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A gentleman who lunches.

• Stovell’s – 6/10 (7.5/10 without the Sommelier) – £££

  By Doctor Lunch on August 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Lady Gemima and Lord Hugo Hammersley had suggested lunch in the English countryside near their country residence. Our trip was straight out of Downton Abbey. Lovely sunshine, the narrow, tree lined lanes meandering in the green rolling hills of the English countryside. Wondrous…. Read More ›

• Updated – Top London restaurants

  By Doctor Lunch on August 18, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  In an effort to start making parts of one’s blog more useful one has updated the Doctor’s Top London restaurants listing. One is pondering whether Wild Honey should join the list having visited last week but a return visit is required in… Read More ›

• Wild about Wild Honey – 8.5/10 – £££

  By Doctor Lunch on August 13, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The cooking was excellent and with lunch at £29.50 for three courses it’s not bad at all.

• Good recommendations part II

  By Doctor Lunch on August 11, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  One recently had a pop at jolly old Trip Advisor (See Good recommendations..) highlighting its less than reliable, poorly vetted recommendations. The recommendations of the World’s Top 50 restaurants 2015 were equally lame. They included one of your Doctor’s least favourite restaurants which was given… Read More ›

• London eating, Venice and chums

  By Doctor Lunch on July 29, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  The Doctor and chums make a few recommendations for London eating with some useful insights from Regina Desserta on where to eat in Venice.

• Good recommendations are hard to find

  By Doctor Lunch on July 20, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  One often seeks advice on where one should find a good repast. As you know dear readers, your Doctor seeks out the very best if he can. So the interweb has been a wonderful resource to research potential eateries. Tripadvisor for… Read More ›

• Roti Chai – 7/10

  By Doctor Lunch on July 7, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  One remembers the 70’s. A time of flaired trousers, tank tops, platform shoes and flock paper in Indian restaurants. Alas and hurrah, those days have gone, the fashions of the 70’s are now curiosities in the Victoria and Albert clothing section and today’s… Read More ›

• The new London restaurant hit list

  By Doctor Lunch on June 2, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  One is shortly returning to the UK after yet another sojourn in Fort Lauderdale. That wonderfully sunny domain that is sadly lacking in any seriously good restaurants although one did find one decent venue called Wild Sea in Las Olas where… Read More ›

• Just behind the hot dogs – Chef’s table – 7.5/10

  By Doctor Lunch on April 16, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Yes dear readers, here are many images of one meal which featured 13 courses as displayed on the blackboard in the kitchen. In this case, the kitchen was in fact the restaurant and seated a mere 19 all of whom… Read More ›

• Me again at Megan’s – 8/10

  By Doctor Lunch on April 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Gadzooks Megan, one believes one could be in love with you. Ahem, well with your restaurant. On the King’s Road on the way out of town, it’s one of those local secrets. An oasis of calm amid the maddening traffic… Read More ›