Matthew

Author's details

Date registered: 11 September 2011

Latest posts

  1. Review: Rockfish, Brixham — 16 August 2025
  2. Review: The Club House, West Bexington — 16 August 2025
  3. Review: Da Mario, Kensington — 16 August 2025
  4. Review: Chisou, Mayfair — 3 August 2025
  5. Review: The Vine Tree, Crickhowell — 3 August 2025

Most commented posts

  1. TripAdvisor gives me indigestion — 13 comments
  2. Spicy beetroot soup — 11 comments
  3. Review: Noma, Copenhagen — 10 comments
  4. Spaghetti alla carbonara, essentially — 10 comments
  5. A gourmet and his gout — 9 comments

Author's posts listings

Review: The Tolcarne Inn, Newlyn

Categories:

Pubs, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

25 July 2019

Ray

They have it pretty good for seafood in Cornwall. Especially if they’re a seafood restaurant in Newlyn, perhaps the most important fishing harbour in the whole of SW England. We wandered into a fishmonger to buy some fish for supper last night and everything was a third of the price it would be back up …

Continue reading »

Tags: , , ,

Leave comment

Review: Shore, Penzance

Categories:

Fine dining, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

25 July 2019

Stunning mackerel

Let me tell you about Penzance and St Ives, the two towns on the edge of the Land’s End peninsula (or Penwith, as it’s more properly called). One of these towns has winding cobbled lanes absolutely stacked with lovely shops, galleries and cafes, many of which wouldn’t look out of place in Bath or Brighton. …

Continue reading »

Tags: , , ,

Leave comment

Review: Native, London Bridge

Categories:

Fine dining, London, Restaurant Reviews

1 July 2019

Dessert ants

Normally ants on your ice cream is a source of consternation. But at Native they were there on purpose and added some great zing to a really beautifully made pea pod ice cream. Native is tucked away in an unpromising spot, almost under a railway arch on a corner at the very start of the …

Continue reading »

Tags: ,

1 comment

Review: Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs, Soho

Categories:

Fine dining, London, Michelin

1 July 2019

Adding truffle to chocolate

Maybe Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs hasn’t got the oddest name of any Michelin 2-star restuarant, but it’s got to be in the top three. Out the front is a champagne and hotdog bar, which explains the name, and I was pleased to see they specialise in small champagne producers at sensible prices. In the back …

Continue reading »

Tags: , ,

Leave comment

Review: Ikoyi, St James

Categories:

Fine dining, London, Michelin, Restaurant Reviews

1 July 2019

Plantain and scotch bonnet

Our first dish was a bit of a statement of intent. A crescent of plantain dusted with deep pink powder and a blob of vivid orange smoked scotch bonnet mayo. It looks like abstract art and tastes explosive and unexpected on a fine dining menu. Which this is, nine courses and a proper price tag. …

Continue reading »

This post has no tag

Leave comment