Meatballs at The Quality Chop House 92-94 Farringdon Road London. EC1R 3EA T: 020 3490 6228 Helen Forrest Reviews…. This week I took the Veggie along for a meal at Exmouth Market based Meatballs (yes I know, but somebody had to try the vegetarian option, and with eight delicious sounding meatballs on offer it wasn’t read more …

Christmas at Carluccio’s By Helen Forrest… So somehow we find ourselves in October, with Christmas two months away we are hurtling towards 2012. Time truly does wait for no-one, and if like me, you always leave your Christmas planning to the last minute you will pleased to know that Carluccio’s – that byword for authentic read more …

Grand Imperial London 101 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 0SJ T: 020 7821 8898 E: reservations@grandimperiallondon.com The Grand Imperial located within The Grosvenor Hotel near London’s bustling Victoria station is the newest addition to Chef and Restaurateur Rand Cheung’s empire. The restaurant has been designed by a Feng-Shui master and is luxurious and comfortable with read more …

Akiiki is Angel’s first cafe/gallery space Reviewed by Helen Forrest Akiiki 364 Goswell Road Angel London Akiiki (meaning ‘friend’)is Angel’s first cafe/gallery space and it’s more than a project for the owners;it’s a passion. Taking what was previously a more run-of-the-mill healthy eatery, the longtime friends and more recent business partners, have moulded something rather read more …

the e-bar, Little Venice, London the e-bar 2 Warrington Crescent, Little Venice, London W9 1ER +44 (0)20 7432 8455 Reviewed by Helen Forrest Situated in London’s Little Venice, the recently revamped e-bar presents an attractive drinking and dining location for the coming summer. New manager, Lourenzo Mello Cabral has brought about a welcome sea change: read more …

Imli Restaurant, Wardour Street, London Helen Forrest Reviews… 167-169 Wardour Street, London W1F 8WR. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7287 4243 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7287 4245 Web: http://www.imli.co.uk One cannot help but feel a sense of expectation upon entering Imli; after all it has a lot to live up to: Tamarind, the award-winning parent to read more …

Tortilla, Mexican eatery based in Islington and now Southwark Review By Helen Forrest Tortilla 13 Islington High Street London N1 9LQ Tortilla, the Mexican eatery based in Islington and now Southwark, first opened in 2007. Following in the footsteps of Itsu and Masala Zone in its approach to repackaging authentic cuisines in a simple ‘fast read more …

North Pole Piano Restaurant – Reviewed By Helen Forrest Date Of Visit: 6th February 2009 As a pre-Birthday celebration for our Lewisham friends, whose birthday’s both fall in the same week, I booked the stylish sounding, North Pole Piano Restaurant through TopTable. They were offering a much welcome 50% off from the a la carte read more …