Neil Walker

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About

I travel the world in search of good food. That may be a 3* in HongKong or a guy making tacos on the beach in Mexico.

From

London, United Kingdom, Yachts Worldwide

Born

December 21

Social

Meals

dinner at 50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo Pizzeria London

Dinner at Mauro Colagreco, Restaurant Mirazur

Dinner at Les Bacchanales - Chez Christophe Dufau

Dinner at La Réserve Paris - Hotel and Spa

Dinner at Table restaurant - Bruno Verjus

Dinner at Restaurant Haerlin im Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg

Dinner at El Barri restaurants - Tickets

Dinner at Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms

Dinner at The French Restaurant, Midland Hotel, Manchester

Dinner at Brown's Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel

Dinner at Wagyumafia the Butcher's Kitchen

Dinner at Casa Dell'Arte Hotel of Arts & Leisure Bodrum, Turkey

Dinner at Tünektepe Teleferik ve Sosyal Tesisleri

Dinner at Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake 杭州西子湖四季酒店

Dinner at Restaurante Nou Manolin y Piripi. Grupo Gastronou

Dinner at Noble Rot Restaurant and Wine Bar

Dinner at ผัดไทยไฟทะลุ Pad Thai Fai Ta Lu

Dinner at Hotel Maria Cristina, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Sebastian

Dinner at La Dame de Pic London at Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square

Dinner at House of Tides, Quayside, Newcastle

Dinner at Da Terra Restaurant & Bar at Town Hall Hotel

Dinner at Noble Rot Wine bar and restaurant

Lunch with @cityfoodsters at Piazza Duomo

Dinner in the private dining room at Daniel Berlin

Dinner at Upstairs at Mikkeller Restaurant

Dinner at Londrino Restaurant and Wine Bar

Dinner at Hôtel Le K2 Altitude - Restaurant Le Montgomerie

Wine dinner with Vega-Sicilia at La Bouitte

Dinner at Flocons de Sel - Hotel Restaurant Haute Savoie

Dinner at Holborn Dining Room and Delicatessen

Lunch at Noble Rot Wine Bar & Restaurant

Restaurants

Lasarte

C/ de Mallorca, 259, L'Eixample, 08008 Barcelona, Spain

Caelis

Via Laietana, 49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain

Mont Bar

C/ de la Diputació, 220, 08011 Barcelona, Spain

bianc

Am Sandtorkai 50, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

100/200 Kitchen

Brandshofer Deich 68, 20539 Hamburg, Germany

Handwerk

Altenbekener Damm 17, 30173 Hannover, Germany

RIJKS®

Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands

Maris Piper

Frans Halsstraat 76 HS, 1072 BV Amsterdam, Netherlands

Restaurant 212

Amstel 212, 1017 AH Amsterdam, Netherlands

Spectrum

Herengracht 542-556, 1017 CG Amsterdam, Netherlands

StreetXO

15 Old Burlington St, Mayfair, London W1S 2JR, UK

Peel's

Shadowbrook Ln, Hampton in Arden, Solihull B92 0EN, UK

Carters of Moseley

2c St Mary's Row, Wake Green Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9EZ, UK

Carousel

71 Blandford St, Marylebone, London W1U 8AB, UK

Ikoyi

1 St James's Market, St. James's, London SW1Y 4AH, UK

Noble Rot

51 Lamb's Conduit St, London WC1N 3NB, UK

Wild Honey St James

8 Pall Mall, St. James's, London SW1Y 5NG, UK

50 Kalò

7 Northumberland Ave, London WC2N 5BY, UK

Bancone

39 William IV St, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4DD, UK

Indian Accent

16 Albemarle St, Mayfair, London W1S 4HW, UK

Muse

38 Groom Pl, Belgravia, London SW1X 7BA, UK

Coque

Calle del Marqués del Riscal, 11, 28010 Madrid, Spain

La Tasquita de Enfrente

Calle de la Ballesta, 6, 28004 Madrid, Spain

Punto Mx

Calle del Gral. Pardiñas, 40, 28001 Madrid, Spain

Sacha

11, Calle de Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 28036 Madrid, Spain

