I?ve suffered a major disappointment recently. Completely unexpected and a bit of a shock, I feel let down and knocked for six. After many years of harmony, my trusty sidekick, my secret weapon, the Penfold to my Danger Mouse, the fabulous Panasonic Lumix with Leica lens decided to format its memory card, without any warning. A mid-life crisis, perhaps? Let?s hope it?s just a phase. It can?t be
Waterside Inn***, Bray [Restaurant Review]531
Reviewed by The Wild Boar Here are the facts: There are only three restaurants in the UK bearing three Michelin stars (out of 72 restaurants in the world); Waterside Inn is one of them. Opened in 1972, obtained first star in 1974, second[...]
A Year Ago?The Fat Duck***, Bray [Restaurant Review]531
Reviewed by The Wild Boar Firstly a disclaimer: we ate this meal over a year ago before I started writing reviews and the PigPig got her little hands on a DSLR, so the menu has changed (a bit) and it may not be entirely accurate (but I do try to[...]
Heston Blumenthal's Hinds Head, Bray [Restaurant Review]531
Reviewed by the Wild Boar
When my parents came down, I was wondering where?s the best place to go to let them eat the best of British gastropub food ? the first answer that sprung to mind was the Hinds Head.
Just a few[...]
Crowning Bray?s King531
THREE months ago, ?Heston Blooming Marvellous? (as Giles Denney of St. Ives Road describes celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal in his missive to The Maidenhead Advertiser) acquired Bray?s boozer, ?The Crown?. Despite[...]