
'Gumbo, Succotash and Pecan Pie - but there are intriguing British twists on the menu too'
Posted on August 6, 2012
by Georgia Rosenbloom
7 stars
...rum, honey, elderflower cordial and ginger beer) and a passionfruit caipirinha with fresh passionfruit seeds. Both were delicious. Lowcountry, 4 Fulham High Street, Fulham, London, SW6; www.lowcountry.co.uk; 020 7736 7002...

Steaks are butchered in-house and cooked in a charcoal oven at The Shaftesbury
Posted on June 6, 2012
by Lucy Land
7 stars
...The drinks: I enjoyed a mean Sipsmith Leapfrog Highball (with lemon and ginger beer; £7.50) while the boyf had a Trindidad Libre (made with Angostura 1919; £7.50) before we moved...

'It isn’t about the food here; it’s about the cocktails.'
Posted on May 28, 2012
by Lucy Land
6 stars
...too easy to get used to… We also tried a delicately sweet and summery Chelsea Mule (fresh strawberries, lemon juice shaken with Marquis vodka and topped with ginger beer; £8.50)...

'This is unpretentious food with prices to match'
Posted on March 27, 2012
by Lucy Land
7 stars
...albarino, punchy malbec and a popular muscat. We probably shouldn’t have asked our lovely waitress for advice on the wine; the bottle of white rioja (£16.70) wasn’t great. Craft beers...

'Hearty pub portions of well executed, restaurant-quality food'
Posted on March 6, 2012
by Georgia Rosenbloom
8 stars
...1990 is listed (£140), plus the full range of Young’s draught and bottled beers are on offer. Brook Green Hotel, 170 Shepherd’s Bush Road, London, W6; www.brookgreenhotel.co.uk; 020 7603 2516...
...of rubbish; HD gave them some money and offered them a couple of beers, but apparently they didn’t drink and then they left. The next day HD was sick. I...
Posted on March 5, 2012
...of rubbish; HD gave them some money and offered them a couple of beers, but apparently they didn’t drink and then they left. The next day HD was sick. I...
Posted on February 8, 2012
...a glance in Tiffany, De Beers and other famous jewellers’ windows…), enjoy the street markets and entertainment along the South Bank or book a Cupid Capsule on the London Eye....

Côte Brasserie is 'a smart, Parisian-inspired affair'
Posted on December 13, 2011
by Lucy Land
7 stars
...French drinks list. My friend went for a beer from an independent French brewery, Meteor (£3. 70) while I had a glass (or two) of Château Du Poyet 2010 (£4.70...

'The Hollywood Arms has had an extreme makeover and now feels glamorous'
...Goslings rum with lime floated on ginger beer). The wine list is extensive and many are available by the glass. However, I was tipped off that true bon viveurs should...

'The cocktails come served in either re-used jam jars or milk bottles'
Posted on October 11, 2011
by James Baines
8 stars
...Jan Sales was a very simple but effective mix consisting of dark spiced rum and fresh lime, topped with ginger beer, and the Shop Assistant was a slightly more complicated...