Thai tastes are so tantalisingly good

12:02pm Friday 31st October 2008

LEYTONSTONE High Road is not the first place that springs to mind when you’re looking for authentic Thai cuisine but with its glittering decor and fragrant aromas the Petch Sayam restaurant offers diners a deliciously authentic taste of the Orient.

The word is bland on the Grapevine

11:26am Thursday 16th October 2008

HAVING recently returned from a two-week holiday in Crete, Woodford’s Greek restaurant the Grapevine had a tough act to follow.

The ‘Crazy Bull’ is a bit of a dull ride

3:17pm Thursday 2nd October 2008

THE warm welcome I received when visiting El Toro Loco in Wanstead was much needed after spending nearly an hour trying to find the place (never rely on satellite navigation) in torrential rain.

Barn's excellence comes naturally

4:42pm Wednesday 24th September 2008

From the outside, the barn-like building resembles something that was put together on a sunny afternoon by a determined team of Amish men folk.

Ordinary Joe has few star qualities

11:03am Thursday 18th September 2008

The interior of Chutney Joe’s in Chingford was almost as dimly lit as the dark night outside.

Smith’s Brasserie - Ongar

5:03pm Wednesday 10th September 2008

NO wonder its car park gets crammed to overflowing most nights, such is the reputation of Smith’s Brasserie.

Ichiban - Leytonstone

2:43pm Wednesday 10th September 2008

THE Ichiban dining experience is somewhat odd.

Namo’s - Hackney

3:11pm Friday 5th September 2008

SITUATED in a cluster of trendy shops and restaurants near Victoria Park, shabby-chic vietnamese café Namo gives an instant blast of bohemian bliss.

Nuovo - South Woodford

5:43pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

ONE glance inside the Nuovo restaurant, in South Woodford, and I feel it will be way above the budget of a trainee reporter.

La Baita da Piero - Chingford

5:11pm Wednesday 13th August 2008

THE area close to Chingford Station is fast becoming a restaurant village, where a world-tour of cusine is possible by walking just a few minutes down the road.

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