants in this area and River Cafe is certainly too posh for a quick pre-theatre bite. When researching for a restaurant close to the Lyric Hammersmith,I stumbled upon this review of The Gate on Time Out. A vegetarian restaurant that gets 5 out of 5 stars? Intriguing. Even though I am certainly NOT a vegetarian,I do very much enjoy pure vegetable dishes if they are well done. Our attempts to visit The Gate were hindered by the fact we couldn’t find it. Even though we had the exact address we kept running up and down Queen Caroline Street which almost ended up in a relationship crisis. Maybe The Gate would consider putting a sign up,that people can actually see? I am sure this would help in getting customers. Anyway,we did find it in the end and I was glad that we did not give up,or break up for that matter. As far as non-Asian vegetarian restaurants go,The Gate is as good as it gets. You will certainly be disappointed if you expect oddly dressed hippies wearing birkenstocks,you will search in vain for the obligatory falafel on the menu and no,the waitresses don’t have dreadlocks. There is a tree painted onto the wall though. I loved the bright room with the high ceiling and large windows. It could however do with a little refurbishment. Overall the place looks a bit run down,which was apparent when we arrived and it was still light,and less obvious during the course of the evening. And have I mentioned that a big sign in front would be a really good idea?  - Tree hugger @The Gate
I loved both of our the starters. October 6th,2011 Category: Bistro (£ £- £££) Oliveto is another example of a substandard,overpriced Italian restaurant in London. I don’t know why you can find so many of them in London,I think I have eaten more bad Italian food than any other cuisine. Read more... (562 words,6 images,estimated 2:15 mins reading time) | Inspiring London Food BlogsFood Blogs around the WorldDesign,Fashion and Art Blogs |
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