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The Bolingbroke is a pub serving nice food, at the far end of Northcote Rd, walking distance from both Clapham Junction BR and Wandsworth Common BR.
We booked for lunch on Easter Sunday with some friends and our respective babies and by 1.30pm the whole place was full of kids! This is a very child friendly pub and the bemused looks of four lads that came in for a few pints said it all!
It's a good menu, nothing crazy but solid choices. The salmon fillet was huge, perfectly cooked and very fresh. My sausages (3) and mash was perfectly adequate. Puddings are also good and prices average for this area.
The staff are excellent, seemingly well used to stepping over crawling ankle nippers and cheerful throughout.
This used to be a restaurant called Niksons but as a pub mainly given over to eating, it does the job nicely. And a great venue for somewhere a bit more adult that isn't a stuffy restaurant and that actually welcomes people with children.
Read the official press release here:
The Bolingbroke, 174 Northcote Road, London SW11 6RE t: 020 7228 4040www.renaissancepubs.co.uk
Following the success of its first venue in Twickenham, Brouge comes to Richmond to excite diners with its modern Belgian bistro. Brouge offers guests the opportunity to sample a wealth of tasty Belgian inspired cuisine with a hint of Modern British influence – using fresh local produce delivered to the door daily.
This is all offered with value for money in mind with most main dishes under £10. At Brouge there is a daily changing specials menu and a seasonal A la carte menu. The theme of ‘cooking with beer’ runs throughout the menu from honey spiced Lambiek beer ribs with chilli and spring onion to award winning pork sausages served with an onion and Bruin Beer Gravy. Brouge have also introduced classic summer fishpots from Scottish Salmon to North Atlantic scallops.
Desserts don’t disappoint either with three types of traditional Belgian waffles including cinnamon and triple chocolate, strawberry meringue glace with fresh strawberries from Kent and an indulgent chocolate fondue with vanilla biscuit and seasonal fruits.
This is all served up in Brouge’s unique dining room, providing the feel of an authentic Belgian cellar house giving a cosy, intimate and informal dining environment.
The focus at Brouge is on carefully sourced produce with suppliers such as Vickers Game in Berkshire supplying the finest quality English meat and game, to local award winning butcher Bruce Ricketts who previously won best pork sausage at the North West London Butcher’s Association.
Local Cheeses also figure prominently at Brouge thanks to the Teddington Cheese Company with its selection of 130 different varieties.
Brouge also offers a fantastic selection of over 50 different beers across Belgium from Lambiek, normally brewed for a minimum of 3 years in aged wooden casks to pale ales, fruit beers and traditional Trappist varieties. There are unique beer cocktails and a world beer selection to suit any discerning palate. The drinks menu also educates guests on which dishes compliment particular types of drinks.
Brouge holds regular beer tasting events held courtesy of the Brouge Beer School - expertly tutored by Brouge’s very own beer sommeliers. Basic level packages start at £5.95 per person and go up to master’s level at £14.95 per person. The New & Old World wines carefully selected at Brouge also provides diners with around 35 quality wines to choose from.
If guests are looking for a truly unforgettable dining experience in a modern Belgian bistro, then why not make Brouge the next place to visit.
Opening times
Mon - Sat 12:00pm – late
Sun 12:00pm – 9:30pm
Address:
5 Hill Street,
Richmond
TW9 1SX
Telephone number: 020 8332 0055
Website: www.brouge.co.uk/
Food so fresh, super-healthy and absolutely delicious is on the menu at Tibits.
Create your ideal meal from a selection of tempting dishes inspired by flavours from around the world and made with only the most wholesome ingredients. Food is priced by weight so you are in complete control of what you eat, how much you eat and how much you pay. The menu reflects the seasons so food is always perfectly fresh and locally sourced. In the summer expect mouthwatering salads, freshly squeezed juices and light bites full of goodness. In the colder months choose from homemade soups and warming ‘mood food’.
Visit Tibits any time. Enjoy freshly baked croissants or homemade birchermuesli for breakfast, grab a speedy salad at lunchtime or indulge in a glass of wine and nibbles with friends after work. The al fresco areas are perfect for whiling away summer evenings.
