Modern cuisine from a long-standing venue in Tunbridge Wells - visit and review made at time of having a Michelin star
Michelin Stars: N/A
Cuisine: French
Address: Thackeray's Restaurant 85 London Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1EA
Food Rating: 76%
Not Starred But Recommended
(in order of most recent)
‘Bully’s (Cardiff)
Cosy and stylish neighbourhood restaurant serving heartfelt food
Michelin Stars: N/A
Cuisine: French
Address: Romilly Cres, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF11 9NP
Food Rating: 77%
Côte Brasserie (Blackheath)
Charming French brasserie chain affording superb value for money
Michelin Stars: N/A
Cuisine: French
Address: 15-16 Royal Parade, Blackheath, SE3 0TL
Food Rating: 66%
Côte (Bury St Edmunds)
Charming French brasserie chain affording superb value for money
Michelin Stars: N/A
Cuisine: French (Brasserie)
Address: 52 Abbeygate St, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1LB
Food Rating: 62%
French Living (Nottingham)
Family feel and cosy brasserie in Nottingham where the owners regularly drive to France to get best current ingredients for bespoke dining occasions perdiocically throughout the year
Michelin Stars: N/A
Cuisine: French
Address: 27 King St, Nottingham NG1 2AY
Food Rating: 69%
Otto’s (Holborn)
Bespoke French restaurant with hard acoustics but unique in its proud use of the canard a la presse (equipment for using every spare drop of moisture and flavour from cooked duck) - pleasingly classic dishes otherwise
Michelin Stars: N/A
Cuisine: French
Address: 182 Gray’s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8EW
Food Rating: 73%
Reflets (Dubai)
RIP - Permanently closed
Michelin Stars: N/A
Cuisine: French
Address: InterContinental Dubai Festival City, Festival Blvd, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Food Rating: 79%
Gauthier Soho (West End)
Highly intimate dining room in a converted home within Soho serving carefully mapped out menus with bonus surprises - very good value for money pre-theatre menu for its surrounding West End options
Michelin Stars: N/A
Cuisine: French
Address: 21 Romilly Street, London W1D 5AF
Food Rating: 74%
My hobby-turned-passion began to evolve during my assignments to London where I was fortunate enough to be able to explore all the Michelin starred restaurants in my spare time and as a result, I gradually built up a catalogue of all these venues.