Am spending a weekend here so need suggestions as to where to go to eat. I know both AA Gill and Jay Rayner have been critical of Darley’s, so am not too keen on going there...but does anyone know of any other good dining... (0 replies, last updated by isabella_deste October 24, 2008)

AA Gill has made his reputation by trashing restaurants in print.Few London restaurant foodies take anything he has to say seriously. The other critics take their job are more seriously and are therefore much more useful. (1 reply, last updated by Tony Finch November 10, 2003)

Cabrales, last Sunday AA Gill raved about a three course lunch for £35. This is indeed great value for this place. Know anything about it? Peter ps I think you meant ‘country code’ as we are not an area code of the US... (2 replies, last updated by peter Pumkino October 23, 2003)

for “Gourmet” hot dogs on the patio. Let’s leave this place for the gurning ninnies that are AA Gill and his ilk Now I will go back to the place that does the best in London which is the “ 10 deadly... (3 replies, last updated by Simon Majumdar September 6, 2001)

got AA Gill's “The Ivy” cookery book a while back as a gift and i used it for the first time yesterday. I made the chicken masala. as is stated in the book, not a dish you’d expect at a posh restaurant. but it... (1 reply, last updated by Simon Majumdar February 24, 2001)

A.A. Gill gave XO a shockingly bad review in last weekend’s Times. Whether that pushes you closer towards making a reservation or running away like your hair is on fire, I’ll let you decide. -mighty (14 replies, last updated by Scott1983 March 12, 2007)

- a “superbly satisfying dish” - contained a chook “full of real barnyard flavour” mixed in with lardons, pearl onions, mushrooms and a touch of cream. Desserts seemed "overly fussy....." Perhaps... (1 reply, last updated by dynamo August 13, 2003)

glass chargers with a real leave underneath were a nice touch. I’d go again – just to test it – but I wasn’t overly impressed. If you haven’t tried The Vineyard in Stockcross outside Newbury, you... (2 replies, last updated by PAS Wines January 24, 2001)

, and to the restaurants credit, they cancelled the swipe.There was an article in this weeks Sunday Times, detailing many experiences like mine. AA Gill and Michael Winner both raved about the place, proving once more they both... (2 replies, last updated by Steve P July 27, 2004)

respected me, not AA Gill then I really would have had to kill myself. Perhaps by inhaling near MPW. S (11 replies, last updated by Simon Majumdar August 22, 2001)

I live in the USA and have been reading the London Times online for years. I love A.A. Gill and Winners Dinners. Their reviews are the best written, biting and funniest of any restaurant reviews that I read. I do not know how... (5 replies, last updated by TexasToast September 27, 2007)

. Probaby put it in the time out box but without the sparkle. As to weekly recommendations, I’d go for Time Out magazine and AA Gill in the Sunday Times, who I just have to respect for not taking it all too seriously... And... (2 replies, last updated by Hazelhurst August 31, 2001)

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the original question was are all food critics fat. AA Gill looks pretty trim, and Nick Foulks of the Evening Standard is actually thin by the looks of his photo. On the other hand, Charles Campion, also of the ES is massive and... (21 replies, last updated by Stephen Black March 21, 2001)

of days ) and the obsession of just about every critic and food enthusiast for the star chef is really beginning to get to me. I am surprised that AA Gill was able to write at all with his lips so firmly atttached to MPW’s... (14 replies, last updated by magnolia February 1, 2001)