David's visit and a weekend in Rye

Two weeks after I got back from Australia David arrived in London for a 10 day visit. I was having a busy time at work but we made the most of the evenings and managed to squeeze in a few martinis at Dukes and some lovely dinners. Less Michelin stars on the itinerary this time but a mix of new restaurants, and some new dinner guests as well just to mix up the evenings.

On the restaurant tour this time:

The Ivy

Bistrot Bruno Loubet

Little Social

Foxlow

Hoi Polloi

Balthazar

Pollen Street Social

Lunching at Balthazar

On the weekend in between, we took the train to a small village in East Sussex, called Rye. We stayed in a good boutique hotel, potted around the shops, spent a lot of time in the pubs (it was pouring with rain), and glimpsed Camber Sands beach from the window of a taxi (I'll go back in Summer).

Looking out over the marshes towards the sea

'Tho Lester Made Me' is inscribed on the bell

By the fire at the Mermaid Inn

Back in London