The Times and Sunday Times

"... out in the main room it is like Le Caprice in its pomp or the Ivy before they let down the drawbridge to rubbernecking coach parties."

"The food was baffling. It looked absolutely delicious but was mostly pretty unpleasant to eat."

"And so I make bold to say that Blanchette is the Apple Store Genius Bar with food: a place where young people, full of zeal, are making the world a better place and smiling as they go."

"Bravas Tapas sits on the edge of the once deeply depressing but now bustling dock, has a good rustic feel to it, lovely service and a short, brilliant menu of modern tapas."

"And then a pork belly tagine, really piggy, truly barnyardy, that was as effective a reminder that this place is not kosher as the octopus tentacles had been a couple of rounds before."

"They did a lovely thing with our beers which involved putting orange in them or something (cut me some slack, it was a while ago) and brought excellent jamón de teruel and very good sweetbreads..."