DiverXO

NH Eurobuilding, Calle de Padre Damián, 23, 28036 Madrid, Spain

Sala de Despiece

Calle de Ponzano, 11, 28010 Madrid, Spain

Casa Gerardo

km 9 Carretera AS-19 Prendes, 33438 Texera, Asturias, Spain

Real Balneario

Av. Juan Sitges, 3, 33405 Salinas, Asturias, Spain

La Salgar

Museo Etnografico del Pueblo de Asturias, Paseo Dr. Fleming, 887, 33203 Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Scott's

20 Mount St, Mayfair, London W1K 2HE, UK

a|o|c

Dronningens Tværgade 2, 1302 København, Denmark

Marchal

Kongens Nytorv 34, 1050 København, Denmark

KOKS

Frammi við Gjónna, Leynavatn 410, Faroe Islands

Mirazur

30 Avenue Aristide Briand, 06500 Menton, France

XR London

13-14 Thayer St, Marylebone, London W1U 3JR, UK

Brace

Teglgårdstræde 8A, 1452 København, Denmark

Barabba

Store Kongensgade 34, 1264 København, Denmark

Trippa

Via Giorgio Vasari, 1, 20135 Milano MI, Italy

Materia

Via V Giornate, 32, 22012 Cernobbio CO, Italy

Cracco in Galleria

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

Osteria dell'Arco

g, Piazza Michele Ferrero, 5, 12051 Alba CN, Italy

Piazza Duomo

Piazza Risorgimento, 4, 12051 Alba CN, Italy

Caffè Umberto

Piazza Michele Ferrero, 4, 12051 Alba CN, Italy

La Ciau del Tornavento

Piazza Leopoldo Baracco, 7, 12050 Treiso CN, Italy

La Table de la Réserve

5 Boulevard du Maréchal Leclerc, 06310 Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France

AM par Alexandre Mazzia

9 Rue François Rocca, 13008 Marseille, France

Les Bacchanales

247 Avenue de Provence, 06140 Vence, France

Le Gabriel - La Réserve Paris Hôtel et Spa

42 Avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris, France

L'Innocence

28 Rue de la Tour d'Auvergne, 75009 Paris, France

El Celler de Can Roca

Carrer de Can Sunyer, 48, 17007 Girona, Spain

Azurmendi

Legina Auzoa, s/n, 48195 Larrabetzu, Bizkaia, Spain

Haerlin

Neuer Jungfernstieg 9-14, 20354 Hamburg, Germany

NOA Beach Seafood Restaurant

Προμαχών Ελευθερίας, Limassol 4103, Cyprus

Alkimia

Rda. de Sant Antoni, 41, 08011 Barcelona, Spain

Tickets

Av. del Paraŀlel, 164, 08015 Barcelona, Spain

DIREKTE Boqueria

C/ de les Cabres, 13, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona, Spain

Cocina Hermanos Torres

Carrer del Taquígraf Serra, 20, Les Corts, 08029 Barcelona, Spain

Disfrutar

C. de Villarroel, 163, L'Eixample, 08036 Barcelona, Spain

Aürt

Passeig del Taulat, 262-264, 08019 Barcelona, Spain

Sühring

10 Soi Yen Akat 3, Khwaeng Chong Nonsi, Khet Yan Nawa, Bangkok 10120, Thailand

Alchemist

Refshalevej 173C, 1432 København, Denmark

Bodega 1900

Carrer de Tamarit, 91, 08015 Barcelona, Spain

Enigma

C/ de Sepúlveda, 38, 40, L'Eixample, 08015 Barcelona, Spain

Estimar

Carrer de Sant Antoni dels Sombrerers, 3, 08003 Barcelona, Spain

Adam Reid at The French

The Midland Hotel, Peter St, Manchester M60 2DS, UK

Moor Hall

Moor Hall, Prescot Rd, Aughton, Ormskirk L39 6RT, UK

Streetxo

Calle de Serrano, 52, 28001 Madrid, Spain

Taberna Laredo

Calle del Dr. Castelo, 30, 28009 Madrid, Spain

COME by Paco Méndez

Av. de Mistral, 54, 08015 Barcelona, Spain

Shoryu Ramen Covent Garden

35 Great Queen St, Holborn, London WC2B 5AA, UK

Brown's Hotel

Albemarle St, Mayfair, London W1S 4BP, UK

Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet

Waitan, Huangpu, Shanghai, China, 200000

Ten Zushi Kyo Cho Ten (天寿し)

3-chōme-11-9 Kyōmachi, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 802-0002, Japan

