Hotel
- Kettner’s Townhouse gets a Soho House makeover turning it into a restaurant and boutique hotel
Nearly 150 years ago, Auguste Kettner opened Kettner’s, which was one of the first restaurants in London to serve French food. Now after a brief lull, it’s reopening with more French food, bath loads of Champagne and looking more gorgeous than ever. Eyes peeled for the stunning 18th century spiral staircase...
- Immerse yourself in the Berkeley’s new Out Of The Blue drinks experience
London has an entirely new cocktail experience you're going to want to try - bring your friends
- The Principal London takes over from Hotel Russell on Russell Square
Updated 16/11/17 with restaurant and bar details
If you've been wondering what's happening with the old Hotel Russell on Russell Square which is currently swathed in scaffolding, then let us enlighten you. The hotel has been taken over by the Principal Hotel Group, who also run hotels of the same name in Edinburgh, Manchester and York. The Principal Manchester
... - Fine but also fun dining - we Test Drive Martha Ortiz's Ella Canta in Mayfair
London's Mexican food boom continues with the arrival of celebrity chef Martha Ortiz bringing some zing to Park Lane
- Tom Kerridge isn't opening a restaurant at The Jumeirah Carlton hotel after all
So this is a bit of a pickle. At the tail end of last year, it seemed as if London's list of restaurants to go to was to expand a little further with the teaming of Tom Kerridge and the Jumeirah Carlton hotel in Knightsbridge. Kerridge was going to take over the Rib Room - being totally refurbished as part of a
... - Claridge's hotel launches their first cookbook
To Claridge's last night, where London's foodie folk gathered together for the launch of Claridge's: The Cookbook. Executive Chef Martyn Nail and the hotel's GM Paul Jackson welcomed guests for pre-dinner canapes washed down with Dom Perignon in the hotel's kitchens before repairing to a private room for a sit down dinner featuring some of the book's recipes.
Claridge's artist in residence, David Downton, gave a quick speech pre-dinner. In a world
... - A restaurant-lovers trip to Brighton – latest openings from this burgeoning foodie destination
We nip down for a weekend by the sea to check out Brighton's food scene
- There's a pie and mash pairing menu hitting Piccadilly
Autumn firmly has us, so the arrival of a pie and mash pairing menu in London seems perfectly timed. Celebrating the history and longevity of Pie & Mash in London, Smith & Whistle is heading into the autumn/winter season with an exclusive new pairing menu dedicated to this British classic, coinciding with British Food Fortnight.
Each pie is paired with a unique mash and a boozy drink - and here's what to expect...
Best of
... - Test Driving The Napoleon Hotel – we check in for a night at London’s only one room hotel
The recently opened Napoleon Hotel holds the illustrious titles of London’s smallest hotel as well as that of ‘most bars per guest’. This single room ‘grand’ hotel sports THREE - making that more than one per guest. We spent the night...
- Hong Kong’s Serge et Le Phoque comes to London with The Mandrake hotel
After enjoying Michelin-starred success in Hong Kong, two of the chefs behind Serge et Le Phoque are bringing their ingredient-led French cuisine to London, including their signature scallop with anchovy and fried leek root.
- Return visit: Angler Restaurant at Moorgate's South Place Hotel
We make a return visit to the top floor restaurant at South Place Hotel in the City to check out a seasonal menu offer
- The sushi tardis - we Test Drive Nobu Shoreditch
Nobu Hotel is now open in Shoreditch but what's the restaurant like? We went to check it out.
- Jumeirah Carlton Tower opens ninth floor sundowner bar for the summer
Fancy a drink with a view over Knightsbridge? The Jumeirah Carlton Tower has just opened a ninth floor bar
- Test Driving The Ned - 24 hours in London's hottest new hotel
There are 9 restaurants and bars at The Ned, ranging from the members-only Vault bar in the basement to the huge ground floor food hall and up to the members' bar and restaurant by the pool on the roof. We were on a mission to try as many of them as possible during an overnight stay.
- Test Driving Henrietta - an Anglo-French marriage made in heaven
Ollie Dabbous teams up with the Experimental Group for a match made in heaven