Jessica Miles, Author at Bookatable Blog

Papadum preach – lunch with my dad at Bombay Brasserie

Posted June 8, 2018 by Jessica Miles in London, Reviews L No comments

Bombay Brasserie Dining Room
First opened in 1982, Bombay Brasserie is a Kensington institution. It was one of the first in the UK to ditch the flocked wallpaper and sticky carpets of the traditional British curry house, and instead offer modern Indian cuisine in a grand dining room. Read more…

Supreme means Heinz: Beck at Brown’s

Posted May 2, 2018 by Jessica Miles in Cities, London, Reviews L No comments

The dining room
Heinz Beck’s new restaurant, Beck at Brown’s, has been highly anticipated. Each person I spoke to before my visit had a different Beck story; one said that ‘dinner at Apsley’s was the best dining experience’ they had ever had, and another raved about his Portuguese venture: Gusto by Heinz Beck. I too had my own story. Read more…

La Ferme Primrose Hill – a Ferme French favourite

Posted March 19, 2018 by Jessica Miles in London, Reviews L No comments

Charcuterie platter - La Ferme Primrose Hill

Dining Room – La Ferme Primrose Hill
It’s been a long time since I studied for my French GCSE, which was apparent when I became confused with La Ferme’s name. I remembered ‘ferme la bouche’ meant ‘shut up’, which I thought was maybe a bit harsh on potential diners. Read more…

Bunga Bunga Battersea: where you canoli have a good time

Posted February 5, 2018 by Jessica Miles in London, Reviews L No comments

The Dining Room at Bunga Bunga – Battersea
If you like your Italian culture authentic and your dinners subdued Bunga Bunga in Battersea is probably not for you. Read more…

History worth repeating: dinner at New Street Grill

Posted December 5, 2017 by Jessica Miles in London, Reviews L No comments

In the cobbled backstreets of the City, you’ll find the Old Bengal Warehouse. Built in 1771 for the East India Company to store spices, tea, cigars and port, it now houses British steak restaurant New Street Grill and its neighbour, Old Bengal Bar. The restaurant and bar venture has meant that the building is brilliantly preserved. Read more…

London Restaurant Festival review: Eneko at One Aldwych

Posted October 8, 2017 by Jessica Miles in London, Reviews L No comments

Salted caramel mousse - Eneko at One Aldwych

Eneko at One Aldwych – dining room
Eneko Atxa is world renowned for his three Michelin-starred Azurmendi Restaurant, a hillside restaurant in Larrabetzu with floor-to-ceiling windows looking onto the beautiful Basque landscape below. But his second venture, the eponymous restaurant at One Aldwych, is literally and figuratively hundreds of miles from the famed sun-drenched spot in Spain. Read more…

London Restaurant Festival at Galvin la Chapelle

Posted October 1, 2017 by Jessica Miles in London, Reviews L No comments

Galvin La Chapelle – dining room & ceiling
In amongst the tall, cold glass and steel buildings of The City, a stone’s throw from Spitalfields Market and Liverpool Street station is Galvin La Chapelle; so-called because it is housed in a grade II-listed Victorian parish hall. Read more…