Restaurant Review: Boisdale, Canary Wharf

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Think of Canary Wharf and the words that come to mind. We’ll take a conservative guess that “vast” and “bankers” are amongst them. Incorporate this into a restaurant, add a little Scottishness and you have yourself the newly refurbished Boisdale Canary Wharf. And what better time than Burns' Night to tell you all about it…

A few superlatives to get you going. Not only is the impressive art deco Boisdale building which overlooks Cabot Square Canary Wharf’s largest restaurant, it also boasts London’s widest selection of whisky, the city’s biggest cigar club and is one of the leading jazz, soul and blues venues in the UK.

Add to this a fully stocked crustacean bar, a spot of haggis and a trademark tartan carpet, and what you have is a deliriously different kind of restaurant that you’re unlikely to find elsewhere. Even the smaller, more subdued Boisdale restaurants in Belgravia and Bishopsgate can’t compare.

Restaurant Review: Iberica Canary Wharf

I've made do bones about the fact that Iberica on Great Portland Street is one of my favourite restaurants in London, so I was excited to visit their new Canary Wharf branch. Here's my review for Scout London.

Almost three years since Michelin starred Asturian chef Nacho Manzano made his mark on London’s landscape, he’s doing it all over again.

Iberica Food & Culture opened up on Great Portland Street without the loudest of bangs, but quickly gained a symphony of praise for their undeniably high-end but refreshingly laid-back modern tapas concept.