Tag: where to eat in Kingston upon Thames

Comptoir Libanais, Kingston upon Thames

.Reading time 7 minutes.

I wrote about a rather disastrous visit to the Comptoir Libanais on London’s South Bank only a couple of weeks ago … so why did I go again so quickly? Well, the food had been brilliant, it was only the service that had been poor, indeed terrible. But it’s half term and I like to […]

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Where to Eat with Kids: Franco Manca, Kingston upon Thames

.Reading time 9 minutes.

Going to nearby Kingston upon Thames with grandsons Freddie (7½) and Ben (4¾) has become a regular holiday time ritual and makes a lovely outing for me with the boys. A major attraction is Bentalls toy department, which is one of the best I know, and they always come with a little money from Mummy […]

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Where to Eat with Kids: Comptoir Libanais, Kingston-upon-Thames

.Reading time 6 minutes.

Freddie (4) and I had gone on an expedition to Kingston in search of a hippopotamus. Despite being set on the Thames and therefore near water, it was of course highly unlikely – if not impossible – that we would encounter a live member of the species there. But Freddie, who is gradually making a […]

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