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FORTIFYING FOOD AT THE GARRISON FORTIFYING FOOD AT THE GARRISON
16 May 13 - ENTERING INTO its tenth year of business this summer, The Garrison in Bermondsey Street continues to do an energetic trade - unsurprising given its eye catching art nouveau exterior, all sumptuous green tiling and wooden panelling. ..

A BERMONDSEY GINSTITUTION A BERMONDSEY GINSTITUTION
17 Apr 13 - OF ALL the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, you need to walk into this one. Bermondsey St’s Antico restaurant has just re-launched its basement bar as 214 Bermondsey, a cocktail and gin bar boasting 45 different varieties of Mother’s Ruin. ..


A ROUTE TO REAL CHINESE CUISINE A ROUTE TO REAL CHINESE CUISINE
11 Apr 13 - NESTLED AMONGST the ubiquitous chicken shops and newsagents, Silk Road’s simple red exterior belies its status as one of south east London’s prime bargain eateries...

MUCH LIDO ABOUT SOMETHING MUCH LIDO ABOUT SOMETHING
03 Apr 13 - ME AND the s##t machine are men who lunch now. That's how we roll, we hit the park, lark about on the swings, rate the mums and then get some lunch...


TOP NOTCH COCKTAILS AND SIZZLING PAELLA TOP NOTCH COCKTAILS AND SIZZLING PAELLA
20 Mar 13 - IF YOU'VE been to the Lambeth Country Show before you’ve most likely noticed the big red stand of steaming satellite-dish sized paella pans courtesy of Casa Catering. While the catering company traverses England’s south east feeding festival-goers and function guests, Number 22 is their home base...

SIMPLY DIVINE TAPAS IS WELL WORTH THE TROUBLE SIMPLY DIVINE TAPAS IS WELL WORTH THE TROUBLE
15 Mar 13 - TIPPED AS a tapas hot spot, Angels and Gypsies is quite the jewel of Camberwell Church Street. ..


HOT AND SPICY IN THE BLACKSMITH'S ARMS HOT AND SPICY IN THE BLACKSMITH'S ARMS
21 Feb 13 - I MET JoCo the Kidherder outside The Blacksmith’s Arms for our dinner date...

COTTO HITS THE SPOTTO COTTO HITS THE SPOTTO
14 Feb 13 - After driving round for half an hour looking for a parking spot in one of the greediest boroughs in the capital for ripping off drivers, me and my dining partner, Georgie Cottrell, eventually found a cushty little spot just 50 yards from the front door of our destination – Cotto - a family-run restaurant of 12 years standing that has built up a solid reputation, going by how many people were in there who knew the staff...


A HIGHLY POLISHED PERFORMANCE A HIGHLY POLISHED PERFORMANCE
17 Jan 13 - IT TURNS out that the national dish of Poland just doesn’t agree with me. Luckily the same cannot be said of the extensive list of over 60 varieties of wodka on offer at Baltic, writes Reena Kumar.....

WHO'S THE BIG CHEESE? WHO'S THE BIG CHEESE?
20 Dec 12 - That’s right fine people of Southwark. It’s time to Smell My Cheese! At the end of a year like 2012, where we have seen the world’s greatest athletes make sporting history, it’s only right that we take on a Smell My Cheese of Olympic proportions. ..


Bar Fly

THE CHARLES DICKENS THE CHARLES DICKENS
09 May 11 - THE CHARLES Dickens free house is a classic ye olde worlde pub, with traditional furnishings and a comfortable rustic interior, writes Charlotte Galt...


JACK'S LOUNGE JACK'S LOUNGE
Jack’s is a family owned stylish bar-lounge...
ROXY BAR AND SCREEN ROXY BAR AND SCREEN
ROXY IS a stylish bar-cum-art house cinema with a packe...


Reviews

FORTIFYING FOOD AT THE GARRISON FORTIFYING FOOD AT THE GARRISON
16 May 13 - ENTERING INTO its tenth year of business this summer, The Garrison in Bermondsey Street continues to do an energetic trade - unsurprising given its eye catching art nouveau exterior, all sumptuous green tiling and wooden panelling.


A BERMONDSEY GINSTITUTION A BERMONDSEY GINSTITUTION
OF ALL the gin joints...
A ROUTE TO REAL CHINESE CUISINE A ROUTE TO REAL CHINESE CUISINE
NESTLED AMONGST the ubiquitous chicken shops and newsag...


Recipes

EASTERN SPICE EASTERN SPICE
17 Nov 10 - Thai Yellow Curry - The Rye Pub


GAME FOR PIE? GAME FOR PIE?
DON'T LET city life stop you from enjoying the taste of...
WINTER WARMER WINTER WARMER
Beef Bourguignon...


Cocktail of the Month

COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH
07 Dec 10 - How to make: Place mint leaves and strawberries into a cocktail shaker, then add Fraise de Bois Liqueur and Grand Marnier.


BOHO MOJITO BOHO MOJITO
Cocktail of the month...
LOUISIANA JAM LOUISIANA JAM
£6...


On the Grapevine

KEEPING IT SURREAL ON THE WILD COAST KEEPING IT SURREAL ON THE WILD COAST
06 Jan 09 - ALONG WITH 899 fans I recently ventured to the South Bank to hear the world's most famous chef reveal the mechanics behind his mysterious cooking.


WHEN LUNCH IS AN EDUCATION
I AM A fanatic of the leisurely lunch...
AFFORDABLE BUBBLES
PROSECCO CAPTURES the Italian mentality according to Gi...


Side Orders

BAR CUTS MUSTARD
07 Jan 09 - THE NEW Bermondsey Square Hotel will feature its own in-house restaurant Alfie's Kitchen, Bar and Deli - which will have its own mustard sommelier.


BLACK CHERRY'S FACE LIFT
LORDSHIP LANE'S Black Cherry has re-opened and is back ...
THE WINE THEATRE - SE1 THE WINE THEATRE - SE1
THE LATEST edition to Southbank’s restaurant scene...


Find a restaurant

THAI PAVILION EAST THAI PAVILION EAST
16 Feb 09 - WHEN YOU hear of pavilions in Kennington it is easy to think you are spending a day at the Oval, either watching leather hit willow or if at a Twenty20 encounter watching the punters getting leathered in a quite different manner, writes John Prendergast...


OLD SALT QUAY - SE16 OLD SALT QUAY - SE16
A little bit out of the way...
DULWICH WOOD HOUSE - SE26 DULWICH WOOD HOUSE - SE26
SINCE RE-OPENING its doors in the month before Christma...