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The Cloth team are turning the historic Simpson's Tavern in the City into Cloth Cornhill

It's been three long years since we first reported on the fight for survival of one of London's oldest restaurants. Now there's good (and bad) news. On the upside, the historic tavern is getting ready to open its doors again for the first time since 2022. The other good thing is that the team who are taking it on, Joe Haynes, Ben Butterworth and Tom Hurst who also run Smithfield favourite Cloth, know a thing or two about running a restaurant in a historic building. The OG
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Test Driving Quality Chop House - 150 years old and still going strong in Farringdon

Hearing the Quality Chop House was celebrating its 150th birthday with a special anniversary menu, it seemed a good time to head back to Farringdon to rekindle one of our longest running restaurant affairs in London.
Mark Sargeant opens Sargeant's Mess riverside restaurant at the Tower of London

The ex-Claridges Head Chef returns to London to open a riverside restaurant and cafe at the Tower of London with a terrace and bar overlooking the Thames.
Test Driving Bryn Williams at Somerset House - where the fruit and veg are the main stars

Bryn Williams' riverside restaurant puts the spotlight firmly on fruit and veg - we went to see if it lived up to the billing.