Restaurant Reviews

Kinsale: The Gourmet Capital of Ireland

Kinsale is a pretty fishing town, just thirty minutes west of Cork.  Even in the winter months when the weather is miserable, it still has a certain amount of charm and there’s always some hostelry with a roaring fire on the go.  It’s not until the summer when this…

Shikumen Bar & Restaurant, Shepherd’s Bush

There’s a warm welcome at Shikumen in Shepherd’s Bush, the bar and restaurant on the ground floor of the Dorsett Hotel. Translated, the word Shikumen means ‘stone warehouse gate’ and is a traditional Shanghainese architectural style, combining Western and Chinese elements. As you enter the…