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w10 performance gym

Body Composition Machine at W10 Performance

The Blurb:

My fitness has been assessed by W10 before and their attention to detail was impressive. On the previous visit they took a posture photograph, assessed my flexibility and went at me with the calipers to measure my body … Read more →

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'A good spot for replenishment then, and all the better for the absence of Mick’s expletives'

Portobello House

Open daily 11am–midnight

The style & the crowd:

Once upon a time Portobello House used to be the Earl Percy, a pub for old blokes with sectioned-off snugs, between which were little doors that were only good for midgets. A … Read more →

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Galicia
'If my grandmother had been Spanish, this is the fare she would have cooked'

Galicia

Open Tue–Sat midday–3pm and 7pm–11.30pm; Sun midday–3pm and 7pm–10pm

I’m not one of those people who sits around wondering where we should eat out. In fact, to let you into a secret, there is a pile of mouth-watering magazine clippings … Read more →

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Dock Kitchen
'Everything Dock Kitchen does is cool.' We loved the charcoal-filtered water.

The Kitchenette Bar at Dock Kitchen

Open Fri and Sat 5.30pm–midnight

The style:

Everything Dock Kitchen does is cool. And they make it look like effortless, too. The Kitchenette bar, located below the Dock Kitchen and adjacent to Tom Dixon’s shop, has recently started serving cocktails … Read more →

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Claire, Steven and Fiona

Rellik

What inspired you to join forces and launch Rellik?

We made the move to open Rellik as the next step from our stalls in Portobello. It was a natural progression.

Why did you decide to stay in the Portobello Road

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W10 Personal Training

Personal Training at W10 Performance

The Blurb:

‘All-inclusive gym membership that guarantees results.’ All-inclusive – don’t all gyms offer that? Well, not personal training sessions they don’t. There are no long-term contracts and you pay for a month at a time, which, though it sounds … Read more →

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Coco Nail Bar

Coco Nail Bar Fish Pedicure

The Blurb:

From the outside you would be forgiven for thinking Coco Nail Bar is a swanky cocktail bar. The blistering day I visited there was a huddle of tourists around the windows taking photos and exclaiming, ‘Was ist das?’ … Read more →

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Heart & Soul Fitness

Heart & Soul’s Functional Training Room

The Blurb:

‘There’s nothing else like it in west London,’ Heart & Soul Fitness founder Sarah Colborne was referring to the top floor of her new three-storey fitness suite. ‘It’s a fully functional training room and has the feel of … Read more →

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Golborne Place, gyrotonic

Gyrotonic and Pilates at Golborne Place

The Blurb:

Golborne Place specialises in Pilates, Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis, and a selection of alternative therapies. It aims to create a safe haven for stressed urbanites to relax and reconnect with their bodies. I was here to test-drive Pilates on a … Read more →

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Hydrohealing

Colonic Irrigation at Hydrohealing

The Blurb:

This is the spa treatment that splits west London women like no other… Never before has one of my pending reviews caused such a combustive mix of opinions, with half my friends desperate for a plus one invite … Read more →

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