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Les Couilles du Chien bar sign

LES COUILLES DU CHIEN

When the name of your bar translates as the dog’s bollocks, you know you’re in for some kick-ass drinks.   Les Couilles du Chien delivers them with style in the heart of Soho.

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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 interior 2

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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Andy Mossack stays at the Langham London and enjoys the hospitality of the Langham Club.

The Langham Club. Discover an executive lounge with style and luxury

Eduardo is a bit quick off the mark at the Langham Club private check in. As soon as I cross the threshold of the third floor foyer there’s a cool drink in my hand, a towel at my side and a beaming smile in front of me.

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