In recent years we’ve stopped going to Pizza Express in Richmond. The reason being that whenever we went it seemed to be full of families with small (and rather noisy) children. Now we have nothing against small children (we had some ourselves) but in pubs and when paying for a decent meal we’d prefer a quieter atmosphere. So [...]
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Pizza Express Richmond
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Richmond on October 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
V Thomas – St Margarets
Posted in Cafes, Restaurants, tagged butchers, catering, fine dining, St Margarets, V Thomas on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No. you’re not seeing things. That is a butchers counter at the back of this restaurant. Which tells you that this is going to be an unusual place to eat. This long-established butchers shop in north St Margarets (in the shopping parade near the junction of St Margarets Road and Talbot Road) has recently branched [...]
The Petersham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged fine dining, Richmond, The Petersham on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Petersham on a sunny Sunday lunchtime – a special occasion. We were seven, two families celebrating a double birthday, one in each family. Tipped off about the double birthday, they had kindly given us the best table in the house. Our table was at one o clock. By one thirty the place was completely full – [...]
The Britannia
Posted in Pubs, Restaurants, tagged Britannia, Richmond on February 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Riversniffers has confessed before how outdated we can be on Richmond pubs. The last time we went in the Britannia it was full of shaven-headed tattooed folks with pitbulls. Yes, skinheads – remember them? Well it ain’t like that now. This must be the only place in Richmond that regularly serves oysters (Thursday to Sunday, when there’s [...]
Brocca Antica (2)
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Brocca Antica, fine dining, Italian, St Margarets on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We came, we saw, we were conquered. The fit-out must have been expensive. Rustic Italian, it has a relaxed, urban feel (if that’s not a contradiction in terms). Starters were slow-cooked cannellini beans with Tuscan sausage (intense flavours) and prawn and crayfish cocktail (utterly refreshing). Main courses were tagliolini with crabmeat, and calves liver, both perfect. We [...]
Brocca Antica
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Brocca Antica, fine dining, Italian, St Margarets on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This St Margarets Italian from the same stable as Twickenham Church St’s rock-solid duo of Pincho and Osteria Pulcinella has been open about ten days now. The first signs are that this is a major asset for St Margarets. Riversniffers bumped into two seasoned restaurant goers who ate at Brocca on the first Saturday. Their verdict? [...]
La Buvette
Posted in Restaurants, tagged fine dining, French, La Buvette, Richmond on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After the recent great review in the Guardian we went to see for ourselves The Guardian did not get it wrong. I won’t go through what we had, as the menu can be seen here. But in summary, our meal for four was superb in every respect. As well as seriously impressive food, the [...]
Bibi – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Bibi, Persian, Twickenham on March 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bibi may be shut. I don’t want to call time prematurely, but just passing by recently on a Friday or Saturday night, it’s been dark. Phone first before you travel.
Update: Bibi Persian Cuisine – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Bibi, budget eating, Persian, Twickenham on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Friends tell me that Bibi is now charging £4 corkage on BYO. Seems fair enough, now they have a licence. It might be simpler just to drink their wine – apparently it’s good and good value for money. Just like the rest of what they do then… Bibi Persian Cuisine, 157 Heath Road, Twickenham [...]
