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Portobello Drawing Room

PORTOBELLO HOTEL. London

It’s as close as you’ll get to sleeping in the same bed as Johnny Depp and Kate Moss.   Like other A-listers, including members of The Rolling Stones, they are former habitues of the Portobello Hotel. Not that you’d ever guess, from the looks of this utterly genteel hostelry a stone’s throw from Portobello market.   It’s […]

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West Thirty Six. Excellent West London bistro dining.

Anthea Gerrie reviews West Thirty Six, a west London resto that is bringong upscale to bistro. It looks like a club, it feels like a club, but West Thirty Six is that rare thing, a public restaurant with all the intimate ambience of a private club. The fact it’s in Golborne Road is both a […]

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Bandol London restaurant is what lovers of Provence have been waiting for - a restaurant which showcases the food of that region, under-represented in UK restaurants, and many of the lovely wines for which the South of France is regaining  a reputation.  Dining Booths at Bandol

BANDOL LONDON RESTAURANT. Discover the delicious taste of the south of France in south London.

Bandol London restaurant is what lovers of Provence have been waiting for – a restaurant which showcases the food of that region, under-represented in UK restaurants, and many of the lovely wines for which the South of France is regaining a reputation.

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The Langham Club

Eduardo is a bit quick off the mark at the Langham Club private check in. As soon as I cross the threshold of the third floor foyer there’s a cool drink in my hand, a towel at my side and a beaming smile in front of me.

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Artesian at The Langham London

“Your room or mine?” Carla asks me straight out, in the middle of the Langham London’s Artesian. I make a mental note to test her other preferences as soon as humanly possible before succumbing to her proposal

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