Wagyu Mafia

1-chōme-14-16 Nishiazabu, Minato City, Tōkyō-to 106-0031, Japan

Elías

Calle Rosales, 7, 03649 El Xinorlet, Alicante, Spain

Basque Culinary Center

Paseo Juan Avelino Barriola, 101, 20009 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain

The Square

6-10 Bruton St, Mayfair, London W1J 6PU, UK

Casa dell'Arte Hotel of Arts & Leisure

Torba, İsmet İnönü Cd. No:66, 48400 Bodrum/Muğla, Turkey

Orfoz

Kumbahçe, Zeki Müren Cd. No:13, 48400 Bodrum/Muğla, Turkey

District Tonkin vietnamesisk restaurant

Store Kongensgade 71, 1264 København K, Denmark

Kitchen Table

70 Charlotte St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 4QQ, UK

hicce restaurant & mkt

Unit 102, hicce x Wolf & Badger, Stable St, Kings Cross, London N1C 4DQ, UK

Front Room

151 Ratchadamri Rd, Khwaeng Lumphini, Khet Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Sorn

56, Sukhumvit 26 Soi Ari, Klongton Khet Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Sumibi Yakiniku Nakahara (炭火焼肉なかはら)

Japan, 〒102-0085 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Rokubanchō, ４−３ＧＥＭＳ市ヶ谷９F

Ynyshir

Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms, Eglwys Fach, Machynlleth SY20 8TA, UK

Sushi Ichizu

1982 New Petchaburi Rd, Khwaeng Bang Kapi, Khet Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310, Thailand

Hangzhou at West Lake Four Seasons Hotel Chinese Food Restaurant

5 Ling Yin Lu, Xi Hu Qu, Hang Zhou Shi, Zhe Jiang Sheng, China, 310013

Ebisu YORONIKU

Japan, 〒150-0013 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Ebisu, 1-chōme−11−５ GEMS恵比寿 8F

7 Mehmet

Meltem Mahallesi, Meltem, Atatürk Kültür Parkı, Dumlupınar Bulvarı No:201, 07030 Muratpaşa/Antalya, Turkey

Maaemo

Dronning Eufemias gate 23, 0194 Oslo, Norway

WM BY WAGYUMAFIA

3-13-6 4F Akasaka Kokusai Amano Bldg, ３丁目-１３赤坂港区東京都 107-0052, Japan

La Degustation Bohême Bourgeoise

Haštalská 18, Staré Město, 110 00 Praha 1, Czechia

Arrocería Duna

s/n, Paseo Pintor Francisco Lozano módulo 3, 46012 Valencia, Spain

Casa Carmela

Carrer d'Isabel de Villena, 155, 46011 València, Valencia, Spain

L'Escaleta

Subida la Estacion del Norte, 205, 03824 Cocentaina, Alicante, Spain

Nou Manolín

Calle Villegas, 3, 03001 Alicante, Spain

Paco Gandia

Calle San Francisco, 2, 03650 Pinoso, Alicante, Spain

La Taberna del Gourmet

Calle San Fernando, 10, 03002 Alicante, Spain

Llisa Negra

Carrer de Pascual i Genís, 10, 46002 València, Valencia, Spain

Aman da Bravo

Reşitpaşa, Emirgan Sk. No:20, 34467 Sarıyer/İstanbul, Turkey

Mikla

The Marmara Pera Meşrutiyet Caddesi 15 34430, Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Asmalı Mescit Mahallesi, 34430 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey

Chambre Separee

Keizer Karelstraat 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Willem Hiele

Kapittelstraat 71, 8460 Oudenburg, Belgium

Horváth

Paul-Lincke-Ufer 44a, 10999 Berlin, Germany

Beck at Brown's

Albemarle St, Mayfair, London W1S 4BP, UK

Le Du

399/3 Soi Siri Chunsawek, Khwaeng Silom, Khet Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand

Hedone

301-303 Chiswick High Rd, Chiswick, London W4 4HH, UK

Baan Nual

310 ซอย บ้านพานถม Khwaeng Ban Phan Thom, Khet Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Pad Thai Fai Ta Lu (Phra Nakhon)

115/5 Dinso Rd, Baworniwet, Phranakorn, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Amelia by Paulo Airaudo

Zubieta Kalea, 26, 20007 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Casa Urola

Fermin Calbeton Kalea, 20, 20003 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Zuberoa

