Three BYOB restaurants in London
Save big bucks dining out in London by taking your own drinks! Three BYOB restaurants in London.
Since the recession first reared its head in 2008, we have all had to ‘tighten our belts’ to some degree. For many of us, wining and dining in the capital has become a rare treat rather than a regular ritual.
If you have found that eating and drinking out and about in the capital has taken a considerable ‘back seat’ in recent years, you may be interested in dining at venues where taking your own booze is permitted, because after all, everybody knows that it’s the drinks that really boost up the price of a meal!
Below are three BYOB restaurants in London where you could save big bucks by taking your own beverages.
El Gaucho
Being one of the trendiest, hippest and scrumptious steakhouses in London, El Gaucho in Chelsea is not the kind of restaurant that one would normally expect would encourage bringing your own plonk. On the contrary however, the Argentinian El Gaucho allows guests to munch happily through a piece of fine imported beef whilst sipping of their favourite bottle of Rioja for a fraction of the price it would cost in a restaurant.
Diwana Bhel Poori House
London on a Plate – new app for London restaurants
While London cabbies may know the capital like the back of their hand, for the majority of us, London with its sheer size and vastness, can be a little overwhelming.
With literally thousands of restaurants, cafes and bars littering the streets, knowing where to eat here takes overwhelming feelings to levels of exasperation. This is where new app for London restaurants called London on a Plate steps in.
Designed by journalist and author Charmain Ponnuthurai, the London on a Plate app for iPhone is intended to make this tremendous city more ‘intimate, memorable and accessible’.
Rather than simply listing every eatery in the capital, Charmain Ponnuthurai provides a curated list of restaurants that she considers clasps every aspect of food culture.
From the quality of the food, service, drinks, prices, to advice by top British designers on what to wear to a particular restaurant, London on a Plate is intended to give indecisive London diners instant clarity and decisiveness when it comes to choosing where they are going to eat.
Some of the world’s most elite chefs, including Tom Aikens, John Torode and Fergus Henderson, are involved with this new London restaurants app, who have sourced 100 specially-commissioned recipes from some of the most acclaimed kitchens in London.
Chelsea flower show 2011 afternoon tea
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show takes place from 24 – 28 May 2011 at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. It is the world’s most famous flower show and is a celebration of the highest quality horticulture.
Chelsea’s Wyndham Grand Hotel pays homage to the show with a wonderful, floral themed afternoon tea.
The Fleur-Tea gives a delicately floral twist to classic pastries and brings a fresh new taste to sandwiches which feature unusual and delicious herbs.
The Fleur-Tea is available now and throughout May. At £25 per person, this is the perfect way to celebrate the Chelsea flower show in style.
Highlights of the Fleur-Tea include sandwiches such as Scottish smoked salmon, wild garlic cream cheese and anis blossom Wiltshire ham glazed with lavender honey.
Treat your Mum to an unforgettable Mothers Day in London
London, with its hordes of restaurants, spas and West End shows, is a naturally fantastic place to treat your mum to a Mothers Day she won’t forget. Although booking well in advance of Mothering Sunday is advisable. The difficulty is knowing where to book…
Pamper – Spas are a perfect place to pamper and spoil your mum, after all she deserves it. There are literally hundreds of spas in London, all providing luxury treatments and facilities to promote health and wellbeing. But the one that takes our fancy for a perfect Mothering Sunday pampering retreat, is Blue Harbour Spa in Chelsea Harbour.
tibits Vegetarian Restaurant and Bar
tibits Vegetarian Restaurant and Bar – Vegetarian Paradise without the Pretension.
Being a nation which loves its meat, it seems strange that tibits – a vegetarian restaurant and bar – is a huge success in Switzerland, with branches dotted all over the country.
Almost two years ago, the first branch of tibits opened in the UK, on London’s Heddon Street, and has proved to be, like in Switzerland, a thriving success.
