Test Drive

• Test Driving Le Pont de la Tour - a riverside favourite gets a big overhaul

  Le Pont de la Tour has just thrown open its doors to the public again - we head down there to see what's new.

• Test Driving Piquet - Allan Pickett does French cuisine with British ingredients

  

  We head to Fitzrovia to try out the new restaurant from Allan Pickett, who's cooking a very impressive menu of French cuisine using British ingredients.

• Fitzrovia’s dining scene improves, we check out The Newman Arms

  We head to Fitzrovia to check out the latest pub to be taken over by The Cornish Project, the classic Newman Arms on Rathbone Street.

• Superfast Roman pizzas - we Test Drive Pizza Union in King's Cross

  Wood-fired, Roman-style pizzas cooked in minutes - we went to see if Pizza Union was as good as it sounded

• High-end Indian food in Mayfair - Test Driving Chutney Mary's move to St James

  We head along to try the newly revamped and relocated Chutney Mary in St James and spot some familiar locals too...

• Sunday Lunch with a "press for Champagne" button. We try the Sunday Roast at Bob Bob Ricard

  

  As our regular readers will know, we're big fans of Bob Bob Ricard. Following on from their recent foray into Saturday lunches, they've now expanded to offer the Bob Bob Ricard Sunday lunch.

  Now, everything's a little bit more special at BBR, and the Sunday lunch is no exception. While the main lunchtime menu is available, it's the "Traditional Roast"

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• Supper club turned restaurant - we Test Drive Pidgin

  We head over to Hackney to try out the supper club turned restaurant from James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy. 

• Brunch buns and duck nuggets - we Test Drive Patty & Bun brunch at the Arch

  

  Patty and Bun is well worth the trip at the best of times, but if the queues at James Street aren't your cup of tea, we think you should head east for their latest, The Arch in London Fields.

  Where is it?

  Right round the corner from London Fields station - and a few arches down from the E5 Bakehouse. And it's pretty big inside (although we set ourselves up on one of the few tables outside), as you

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• A place to be cosseted - we Test Drive Ognisko in South Kensington

  With the opening of a beautiful terrace Ognisko has become a restaurant to take real pleasure in

• A spot of golf and fine dining - we Test Drive Vinothec Compass at the Greenwich Peninsula Driving Range

  Another new addition to North Greenwich, and with easy access to Canary Wharf, this is a new casual fine dining restaurant with a pretty impressive selection of wines. We head along to check it out. 

• Third time's still the charm for Barrafina on Drury Lane - we Test Drive the latest from the Hart Bros

  It's almost exactly a year since Barrafina Adelaide Street opened to a great response (and many awards). With the Hart brothers opening a third on Drury Lane we dodged the queues to try the new one out.

• An honest wine bar serving good wine and food - we Test Drive The Remedy

  Fitzrovia wine bar The Remedy has a new menu (and wine list). We went down to check it out

• An Islington hotspot - we Test Drive Oldroyd

  Islington gets a restaurant from Tom Oldroyd, who has come from Polpo to rejuvenate the Islington dining scene. We take a look.

• A real central London tourist attraction: we Test Drive Cafe Murano Covent Garden

  Angela Hartnett's new Covent Garden spot is a welcome oasis in a touristy location. 

• Test Driving the classics at Hibiscus

  Hibiscus is celebrating its 15th anniversary. We went down to see what one of London's rare two Michelin-starred restaurant has to show for that time.