The food is as delicious as it is nutritious. Relax in the restaurants’ stylish surroundings or take your food to go, it’s your choice. A fantastic range of speciality teas, coffees, cocktails, wines, beers and spirits is on offer at Tibits.
Visit Tibits at Heddon Street, just off Regent Street or at Westfield, London. Open seven days a week.
With its proliferation of international and ethnic restaurants, the leafy village of Crouch End in North
London, finally has a great British pub and dining room to be proud of.
Formerly the Princess Alexandra, Villiers Terrace on Park Road, offers straight forward, seasonal
modern British food alongside a carefully compiled wine list, premium beers and creative cocktails.
Beneath the traditional pub exterior, Villiers Terrace exudes style and sophistication. Interior
designer, Paul Daly, combines classic ‘local’ surroundings with distinguished glamour. Vintage
chesterfield sofas, an original oak floor, a handsome log bar, exposed brickwork, wood panelling and
open fireplace are accentuated by opulent, glittering touches – think sparkling chandeliers, midnight
blue velvet thrones, large art deco mirrors, leather studded chairs and flashes of black and gold.
Outside, the elegant dining terrace allows you to survey the hustle and bustle of Crouch End whilst
the brand new back garden will provide a magical oasis in which to make the most out of the great
British weather.
Food is courtesy of head chef, Richard Teague. Bold, Blighty-inspired starters include English
asparagus with deep fried poached egg and vinaigrette; slow braised pig cheeks with chorizo and
broad beans; as well as a Stilton, blood orange, beetroot and watercress salad. Main courses feature
Gloucester Old Spot roast pork belly with roast garlic mash and apple sauce; slow cooked rabbit with
pappardelle, tomato and fennel; and pan fried skate with sprouting broccoli, chilli and anchovy.
Teague’s traditional desserts prove an excellent end to any meal. Treat yourself to sticky toffee
pudding with caramel and honeycomb ice cream; warm chocolate fondant; or bread and butter
pudding with custard.
Just as you would expect, the Sunday roasts sing for themselves. Choose from Haughley Farm
freerange chicken, 28 day aged roast rib eye of beef or slow roast shoulder of lamb,
all served with duck fat roasted potatoes, parsnips, honey glazed carrots and Savoy cabbage.
The international wine list has something to suit all taste and budgets and, with the majority of bins
under £30, it represents excellent value for money. Bottled beers on offer include Meantime Organic
Pilsner and Old Speckled Hen whilst cocktail connoisseurs will enjoy the mix of modern and classic
creations, complete with a dedicated martini selection.
Children are not forgotten with their very own menu. For just £4.50, little ones can feast on dishes
such as healthy home-made mini burgers, cottage pie and small fry fish and chips, all available with
baked beans and greens and their choice of ice cream. A fruity selection of freshly made juices and
smoothies are also on offer, to help make sure they get their five-a-day.
Just like its superpub counterparts, Villiers Terrace is not content with just offering high quality
food and drink. DJs, live music acts and cabaret performers make regular appearances to ensure
your evening is even more than you expected.
Villiers Terrace – when your local deserves to be a destination.
Villiers Terrace, 120 Park Road, London, N8 8JP T: 020 8245 6827
A top South African wine estate has teamed up with one of London’s leading restaurateurs to open a new restaurant on the banks of the river Thames.
Called High Timber, it is the brainchild of Gary and Kathy Jordan, of Jordan Wine Estate, and the co-founder of City of London restaurant Vivat Bacchus, Neleen Strauss. The restaurant focuses on relaxed wine dining and boasts the only Thames-side seating in the City.
“This is a natural progression for us - we make wines that should be enjoyed with great food and what better place is there to do this than in our own London restaurant, where Jordan wines will be showcased alongside the very best in the world,” said Gary Jordan.
“We have chosen London because it is the most knowledgeable wine City in the world. It has some of the finest restaurants and that’s where our wine deserves to be.”
Doors opened on 27 March 2009.
