Cracking claws after work at the Big Easy Lobster fest

As the cold and rain continue to batter our misery-laden, grey old island, my thoughts turned wistfully to freshly plucked, glistening seafood savoured on endless blue-sky summer days. And where better to seek wish fulfilment than at Covent Garden’s Big
Easy Bar. B.Q. and Lobstershack. Specialising in all American tucker from ribs and hogs to steak and seafood, the Big Easy Lobster fest grabbed my eye.  But was it really worth shelling out my salary for?   Claws at the ready, I set off to find out.

dressed to dine, crackling claws after work at the Big Easy Lobster fest

Office Breaks The Big Easy, Covent Garden

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Tube strike sanctuary at Union Street Bar

With lashing rain and tube strike meltdown adding anguish to our working lives last week, my own stress levels were at breaking point. Desperate to find a sanctuary far from the madding rush hour crowds, I headed to  Gordon Ramsay’s Union Street Bar  in Southwark for an alternative experience of going underground.

Union Street Cafe

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