In hindsight, I kept a low profile in 2012, at least on this blog. I can't say the same about other things. Amongst others I finally managed to move to a new home at the end of the summer, my friends and I even squeezed in a barbecue. Despite the lack of reviews I can assure you there was no shortage of restaurant meals.
Just to name-drop but a few:
Burger and Lobster-such fun with all the mess I managed to make with the lobster but at £20 it is one expensive burger they serve there.
Dishoom-the new one in Shoreditch. Like the original one in Covent Garden but bigger and more glamorous with a bigger bar.
Colbert-the new place which took the place of Oriel on Sloane Square. Now, for many reasons, I thought I would hate it. But I didn't. You had to wait for over half an hour to get seated. The crowd is what you can expect from the area, the waitors are French or act French and the food is not on the cheap end- £45 for a main and a glass of wine- although I did have a steak Dianne. But somehow, even if we did have our meal on the bar, surrounded by people battling it out to get drinks, I liked it. In fact I liked it a lot.
Some older and trusted places like Asia de Cuba. Even managed a couple of soft opening weeks, notably STK London. Can't possibly comment, they say it's a unfair to review on soft launches and I think they are right. But I had fun there, the company was good.
It has been noted by someone that this blog has been neglected. I have resolved that the first restaurant review of the year will be in January; which I hope, as promised, will be jointly with someone.
Wishing you all a happy and delicious 2013.
