An extremely important business lunch arose, and with my client being based just off The Strand, it was going to be a big ask to find somewhere nearby suitable to dine with little more than 5 days notice, especially just before Christmas.
I had previously submitted a review to Spy some time ago regarding a
lunch that we suffered at the hands of this establishment which
comprised of a woeful chateaubriand and even worse service. Whilst
the wonders of modern technology brought Restaurant Spy to a crippling
On a cold, dark Edinburgh night, this is the kind of room you want: rosy wood, cosy leather, white napery and soft lighting. We chose from the set menu, 2 courses for £9.50, 3 courses for £11.
Lucky we’d booked, soon after we sat down a queue of people standing waiting for a table started to build up by the door. This never makes me feel smug, it just makes me feel guilty.
Vegetarian restaurants have a reputation for being lentil riddled and boring, but I’ve never met a lentil I didn’t like.
We three meet for lunch about 4 times a year, and for a long time it was always Carluccios.
It was 9.30pm. There were ten of us. We had been drinking all evening - at my book launch - and needed some grub to soak up the alcohol. We headed down the Holloway Road searching for nourishment and a big table.
Living room sized restaurant, quite sparse but elegant/friendly. Owners are two southern Italians with a Northern Italian Chef. Food is modern Italian with the emphasis on fresh food and a short simple menu.
Something perhaps worse than a smoker who becomes an ardent antagonistic non-smoker is the restaurant critic who repents.