Restaurant review : Scott's, Mayfair, London

What's the curbappeal?

- dining on the patio overlooking gorgeous Mount Street (it's chock-full of high end fashion boutique's including Marc Jacobs)

- fabulous quality food

- people watching

The downsides: it's pricey & the Maitre d' is incredibly snooty/ rude (unless you're one of his regular customers, or a minor celebrity, when he couldn't be nicer and more helpful)

Will I be back? Difficult to say. Our experience with the Maitre d' did leave a bitter taste in the mouth and when you're paying such high prices the service should be excellent for all customers, not just the mildly famous ones...

With love, 

Ms. Curbappeal x

Ps here's some photos from my iPhone 

Polite notice: all photos copyright Curbappeal 2013

   

Café/Restaurant Review: Norma’s, The Parker, Palm Springs, California, USA

What’s the Curbappeal?

- An uber-hip all-day diner within The Parker hotel 

- Designed by famous US-stylist Jonathan Adler whose motto is 'colours can't clash'- a point beautifully illustrated around the diner and the hotel: it’s a divinely-done temple to kitschy-camp mid-century interior design.

- Inside – the brown leather chairs and booths work with the white-washed exposed brick walls to create a calming environment. Set outside is a chic patio with a colourful orange, red and white canopy with hanging white Chinese-style lanterns. Sat here, you overlook the large lush gardens of the Parker hotel - well worth a stroll after indulging in Norma’s delights…  

- The menu focuses on indulgent comfort food. Come hungry to appreciate the generous but delicious portions!

- Even after a fantastic ‘Norma’s Eggs Benedict’, the 'Norma's doughnuts' (filled with lemon custard or blueberry jam) were just too hard to resist: soft and fluffy with a generous gooey filling. Mmmm! I also tried ‘McCann’s Irish Oatmeal Brûlée with Sautéed Green Apples and Red Pears’: sweet sautéed fruits and just the right amount of ‘Brûlée’ topping, heavenly.

- If you want to spoil yourself, there are some truly decadent dishes. Ones that caught my eye include ‘Seared Rock Lobster and Asparagus Omelette’, ‘Foie Gras Brioche French Toast With Asparagus and Mushrooms’ and ‘The Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata with 10 oz. Sevruga Caviar’. It’s not your normal kind of diner…

….perfect for a long, lazy and indulgent brunch

It’s on my shortlist for Curbappeal’s ‘Most Fabulous’ 2013 awards: ‘Most Fabulously Uplifting Hotel Diner’

Some photos from my Canon SLR…

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Restaurant review: Mister Parker, The Parker, California, USA

What’s the curbappeal?

- Mister Parker is the more formal dining space in the uber-hip Parker Hotel. It describes itself as 'a deconstructed formal hangout for fops, flaneurs and assorted cronies.' 

- The restaurant has a private-members-club like feel, with its low mirrored-ceiling, wood-panelled walls, subdued lighting, dark green leather booth seating and white marble fireplace.  There’s also an eclectic mix of modern and vintage paintings and ornaments and a statement white grand piano. 

- The French cuisine includes classic Foie Gras or Escargots to start, followed by beef or duck or rack of lamb.

..…Some photos from my Canon SLR….

Polite notice: all photos’ copyright Curbappeal 2013 

Restaurant review: The Arts Club, Mayfair, London. Lunch on Tues 18Sept 2012.

It's Curbappeal:
- classic glam decor
- feeling of old school glamour
- located inside one of London's most exclusive & 'in right now' private members clubs

Crowd: varied; hedge fund managers, celebrities ..basically v monied

Cuisine: modern European with good seafood offering ('oyster bar')

Food rating: good...my Seabass was cooked to perfection & sides v tasty

The bill: pricey but good food...although service was little patchy

Recommended: yep...if you can get in ...unfortunately you need to know a member...


... Some photos straight from our iPhones...