Emyr Thomas, Author at The Bon Vivant Journal

Kings Head Hotel – A Modern Boutique Hotel in Cirencester

While not entirely matching this image, Cirencester is still a pretty town of Roman heritage with medieval churches, cute shops and a sense of character. Having been closed since 2007 ... Read More

Emyr ThomasOctober 20, 2014

Picture Restaurant – Unassuming, Charming and Quietly Confident

With its light industrial look of metal chairs, distressed walls and low lighting, the restaurants, is, in its own way, as pretty as a Picture. The menu at Picture restaurant ... Read More

Emyr ThomasOctober 17, 2014

Game on: Cinnamon Kitchen

Just a short stroll away from Liverpool Street station, this bustling, internal piazza of eateries fills up quickly as the end of work bell tolls, welcoming in city types and ... Read More

Emyr ThomasOctober 16, 2014

Walking into Michaeljohn in Mayfair is much like walking into a well established Mayfair restaurant – beautiful staff move seamlessly around the room serving beautiful, coiffed clients, and within minutes ... Read More

Emyr ThomasOctober 14, 2014

Verden Restaurant – Superb Wine, Cheese and Meat With a Striking Design

We were guests at Verden – a restaurant in an exquisitely converted East London pub – which is the brainchild of Tom Bell and former Scott’s sous chef Ed Wynard. ... Read More

Emyr ThomasOctober 9, 2014

The Strand Dining Rooms

In its enviable position, the clientèle appear to visit the Strand Dining Rooms for the cocktails: the classy, dark-wood panelled bar seems to be the only appropriate place now to ... Read More

Emyr ThomasOctober 7, 2014

The Month Ahead – October 2014

The Colony Grill Room at The Beaumont The latest venture from Corbin & King (The Wolseley, The Delaunau, Brasserie Zedel) is The Beaumont Hotel, a new Art Deco hotel in ... Read More

Emyr ThomasSeptember 29, 2014

The Gallery at Sketch Restaurant Review

Newly redecorated, Paris based architect and designer India Mahdavi has conceived a clean, strikingly simple interior for The Gallery at Sketch, with a contemporary splash of pink on both the ... Read More

Emyr ThomasSeptember 21, 2014

Yauatcha Restaurant Review – Celebrating 10 Years

Describing itself as a dim sum teahouse, Yauatcha specialises in just that – in addition to the fantastic dim sum menu, it offers over 60 types of tea. While the ... Read More

Emyr ThomasSeptember 16, 2014

The bar at Daphne's restaurant in Chelsea

Daphne's Restaurant Review

There’s a little pocket of London that is recently re-open not just for business but for casting hearts, eyes and tastebuds over to the sun-drenched panoramas of Italy. Here on ... Read More

Emyr ThomasSeptember 12, 2014

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