Debbie Richardson

Articles written: 12

Head of Ticketing at DesignMyNight. Debbie has over 9 years of experience in hospitality, and regularly writes online articles for DesignMyNight on her London know-how and time spent eating and drinking in the city, from secret noodle bars, to her thoughts on an excellent Sunday roast in Tower Bridge.

Recent articles...

Our Review Of Noodle And Beer: Big Bowls And Bold Flavours In The Heart Of Chinatown

Apr 23, 2025

Nowhere in London excites me quite like Soho. It takes me back to my first ‘big girl job’ off Regent Street — when post-work Fridays began in a packed West...

The Coal Shed Tower Bridge - London Restaurant Review

Dec 28, 2017

The Coal Shed Tower Bridge
London Bridge

Having won over the Brighton dining scene with two award winning restaurants in the shape of The Coal Shed and The Salt Room, restaurateur Razak Helalat has swapped the salty...

Ceviche Soho - London Restaurant Review

Oct 9, 2017

Ceviche Soho
Soho

Yet to step a foot inside, I’d already concluded that as Peruvian cuisine in London goes, Ceviche is as good as it gets. Not only was it the first of...

Curveball Balham - London Restaurant Review

Jun 7, 2017

Curveball
Balham

Coined from baseball, the term 'curveball' defines something unexpected or surprising; as of 4 weeks ago, it also became the name of Balham’s new cocktail, meatball and v-ball joint. So,...

Cafe Pacifico Covent Garden - London Restaurant Review

May 17, 2017

Cafe Pacifico
Covent Garden

Look to the right and you’ll find all the need-to-know information about me. My job, my sporting limitations and my favourite pastime; drinking margaritas. I’m convinced tequila runs through my...

Is this the coolest burlesque in London? We headed on down to Gin-House Burlesque to find out

May 11, 2017

GIN-HOUSE BURLESQUE- Spring Time Revue

Let me set the scene… it’s 1920’s America and the ban on the distribution of alcohol means you’re having to venture into illicit drinking dens to get your boozy kicks....

Resident of Paradise Row - London Restaurant Review

May 2, 2017

Resident of Paradise Row
Bethnal Green

Turns out Guns 'n’ Roses got it wrong; Paradise Row, not Paradise City is the place you want to be. Down this cobbled side-street in East London you’ll find an...

Big Easy Covent Garden - London Restaurant Review

Feb 28, 2017

Clos Maggiore
Covent Garden

If you, like me, are the type of person who has no qualms eating chicken wings for breakfast, thinks Adam Richman is a national treasure and would trade your grandad’s...

Burlock Marylebone - London Cocktail Bar Review

Dec 9, 2016

Burlock
Marylebone

Some say laughter is the best medicine, the Caribbean population swear it's rum, I say it’s both; lucky for me The Breakfast Group's’ latest venture, Burlock, serves up enough of each...

Joe's Southern Table & Bar - London Restaurant Review

Oct 7, 2016

Joe's Southern Table & Bar
Covent Garden

Redesigned from an old converted warehouse, this Covent Garden venue is the original Joe's Southern Table & Bar from Restaurant group Maxwell’s. Having built up an impressive base of fried-chicken...

The Immersive Ensemble: 'The Drop Off' - London Event Review

Sep 7, 2016

The Drop Off

Let me set the scene - the backdrop; rush hour in central London. The job; find one man in nine million. The time limit; 90 minutes. The lead detective; you....

The Harcourt Marylebone - London Restaurant Review

Aug 31, 2016

The Harcourt
Marylebone

I can imagine re-launching an establishment is a tough old job, let alone one that is just shy of being 200 years old (1826) and positioned in the affluent area...

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