Reviews and contributions written by Nathalie Bonney
Fluid Reviews
San Carlo Cicchetti, West End (Restaurant)
“Top 10 things you need to know about San Carlo Cicchetti, Piccadilly:
1) The West End restaurant takes bookings. Table for one? Table for two, three, or four? Large group booking? No problem. San Carlo...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
23 Jun 14}
Kamique Bar, West End (Restaurant)
“Top 10 things we learnt about Kamique Bar when we visited:
1) It is actually possible to find a seat in a Covent Garden/Leicester Square bar. Either choose Kamique’s busy bar area - shiny tiles, exposed...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
07 Oct 13}
Grand Union Islington (closed), Angel & Islington (Bar / Restaurant / Club)
“Best for: Nachos and generous portions.
Great: A fun, informal dinner out.
Before Meat Liquor, Honest Burger and various other so-cool-we-name-the-cows-and-sprinkle-sawdust-on-the-floor...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
08 Nov 12}
Homage Grand Salon, West End (Bar / Restaurant / Hotel)
“Best for: Dinners where you can pretend to be a media lawyer or work in banking, and earn the equivalent salary while spending under £30 on the 3-course set menu.
Great:...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
09 Jul 12}
B@1 (Be at One), Hammersmith (Bar)
“Best for: Cocktails galore at good prices.
Great: Breakfast Martinis and dancing barmen.
The lonely London cocktail club (where lonely cocktails hang out in London):
Caipirinha...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
10 Apr 12}
Tibits, Mayfair (Bar / Restaurant)
“Best for: More vegetarian options than you could shake a celery stick at.
Great: Changing menu; hot chocolate; proximity to Regent Street.
The dictionary definition...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
26 Oct 11}
Chez Gerard (closed), City of London (Bar / Restaurant)
“Best for: Frites and French onion soup.
Great: Standard French fare without the airfare.
Chain restaurants are two (make that ten) a penny these days so how do these...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
22 Aug 11}
Grand Imperial, Victoria (Restaurant / Hotel)
“Best for: Authentic Cantonese food in a beautiful setting.
Great: Friendly service, dim sum and green tea brulee.
As a journalist I live a curious double life. At...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
01 Jun 11}
Alba Restaurant (closed), City of London (Bar / Restaurant)
“Best for: Work Lunches
Great: Authentic Italian food – not a margherita pizza in sight
This song is dedicated to Alba restaurant's head chef Alessandro Affaitato....”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
04 Apr 11}
La Brasserie Mayfair (closed), Mayfair (Restaurant)
“Best for: Mayfair people watching.
Great: Tirimasu, boudoir décor.
Like Rocky entering the boxing ring to Eye Of The Tiger, or the royal pomp and circum-stance...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
03 Dec 10}
Imperial City, City of London (Bar / Restaurant)
“Best for: impressive business lunches in The City, Chinese in Bank
Great: steamed seabass with black bean sauce
Noodle City in Harrow is my Chinese restaurant of...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
25 Oct 10}
Pescatori, Mayfair (Restaurant)
“Best for: Mayfair chic, fresh seafood, calm ambience
Great: Fresh flavours, changing menu, dessert selection
Fishermen in the UK wear bottle green gaters and battle...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
24 Sep 10}
The Establishment (closed), Clapham (Bar / Restaurant)
“Upturned collars and floppy hair for the boys, Uggs (whatever the weather) and voluminous designer handbags for the girls. Not my favoured style but some of the stereotypical images that spring to mind...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
03 Jun 10}
Fogo Brazilian Rodizio Restaurant (closed), Ealing (Restaurant)
“THIS VENUE IS NOW CLOSED.
Meat on a stick: it just doesn't sound that appetising. From kebab shops' rotating vertical spits that are loaded with indeterminate cuts of meat, glistening beneath a sheen...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
05 May 10}
The Valmont Club (closed), Chelsea (Bar / Club)
“Walking down black steps, shrouded by trees, potted plants and even a mini waterfall, you could be forgiven for thinking you’re at some swish holiday resort, rather than West London on a cold March evening....”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
01 Apr 10}
Costa Dorada- Spanish Bar & Restaurant, Soho (Bar / Restaurant / Club)
“Costa Dorada: otherwise known as Daurada in Catalan or ‘golden coast’ in English. Covering 216km of beaches, fishing villages and enough Spanish holiday resorts to guarantee milk bottle white legs will...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
05 Mar 10}
Profile (closed), Soho (Bar / Restaurant)
“I used to love American TV shows when I was younger. They all seemed to have a diner as the main characters’ hangout and they always looked so much better than the limited UK alternatives. Whether it was...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
11 Feb 10}
Galileo's (closed), St James (Restaurant)
“Closed for refurbishment.
The main principal of theatreland restaurants is to get you in and out as fast as possible - or at least safe in the knowledge that you're not going to miss the first song/dance/bit...”
Nathalie Bonney, Fluid London reviewer
19 Jan 10}
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