Procuring the top table at a restaurant usually means you have the plum seats from which to survey all comers. At Bangalore Express, it means you can take your seat in a ‘floating’ booth, reached by a bunk-bed style ladder. A perfect enticement, you

A carousel of dinky little plates in a rainbow of colours, each one hosting a delicate portion of nibble-sized treats, dance past in an attempt to seduce: Eat me! Eat me!  What could be more fun? Armed with a pair of child’s chopsticks

-fried cod fillet with rather intriguing prawn potatoes, and Raymond’s fishcakes for the littl’un in our party. On a busy Friday afternoon pre Christmas, the restaurant was pretty packed with the office party crowd, but the service was still attentive

little grown-ups”, featuring mini mains of Cod Cubes Deep-fried In Panko Breadcrumbs (£4.05), Grilled Chicken Noodle with a healthy side order of Chopped Carrot, Sweetcorn, Cucumber And Amai Sauce (£4.35) or a mini Yasai Katsu Curry made from tasty sweet

to sample something a little different, Grace went for the salmon special and I opted for Chicken With Lemon And Caperberry Sauce, with a mix of side dishes (a very tasty Pearl Barley Risotto; crunchy fresh Peas With Lettuce, Spring Onions And Cream

Some might argue there’s a little lack of imagination in the Ronseal approach of this restaurant’s name – “it does exactly what it says on the tin” – but it does serve a purpose. If you’re a vegetarian teetotaller, then this is not exactly your

felt I'd got the short straw by facing the restaurant rather than St James’s Park, until I realised that actually I could still enjoy the magnificent greenery of the ancient trees above the duck pond, the pods of the London Eye and Charles’ Union Jack

with her magically quietening effect on Joe.“The Shack”, as it is known by regulars, has a reputation for hearty signature dishes, including onion loaf, chicken wings, “manslaw” and the spare ribs – which come complete with a plastic bib for all diners

opts for the Scrambled eggs and smoked “Glenarm” salmon and Grilled Angus Fillet Steak and chips. The food on the special children’s menu all sounded fairly standard fare, until Joe’s humble egg dish arrived – on a splendid long platter with four little