With all the new restaurants popping up around Kings Cross since the redevelopment, Elldrew had previously had a lovely meal at Camino Spanish restaurant, so we were looking for somewhere to dine in the area again when we came across Karpo. Actually located on Euston Road opposite the station, away from all the new restaurants, …
Regular readers will know that Elldrew like to escape the London rat race, so with the Christmas madness behind us and Ell’s birthday ahead we booked a weekend at Bishopstrow House in Wiltshire. Having done several country house weekends in the UK our favourite, by far, was a few years back when we stayed at …
No there hasn’t been an angelic sighting – it’s a pub. But the big question is: Do they serve the best Sunday roast in Britain? Answer: Possibly!
CONDOM-EN-ARMAGNAC “What time’s the restaurant booked for?” Elldrew enquiry. “One o’clock, it’s about 15 mins drive away” comes a reply from a busy kitchen, kids hair frantically being brushed. “But it’s 12.55pm now!” shrieks the ever prompt Ronnie. “Don’t worry, no one ever arrives on time in France” informs our host.
BORDEAUX TO ROQUÉPINE Toulouse-Lautrec was all I could think about as the captain announced our descent. We were descending into Bordeaux, not Toulouse, so Monsieur Lautrec didn’t have much relevance but nevertheless I thought of him…perhaps it was because Elldrew were about to embark on a weekend of gastronomy in Gascony and our route would …
Continuing on from our Lilianfels Blue Mountains adventure, we mentioned that we had dined in the Fine Dining restaurant ‘Darleys’, located about 20 feet away from the main hotel. As the original homestead of this famous property, the recent refurbishment has preserved the original features that are the soul of the house (open ornate fireplaces, …
During our recent Aussie road trip into the heart of NSW we decided to stop for a night at the famous ‘Lilianfels Resort and Spa’, which is virtually perched on the cliffs of the spectacular Blue Mountains, about 1.5 hours drive west of Sydney.