Leighanne Bent

A Secret Bar And Colonial-Inspired Indian Plates: We Tried Out Lokhandwala

Lokhandwala boasts a beautiful setting with simple, colonial touches. It’s never really ideal when you arrive to a restaurant on time and your table isn’t ready, is it? But there is an exception to the rule when it involves sipping a few drinks in a secret bar. Vijay’s Lounge is hidden behind…

London's Got A New Rooftop: Here's What We Thought Of Jin Bo Law

Sweeping views of London are served up on a silver platter at Jin Bo Law.  As the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens. London lost two big hitters in recent months: Kensington Roof Gardens and Brixton Beach. And although this was devastating for rooftop revellers, Jin Bo Law came…

Peru vs Italy: We Tried Out The Fusion Food at Monmouth Kitchen

Monmouth Kitchen serve Italian and Peruvian cuisine in a sexy and stylish setting. When was the last time someone called you sexy? Can't remember? Yeah, me neither. But I can remember the last time I called someone sexy. Okay, it might not have been a living breathing person, more a restaurant, but…

The Imperial Arms Sunday Roast Review

Is Sunday even Sunday without a roast? The answer to that my friend, is no: no it is not. That’s why I travelled 80 minutes on several forms of public transport (before the start of a Chelsea game) to The Imperial Arms. Revealing its new look after some intensive renovations, here's how the polished…

The Good Egg Brunch Review

Don’t cha just love it when you fight through a G&T-induced hangover and travel to the other side of London to be told that you’re at the wrong restaurant? Arriving late enough to make Kayne West proud, here’s what happened after I dragged my sorrowful self away from Stoke Newington and made…

Edinburgh's Best Brunch? We tried Honeycomb and Co.

Ticking off no less than 12 restaurants and bars across a three-day stint in Edinburgh, my Scottish travels ended up bringing me everywhere from a secret bar behind a bookshelf to the home of The Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet for afternoon tea. With no city break complete without ticking…

Made in Italy - London Restaurant Review

Pizza, sweet darling pizza. You're my go to comfort food when I plaster my cheeks with a £1 face mask and have a lazy night in, my holy grail when I eat out at an authentic Italian and the one thing in my freezer that sobers me up after one (too many) G&Ts at my local. If pizza holds the same special…

Granary Square Brasserie - London Restaurant Review

Caprice Holdings is the mastermind group behind Sexy Fish, J Sheekey and The Ivy Collection, and late last year they opened Granary Square Brasserie. Known for their flamboyant atmosphere and well dressed dishes across the board, I rumbled through my wardrobe for a fancy-looking outfit and paid thema…

The UK's Top 10 Vegetarian Restaurants

Plant-based diets and vegetarianism are rife in the UK at the moment. So following on from research conducted with award-winning agency TLC Marketing, we scoured the country to find the very best vegetarian and vegan restaurants the UK has to offer. -- Haunt - London Haunt transformed into a vegan…

MAM - London Restaurant Review

The closest I’ve gotten to visiting Vietnam involved a 13 day trip to Thailand where one girl fell through a burning ring of fire, another missed her flight because she was busy buying an adapter in Boots and I ended up stranded in the Middle East for 24 hours. Although I’d love to impulsively buy…

No 29 Power Station West - London Restaurant Review

Two summers ago I found myself face-to-face with one of my favourite brunch spots in the city. The minty cocktails, the carefree atmosphere, the perfectly stacked, fluffy pancakes...I’d probably be back every weekend if my journey there didn’t involve taking 50 different modes of transport. WhenI…

Pilgrim - London Pop-Up Review

Picture the scene: you, your three best mates, one long ass stretch of road...and a Fiat. I know what you’re thinking, but the answer is no. This is not the inside scoop to the opening scene of the third Inbetweeners movie, this is how Pilgrim, one of London’s newest pop-ups, started offWith…