The Old White Bear, Hampstead (Bar)
“It’s the sort of place the culinary geeks on Masterchef might aspire to open, although this is not necessarily a bad thing. Besides ‘Can you cook?’ - which is usually followed by the highlight of the...”
Ruth Emery, Fluid London reviewer 07 May 10}

Leon, Soho (Restaurant)
“Looks can be deceiving and Leon certainly falls into this category. The small counter of the Carnaby Street branch is squashed between an O’Neill’s and a clothes shop and looks, well, like a fast food...”
Naheen Madarbakus, Fluid London reviewer 06 May 10}

Elena's L'Etoile, Fitzrovia (Restaurant)
“Does he have a beard? Does he wear glasses? Does he look like someone you'd be alarmed to see hanging around outside a primary school? All these questions will be familiar to anyone who has ever played...”
Kate Williams, Fluid London reviewer 27 Apr 10}

Monsieur M., Shoreditch (Restaurant)
“It’s all about the Feng Shui right? Peace, health, wealth and all that good stuff. The seductive velvety red painted walls gave me an instant sense of wellbeing, But alas! It was short lived. Something...”
Philippa Morton, Fluid London reviewer 27 Apr 10}

Mien Tay, Clapham (Restaurant)
“Our dinner at Mien Tay was booked on one of those increasingly familiar nights when union leader Bob Crow – a man who looks like a swollen testicle but is half as likeable – once again stuck a rusty spanner...”
Alistair Martin, Fluid London reviewer 15 Apr 10}

Vanilla, Fitzrovia (Bar / Restaurant)
“After a couple of exquisitely chilled mojitos and a few glasses of Chateau St Michelle, my sister and I were sitting in the darkest room of Vanilla Restaurant on Great Titchfield Street discussing, as...”
Jade Jacobsohn, Fluid London reviewer 14 Apr 10}

Artisan du Chocolat, Notting Hill (Bar / Restaurant)
“It’s every girls dream, right? To be invited to a chocolateria in the heart of trendy Notting Hill to try a selection of chocolate inspired cocktails and all the chocolate we could cram into our greedy...”
Claire Williams, Fluid London reviewer 08 Apr 10}

The Running Horse, Mayfair (Bar / Restaurant)
“Ah Oxford Street; lovely foe to my wallet, Oxford Street. The relationship I have with that densely packed 2.4km stretch of road is similar to the relationship I have with my mother: I love it to bits,...”
Faye Armstrong, Fluid London reviewer 06 Apr 10}

The Stonhouse, Clapham (Bar / Restaurant)
“This is one of the closest gastropubs to my house in lovely Clapham Old Town and is one of the most talked-about by Claphamites, whether Northern, Southern or just a bit Common. It sits away from the...”
Dan Harrop-Griffiths, Fluid London reviewer 29 Mar 10}

OXO Tower Restaurant, South Bank & Bankside (Restaurant)
“As I walked round the imposing concrete towers on the banks of the River Thames, to be greeted by two huge bouncers guarding the lift doors, it felt more like stepping into some gritty London gangster...”
Anastasia Hancock, Fluid London reviewer 22 Mar 10}