Test Drives

Yannick Alléno is a hugely influential chef in France with multiple Michelin stars to his name. Pavyllon sees him bringing his cooking to London - we went down to try it out. 

  Studio Gauthier sees chef Alexis Gauthier bring some of the extremely accomplished (and Michelin-starred) cooking from his Soho restaurant to a more casual affair in Fitzrovia. We went down for a look. 

The Hicce Hart team have expanded just across the road in Islington with Little Pizza Hicce. We went down to check out their very unique pizzas. 

 As this Soho restaurant breaks into the top 40 section of the National Restaurant Awards list we felt it was time for a return visit to Victor Garvey's Californian fine dining spot on Dean Street. 

If you love a rooftop brunch then new City restaurant Florattica is the place to go

After 18 months closure, Claridge's has a new restaurant called... Claridges Restaurant. We were first in the door to look at the new room and try the new menu. 

The Grill at The Dorchester has had a light rebrand to The Grill by Tom Booton, to showcase their star chef. We went down to see just what the grill is cooking up right now.  

The terrace outside Dinner by Heston has been transformed into a restaurant and bar celebrating the English countryside. We popped along for some English fizz and seasonal dishes at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park. 

Billed as a more "intimate" Big Mamma restaurant, Carlotta has arrived on Marylebone High Street. We went down to discover exactly what Big Mamma considers intimate...