| Indulge Yourself - New Years Breakfast at Roast! |
| Saturday, 13 February 2010 22:51 |
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 Described by the founder, Iqbal Wahhab, as “New Britannia meets Britain’s oldest food market”, Roast is a restaurant and bar dedicated to classical British cooking.
One of the biggest draws of this restaurant is its location. It is based in Borough Market’s Victorian Floral Hall with windows on three of its sides, including a view of the busy Market below. The restaurant also has an open kitchen and plenty of natural light.
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| Brasserie Roux |
| Friday, 03 April 2009 15:24 |
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This smart hotel restaurant is a confident and assured operation with its imposing high ceilings, rich colours and walnut paneling, “Brasserie Roux” looks the part for serious business. An appealing menu, created by Albert Roux, majors in classic brasserie fare, so diner might start with ballotine of foie gras, French beans & toasted brioche and move on to cassoulet of duck, or else there’s a smattering of more unusual dishes such as pike quenelle with mushroom and lobster sauce. An excellent value £15 set menu at lunch and pre-theatre ensures a steady flow of diners throughout the day. Complaints focus on the fact that service can slip during busy periods and that tables are tightly packed, so let staff know if you need privacy.
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| Storm Clouds Over London Restaurant Sector |
| Friday, 03 April 2009 15:20 |
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| Fueled by a boom in high finance, the city became an irresistible magnet for money and talent. Now, as the economic crisis hits, a darker era for the Horeca sector looms.
It was a fitting end to what has been a remarkably bubbly period for London. Over the past decade and a half, ever since its last protracted downturn, the British capital has transformed itself into Europe’s indispensable financial centre. But now the world is in the grips of a perilous market crunch, the boom is over and tough times loom. The UK’s FTSE-100 stock index has nosedived in recent days and is down about 35% in the past year. Three famous British banks have already imploded – Northern Rock, HBOS and Bradford & Bingley.
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