near neighbour, Mews of Mayfair exudes a quintessentially Britishness: the converted mews house, with its narrow rickety wooden staircase to the upstairs restaurant, dates back to the 18th Century. Inside, the decor is clean and classy, with dark oak

. Bobby Flay’s Boy Meets Grill is also great.  It has been a great inspiration when introducing our delicious skewer menu at the new Soho Giraffe.What’s your favourite restaurant and why? A particular favourite is a beachside restaurant we visit regularly

SCREAMING CHILDREN WILL not be tolerated” was the bold proclamation recently posted in the windows on Olde Salty restaurant in North Carolina. The reaction has polarized opinion, with many diners in favour of the restriction, while others feel

Dishing up fresh and healthy food from around the globe, Giraffe has a menu of mini dishes for under-sevens, plus a Young Adults menu to make older children feel special. Kids Placemats provide table-top entertainment.

’s your favourite cookbook and why? Nigel Slator's Real Food - foolproof recipes and delicious. What’s your favourite restaurant and why? Now that's a difficult one… I think it might have to be PizzaExpress Reigate, as that's where I've had the most happy

At the new-look Pizza Express diners, children can sit at the counter to watch pizzaiolos at work, and there are special activity areas. The Piccolo Menu offers dough balls, salad, pizza or pasta, a sundae and a frothy bambinoccino.

With a car-mad four-year-old (and his daddy) in tow, there was always a chance that we were never actually going to make it into the restaurant when there is one of Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One racing cars in the foyer to drool over. But that’s just

refurbishment project under the keen eye of interior designer, Russell Sage, known for his work with Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants, and head chef, Alan Southwell, who has given the menu a makeover, too. While the cuisine is billed as Modern European, there’s a

Pod Ice Cream, which he deemed so good that he had to order two more! www.wagamama.comRead more family restaurant reviews...The Even Keel Cafe at the Cutty SarkAll Star LanesWahaca

Down Mexico way you might dip into a restaurant for some respite from the blazing hot sun. Instead, on a very rainy Saturday, we were ducking out of a torrential downpour, but Wahaca’s homely welcome was none the less inviting. Inspired