Monthly Archives: February 2010

Welcome to the weekly round-up of national critics’ restaurant reviews by Oliver Thring. ‘This is the most disconcertingly odd restaurant you may ever visit,’ says Matthew Norman at The Evesham Hotel in Worcestershire. The ‘Basil Fawlty’-esque owner was ‘wearing a … Continue reading →

Welcome to the weekly round-up of the national critics’ restaurant reviews by Oliver Thring. Boyd’s Brasserie feels like ‘an enormous square womb’ to Marina O’Loughlin. The menu ranges from ‘excellent’ to ‘frankly duff’: it may serve a ‘killer’ burger and … Continue reading →

Welcome to the weekly round-up of the national critics’ restaurant reviews by Oliver Thring. ‘The dishes never quite came together’ for Tracey Macleod at Edinburgh’s annoyingly-named 21212. Paul Kitching’s food is ‘stimulating and frustrating in equal measure’: a dish of … Continue reading →

Welcome to the weekly round-up of the national critics’ restaurant reviews by Oliver Thring. Fay Maschler is at Wallace & Co., the new Putney venture from veg tycoon and Masterchef judge, Gregg Wallace. It’s a ‘gastronomically ambitious’ but ‘homespun’ operation: … Continue reading →