Araneder Bidea, 20180 Ugaldetxo, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Restaurante Café Saigón San Sebastián

Hotel Maria Cristina, Okendo Kalea, 1, 20004 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Etxebarri

San Juan Plaza, 1, 48291 Axpe, Bizkaia, Spain

Arros QD

64 Eastcastle St, Fitzrovia, London W1W 8NQ, UK

ENT Restaurant

Dirmil Mahallesi Kızılburun Mevkii, Gündoğan, 261 Sokak, 48990 Bodrum/Muğla, Turkey

Gemibaşı Restaurant

Eskiçeşme, Fırkateyn Sk. No:132, 48400 Bodrum/Muğla, Turkey

OD Urla

Rüstem Mahallesi 2018/9 Sokak, Rüstem, Süt Pınarı Mevkii No:28, 35430 Urla/İzmir, Turkey

Amass

Refshalevej 153, 1432 København, Denmark

La Dame de Pic London

Four Seasons Hotel at Ten Trinity Square, 10 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4AJ, UK

Kadeau

Wildersgade 10B, 1408 København, Denmark

Geranium

Per Henrik Lings Allé 4, 8. Sal, 2100 København, Denmark

Frantzén

Klara Norra kyrkogata 26, 111 22 Stockholm, Sweden

Elystan Street

43 Elystan St, Chelsea, London SW3 3NT, UK

House of Tides

28-30 Close, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3RF, UK

HIDE

85 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J 7NB, UK

Tempura Kondo (てんぷら近藤)

Japan, 〒104-0061 Tōkyō-to, Chūō-ku, Ginza, 5 Chome−5−１３坂口ビル９F

Tempura Motoyoshi

Japan, 〒150-0021 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Ebisunishi, 2-chōme−8−１１, Granbell Ebisu IV, 3階

NARISAWA

Japan, 〒107-0062 Tōkyō-to, Minato-ku, Minamiaoyama, 2 Chome−6, 港区南青山２丁目６−１５

京味

3 Chome-3-5 Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tōkyō-to 105-0004, Japan

Xixi Shidi

Xixi Rd, Xihu Qu, Hangzhou Shi, Zhejiang Sheng, China

Le Normandie

48 Oriental Ave, Khwaeng Bang Rak, Khet Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand

Haoma

231/3 Sukhumvit Rd, Khwaeng Khlong Toei Nuea, Khet Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Shirokane Tori-Tama

18 Park Lane Soi Sukhumvit 63 Road Klong Tan Nuea Wattana Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Kaia Kaipe

General Arnao Kalea, 4, 20808 Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Gaggan – Bangkok

68/1 Soi Langsuan, Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Khet Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Restaurant Paloma

47 Avenue du Moulin de la Croix, 06250 Mougins, France

Hostellerie Jérôme

20 Rue du Comté de Cessole, 06320 La Turbie, France

Le Case della Saracca

Via Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, 5, 12065 Monforte d'Alba CN, Italy

Da Vittorio

Via Cantalupa, 17, 24060 Brusaporto BG, Italy

La Fermata

Str. Bolla, 2, 15122 Spinetta Marengo AL, Italy

Dos Pebrots

Carrer del Dr. Dou, 19, 08001 Barcelona, Spain

Daniel Berlin Krog

Diligensvägen 21, 273 92 Skåne Tranås, Sweden

The Sportsman

Faversham Rd, Seasalter, Whitstable CT5 4BP, UK

Casa Marcelo

Rúa das Hortas, 1, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

Akelare

Padre Orkolaga Ibilbidea, 56, 20008 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain

ABaC

Av. del Tibidabo, 1, 08022 Barcelona, Spain

Arzak

Alcalde J. Elosegi Hiribidea, 273, 20015 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Los Caballeros

Calle Mayor, 56, 26250 Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja, Spain

Ekstedt

Humlegårdsgatan 17, 114 46 Stockholm, Sweden

Belle Mont Farm Resort

The Village Kittitian Hill, Basseterre, St Kitts & Nevis

Upstairs at Mikkeller

26 Ekkamai 10 Alley, Lane 2, Khwaeng Phra Khanong Nuea, Khet Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Londrino Restaurant and Wine Bar

