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Bouillabaisse - 2015 October

Editor's note: It appears that this underwhelming restaurant closed in early 2016 after less than a year in operation. I am surprised it lasted that long. This 80-seat Mayfair

Bonhams - 2018 November

Editor's note: in November 2018 it was announced that Bonham's will be closing on 21st December. It will be missed. Since my last visit to Bonhams there has been a change in the

Bonhams - 2017 July

Editor's note: in August 2018 head chef Tom Kemble completed his last service at Bonhams. The head chef is now Tom's former sous-chef, Théo Clench. Bonhams, situated

Bonhams - 2016 January

Bonhams is located in the main offices of the auction house on Bond Street, though it has its own dedicated entrance accessed via Haunch of Venison Yard. There is a bar downstairs

Bonhams - 2015 November

At this meal a tasting menu was offered in addition to the usual carte, so we ventured down this path. Bread is getting even better here, the chef now achieving a better crust

Bonhams - 2015 May

The meal today began with an introductory nibble, a classic gougere that used a Swiss cheese and was gorgeous, the choux pastry delicate and the cheese flavour comforting and

Bonhams - 2015 March

The auction house Bonhams established a London restaurant to the public in February 2015, initially open only for breakfast and lunch. You can access the restaurant, as

Bonhams - 2015 late July

The meal today began with a starter of gazpacho with smoked eel, brioche crumbs and rhubarb ice cream was particularly impressive. The flavour of the Datterini tomatoes from

Bonhams - 2015 June

Bonham’s little restaurant, open at lunch-time (and now also one evening a week), is a refreshing change from the now typical over-priced Mayfair openings aimed at

Bonhams - 2015 July

This was the first time that I have been to Bonhams in the evening. It recently started opening on Thursday evenings to supplement its usual weekday lunch opening; if you

Bonds - 2014 March

Editor's note: in min January 2015 it was announced that Bonds would be replaced by a Marco Pierre White Steakhouse, which is very sad. Given its location near the Bank of

Bombay Palace - 2012 August

The Bombay Palace has been trading since 1984, but had a major refurbishment and opened its doors again in June 2012. It is part of an international chain of eight branches. The

Bombay Club - 2019 May

Bombay Club was set up by Ashok Bajaj in 1987, who had moved here after managing the Bombay Brasserie in London for four years for the Indian Taj Hotel group. Bombay Club is

Bombay Bustle - 2017 December

Bombay Bustle opened in November 2017, the casual sister of Michelin-starred Jamavar. The restaurant is on the site of the old Hibiscus. The room is smartly decorated along the

Bombay Brasserie - 2015 December

When it opened in 1982 the Bombay Brasserie was the first restaurant in London to elevate Indian food beyond the high street lager and vindaloo cliché that prevailed at the

Bombay Brasserie - 2014 September

Tonight duck shikampuri (£10) was little duck cakes stuffed with red onions, yoghurt and mint, garnished with a mint chutney. The cakes had excellent depth of flavour

Bombay Brasserie - 2012 November

The Bombay Brasserie has a seminal place in the history of Indian restaurants in London, as it was really the first to bring top-end chefs from India over to London, and serve

Bombay Brasserie - 2008 July

What follows are from a meal in July 2008, just before the refurbishment. It is many years since I have been to the Bombay Brasserie, which opened in 1982 and was the first

Boho Mexica - 2010 February

Although Boho Mexico is in an unpromising site on Commercial Street, it is aiming higher than the formulaic TexMex food that we have sadly grown used to in London: there is not a

Bob Bob Ricard - 2013 December

Editor's note: as of August 2020 the head chef here is Tom Peters, formerly senior sous chef of Maaemo. This Soho restaurant opening in 2008, owned by Leonid (whose nickname is