Called High Timber because that’s the ancient London street on which it is sited, the restaurant is 50 yards from the St Paul’s Cathedral side of the Millennium Bridge and looks across to Shakespeare’s Globe and the Tate Modern.
High Timber seats 80 people and includes temperature and humidity controlled red and white cellars, where customers are welcomed to view and choose their wines. There will also be wine maturation storage, a private dining room situated in the middle of the wine cellars, and a holding bar. The European menu, with a focus on grilled steaks and British meats, has been created by head chef Justin Saunders, formerly of Dukes Hotel, Mayfair.
The Wine
The restaurant holds around 40,000 bottles on site in two main cellars.
“We have the best South African collection in Europe, rare vintages and names not available anywhere else,” said Gary Jordan.
“Our cellars also contain a spectacular range of European wines, across all budgets; Neleen has used her last seven years living in England well, and explored many wineries throughout France, Spain and Italy.
“Kathy and I also have some formidable US contacts, as we originally studied there, and many friends in the Australian and New Zealand wineries, so we will be very well represented there too.”
High Timber also stocks a range of British wines, including a selection of established names and new discoveries.
The Food
“This will be wine dining, where people can relax in the South African way, have a good time, be spoilt by fantastic food and service, while drinking the best wines. After all, it’s what we like to do ourselves.” said Neleen Strauss.
High Timber also houses a cheese room specialising in seasonal cheeses alongside a selection of original chutneys, honeys and jams.
Contact Details and opening hours
High Timber, 8 High Timber Street, London EC4V 3PA
Reservations: 0207 248 1777
www.hightimber.com
Monday – Friday: 12-3pm / 6.30-10.30pm
Saturday: 11am-3pm (brunch) / 6.30-10.30pm
Background
About Gary and Kathy Jordan
Gary and Kathy Jordan have been making world-class wines since 1993 on their Stellenbosch farm with a history going back over 300 years. He’s a geologist, she’s an economist – together this husband and wife team is a phenomenon.
They met at school, married in their mid-20s and studied wine-making together at Davis, California. The pair worked internationally for two years, refining their high-energy instincts with practical experience. They returned home to build a cellar in 1992 when they took over Gary's father's 146-hectare Stellenbosch estate and embarked on an extensive replanting programme, specialising in classic varieties suited to the different soils and slopes.
About Neleen Strauss
Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Neleen moved to the UK in 2001 and opened successful city restaurant Vivat Bacchus. With responsibility for more than 40,000 bottles of wine at the restaurant Neleen is an expert in wines from the greatest wine growing regions of the world and specialises in South African wines.
Prior to her move to England, Neleen was General Manager at Browns of Rivonia, Johannesburg, one of South Africa’s leading wine restaurants.
About Jordan Wine Estate
Surrounded by spectacular panoramic views of Stellenbosch and Cape Town in South Africa, Jordan Wine Estate has been producing world-class wines since 1993, and is considered amongst South Africa’s best wineries.
Recent awards include the 2006 Jordan Cape Winemakers Guild Chardonnay scoring 5 stars in the 2009 Platter Wine Guide and the 2006 Jordan Nine Yards Chardonnay winning the trophy for Best Chardonnay at the 2008 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. In addition, Jordan Wine Estate was awarded the Mission Hill Trophy for Best Chardonnay at the 2007 International Wine and Spirit competition in London, along with Gold Medals for the Cobblers Hill Bordeaux Blend and the Jordan Nine Yards Chardonnay.
The Terrace
Lincolns Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3LJ
It was a beautifully sunny Friday lunchtime so some colleagues and I decided to pop round the corner to The Terrace for lunch. Although we booked there were loads of free tables but it did fill up a bit after 1pm. It's a nice, bright, airy space and watching the tennis players on the nearby courts provides an additional distraction.
They are now doing set lunch menu, two courses for £16 and three for £18. I had a parma ham and salad starter which was adequate, followed by the burger, cooked well done. You have to order extra chips at about £3, which irked me but the burger was perfectly adequate. The chips were soggy and greasy.
We had a carafe of Chilean red, £15 for 500mls. Perfectly adequate.
Service was, you guessed it, perfectly adequate.
6/10.
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