Test Drives

One of London's best Mexican restaurants has arrived in Marylebone. We take a closer look at the latest opening by Santo Remedio. 

Los Mochis London City is offering an immersive experience where diners get to see a whole bluefin tuna broken down for an omakase dinner. We managed to get some seats at the sushi counter to see what exactly goes on at an evening like this.

The arrival of an affordable omakase experience in Soho is to be celebrated. We grabbed a seat at the counter to see what Sushi Kyu is serving up.

Jackson Boxer has given his Notting Hill restaurant a complete overhaul to turn it into what is now Dove. We went along to see what exactly had changed. 

  After several successful years in Battersea, Breadstall opens its first permanent (and indoor) location in Soho, serving up huge pizzas and slices. We went down to try it for ourselves. 

Jupiter Burger, from the Dom's Subs guys, is serving up excellent burgers from its new shack beside London Fields. We went down to check it out.

The team behind Wild, Lita and Fantomas bring their magic touch to this Sardinian restaurant in the heart of Mayfair. We take a closer look at Achille Pinna's solo restaurant Pinna. 

Islington's pub scene continues to be in rude health with the arrival of this exceptionally good bistro pub with chef James Cochran running the kitchen.

We finish off the year trying a brand new happy hour meal with one of those jaw dropping views over London that still packs a thrill.

Goodbye Horses has opened a combo wine and ice cream bar just across the road, and it looks spectacular. We went down to have a scoop of ice cream and behold The Dreamery.  

We should all be so lucky to have a pub Dining Room like the William IV in our neighbourhood.

Tourists and theatregoers in Covent Garden now have a really good restaurant on their doorstep to try, with the latest restaurant from the Delamina Group.

There's been quite a shake up over at the Pantechnicon building in Belgravia with the newest arrival being the French restaurant Amélie. We went to check it out.

  After years working as a pop-up AngloThai, which blends British and Thai cuisines and produce, finally has a proper home in Marylebone. We went to check it out.  

It's all change at Harrods where their classic Grade II listed restaurant The Georgian has been given a suitably glamorous new look with the arrival of chef Calum Franklin.

David Thompson, once best known for Nahm restaurant, is back in London with a more casual take on Thai food. We wend down to try out Long Chim.  

Fantômas sees the power restaurant duo George Bukhov-Weinstein and Ilya Demichev teaming up with chef Chris Denney in Chelsea. We wandered down the King's Road to check it out

The Yellow Bittern harks back to an old-school way of dining. We went down to King's Cross to see how that works in practice. 

Gordon Ramsay has been in charge of the Savoy Grill for 21 of its 135 years in action. We wend down for a re-visit to see how the Grill holds up today.  

  Take a break from the craziness of city life by heading to the country estate of Ballynahinch Castle on the west coast of Ireland. Go wild swimming in the lake, enjoy a pint of Guinness in the pub and try the much-vaunted restaurant by an award-winning Irish chef.