“How so affluent a suburb went so long without a brilliant neighbourhood joint I can’t explain, but it certainly has one now.” Thus Matthew Norman, a restaurant critic at the Guardian, in a recent review of La Buvette, Richmond. So Richmond’s very long period without a first-class restaurant (see my review of A Cena on [...]
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La Buvette
Posted in Restaurants, tagged fine dining, French, La Buvette, Richmond on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Cena
Posted in Restaurants, tagged fine dining, Italian, Twickenham on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We never go out for dinner on Valentine’s Day. After a run of bad experiences (overbooking, price ramping, shoddy food, couldn’t-care-less service etc) Mr and Mrs Riversniffer vowed some years ago never again to dine out on that day. But when Mrs R said in January she’d booked A Cena, [...]
The Phoenix, Sunbury
Posted in Pubs, Restaurants, tagged budget eating, Sunbury, The Phoenix on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dipsophile should first declare an interest. He has known the current landlord of the Phoenix for over thirty years. Last year, when the pub was refurbished, Dipsophile helped to document the project in photographs. After extensive building work the pub reopened in March 2008. Since then we’ve been for the odd drink, but [...]
Sheesh Mahal Charity Nights – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged charity, curry, Sheesh Mahal, Twickenham on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Seesh Mahal has been one of Twickenham’s best curry houses since the 1980’s. To quote from the toptable restaurant review site: “This cosmopolitan Bangladeshi restaurant on Twickenham’s London Road is renowned for its sleek styling and fresh, authentic food. The dining room at the Sheesh Mahal – with [...]
Update: Bibi Persian Cuisine – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Bibi, budget eating, Persian, Twickenham on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently, Bibi is now licenced. My friends chose a £10 bottle of the house red, which was “smooth, full-bodied and mellow”. Their dinner for two including the bottle of wine was about £32, and was declared “really good”. Bibi apparently still say it’s in order to BYO if you wish. You might wish to phone to check [...]
Ches’s Trattoria – St Margarets
Posted in Cafes, Restaurants, tagged budget eating, Ches's Trattoria, Italian, St Margarets on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For years Ches’s Café in Crown Road has been reliably dishing up early morning bacon sandwiches and fry-ups. But recently the focus has changed. It’s still a very good place for an English breakfast, but it has recently adopted a different guise at lunchtime and evenings – Ches’s Trattoria. Wikipedia [...]
Bibi Persian Cuisine – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Bibi, budget eating, Persian, Twickenham on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This Persian restaurant at the end of Heath Road is a little-known gem. Mr and Mrs Riversniffers were tipped off by people who’d already been. So we turned up one Sunday lunchtime. From the outside, BiBi looks like a café; the external appearance, taken with the constant traffic and [...]