36 Snowsfields, London SE1 3SU, UK

Hotel Le K2 Altitude Courchevel

356 Route de l'Altiport, 73120 Courchevel, France

René et Maxime Meilleur

Hameau de Saint Marcel, 159 Rte du Crey, 73440 Les Belleville, France

Le 1947 à Cheval Blanc

Le 1947 à Cheval Blanc Le, Rue du Jardin Alpin, 73120 Courchevel, France

Flocons de Sel

1775 Route du Leutaz, 74120 Megève, France

Le 1920

373 Chemin des Follières, 74120 Megève, France

Maison Benoît Vidal

Rue du Fornet, 73150 Val-d'Isère, France

Pied à Terre

34 Charlotte St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 2NH, UK

Hakkasan Hanway Place

8 Hanway Pl, Fitzrovia, London W1T 1HD, UK

Holborn Dining Room

252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EN, UK

Neil Walker added a new meal Lunch at Etxebarri at Etxebarri
6 years ago

A delicious meal at Etxebarri

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Neil Walker shared Neil Walker's meal Dinner at Los Caballeros at Los Caballeros
6 years ago

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Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Los Caballeros at Los Caballeros
6 years ago

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Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Ekstedt at Ekstedt
6 years ago

Dinner at Ekstedt last year where everything is cooked over open fire.

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Neil Walker shared Neil Walker's meal Dinner at Hedone at Hedone
6 years ago

Dinner at Hedone. This is my third visit and I am still enjoying the food and experience but the meal tonight was good but did not blow me away. However, that is not necessarily what I am now looking from this restaurant. It’s becoming more like a local eatery to me now rather than a destination ‘blow your mind’ restaurant. The service is intensely personal (if Mikael likes you) with the chef remembering the dishes he cooked for you last week or even (as in my case) 5 months ago, and ensuring that no dishes are repeated. No mean feat when he has regular diners here that eat once a week. On my second visit, he remembered me I think because we had chatted about the industry and discovered that we have some mutual friends, and so he made me go through my iPhone to hunt down the pictures I took of my first meal (including the wine) so as to ensure he could offer new dishes and wines. His wine knowledge is immense and I find myself praying that as he introduces, pours and describes each wine in great depth, he won’t ask me any wine questions as I am certain I would make a fool of myself. Both the restaurant and the chef Mikael Jonsson are very divisive and discussed a lot. In my opinion this can only be a good thing. He has a very direct and honest personality which I know some people find hard. He is not afraid to tell you what he thinks and if he thinks you are talking nonsense about his food then he will have no time for you at all. But, on the other hand, if he sees you as someone who is coming back because you enjoy and appreciate good food and wine, and a restaurant that can provide that, then you have struck gold. It can get expensive, this meal was the ‘Carte Blanche’ menu at £135 and a prestige wine tasting at £195, but ended up being close to £500 with add ons (truffle dishes and a cheese plate instead of composed cheese course).
This did irk me slightly, as I think the very idea of a carte blanche menu is that the chef should be unleashing all the bells and whistles rather than saying that actually you are only getting the bells and that the whistles are an extra seventy quid. The truffles I guess I can accept that, but there should certainly be a choice of being able to have the cheese plate included in the price if you would prefer that to the composed plate.
It is fairly hard to spend £500 in any London restaurant including the 3*s unless you decide to push it on the wine. So to spend that amount at a 1* out in Chiswick might seem crazy to some. However, the way I look at it is that next time I go back I can have the 7 courses with the regular pairing and escape for half that, but I don’t know a lot (if any) restaurants at this level or any level really that will treat me so well on a regular basis. So that is why I will go back again and again.
It’s still my #1 recommendation in London. But.....not for everyone. Less

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Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Hedone at Hedone
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Neil Walker shared Neil Walker's meal Dinner at Restaurant Alchemist at Alchemist
6 years ago

Another restaurant that I will revisit soon is The Alchemist in Copenhagen. I have been a few times now and it is really interesting to see this incredible talent evolving over time. Especially someone like Rasmus Munk whose food is so inventive and emotive. The meal I have posted here I had two years ago and going back fairly recently one can still... More

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Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Restaurant Alchemist at Alchemist
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Neil Walker shared Neil Walker's meal Dinner at Frantzén at Frantzén
6 years ago

This is Frantzen in its old iteration at the previous cramped premises and it is interesting to look back two years and see how far they have come. I wonder did they think that just two years later they would be open in an incredibly spacious and luxurious new property and by one of only a very few resataurants in the world to be awarded a 3* michelin... More

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Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Frantzén at Frantzén
6 years ago

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