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Portobello Drawing Room

PORTOBELLO HOTEL. London

It’s as close as you’ll get to sleeping in the same bed as Johnny Depp and Kate Moss.   Like other A-listers, including members of The Rolling Stones, they are former habitues of the Portobello Hotel. Not that you’d ever guess, from the looks of this utterly genteel hostelry a stone’s throw from Portobello market.   It’s […]

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West Thirty Six. Excellent West London bistro dining.

Anthea Gerrie reviews West Thirty Six, a west London resto that is bringong upscale to bistro. It looks like a club, it feels like a club, but West Thirty Six is that rare thing, a public restaurant with all the intimate ambience of a private club. The fact it’s in Golborne Road is both a […]

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Bandol London restaurant is what lovers of Provence have been waiting for - a restaurant which showcases the food of that region, under-represented in UK restaurants, and many of the lovely wines for which the South of France is regaining  a reputation.  Dining Booths at Bandol

BANDOL LONDON RESTAURANT. Discover the delicious taste of the south of France in south London.

Bandol London restaurant is what lovers of Provence have been waiting for says Anthea Gerrie.

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Bovino Steakhouse

Bovino Steakhouse. Quinta do Lago has never tasted so good.

Andy Mossack eats at the Bovino Steakhouse at the beautiful Quinta do Lag resort on Protugal’s Algarve.

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Quinta Bonita. Beautiful boutique Quinta close to Lagos

I’m having breakfast at Quinta Bonita and watching hens wandering around in front of me on an immaculate lawn. Playing match my breakfast egg with that hen is a fun diversion for a few seconds, but owners Chantelle and Fraser have to play it for real every day as they wander the grounds of Quinta Bonita searching for those freshly laid eggs. “They could be anywhere” says Chantelle “but we always try their favourite spots first.”

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