Clos Maggiore, Covent Garden

Last weekend The Boyfriend and I took a little trip to London’s ‘most romantic restaurant’ (awarded by Harden’s Restaurant Guide) to celebrate his birthday. Considering that I missed the entire event lat year as I was working abroad for a couple of months, I figured this year was my opportunity to make up for it so we…

Joe’s Southern Kitchen, Covent Garden

American Diner style eating has become absolutely HUGE in London in recent years, you really can’t move for Southern barbecue dishes, mac’n’cheese and burgers. Some of it is great, a lot of it, however, is distinctly average. Too many places have jumped on the bandwagon and assumed all they need to do to get a…

Cafe Des Amis, Covent Garden

I first visited Café Des Amis about two and a half years ago with a friend, I had a lovely meal, a lovely evening and said I’d definitely come back again. The restaurant is always popping up on Open Table deals and similar and there’s even a couple of offers available on their own website so I…

The Diner, Covent Garden

Where better for a good old catch up and a gossip with your best friend, discussing everything from your new favourite lipstick to your latest work and/or relationship dramas, than a cosy retro American diner where you can hide away in your booth eating some good old American comfort food while you chat? The Diner is the…

Fire & Stone, Covent Garden

Fire & Stone, located just of the main piazza in Covent Garden, is a really large, modern restaurant offering traditional style pizzas with a bit of a more modern menu than your standard pizzeria. As much as I love a classic traditional pizza, the menus can get a bit samey. Fire & Stone‘s pizzas are…

MEATmarket, Covent Garden

If you know anything about eating out in London it can’t have escaped your notice that MEATliquor, MEATmission and MEATmarket have been steadily popping up and expanding across the London restaurant scene for a little over a year now and I have finally jumped on the MEATwagon… (also the name of the food stall that started the…