Test Drives

Cornerstone's Tom Brown has opened his second restaurant, a seafood restaurant and oyster bar in the East End. We went to Commercial Street to take a look. 

Neighbourhood restaurants in Notting Hill hit different as this already successful West London spin off from Chelsea's Wild Tavern shows. 

The team behind Kitty Fisher's and Cora Pearl are the latest people to open a theatre restaurant, Cafe Kitty. We went to Underbelly Boulevard to see what they've put together.  

The Wolseley Hospitality Group has finally unveiled their much-anticipated City sibling to The Wolseley. We went to see if it can live up to the original.

  The second restaurant from the Som Saa team, Kolae, has opened at Borough Market, where the team specialises in Southern Thai cuisine. We went down to check it out.

The Fink's team have opened a neighbourhood restaurant in the heart of foodie Highbury. We went to check out this tardis-like space.

  A new pub has arrived in Soho with a dream team attached and a very impressive grill restaurant upstairs. We take a proper look around The Devonshire.  

With jaw-dropping views over London and interiors to match the rooftop restaurant at bar at The Peninsula London need to be seen in person. 

Tucked down a side street between Old Street and Shoreditch, this lovely spot is serving up modern takes on bistro classics. 

Does Mayfair need another glitzy Italian restaurant. Il Gattopardo would suggest it does, particularly one where both the food and vibes are given equal weight.

His restaurant in the south of France topped the World's 50 Best list and won three Michelin stars. Now chef Mauro Cologreco has opened three restaurants at once in London. We went to try the fine dining one. 

Bébé Bob is the offspring of Bob Bob Ricard which mixes rotisserie chicken and caviar with a bit of that Bob Bob magic. We went down to see how this mini Bob has turned out.  

From the group behind The Wolseley and Brasserie Zedel, Manzi's is a huge seafood restaurant in Soho with occasionally bonkers touches. We went in to try it out. 

We spent an extremely calorific evening trying every single one of the new restaurants opening in the new Dining Hall at Harrods. Here's what you need to know.

  Adejoké Bakare's Chishuru has made the move from Brixton to Fitzrovia. We head down to see what the West African restaurant is cooking up in its bigger, central London home.

To celebrate its 15th birthday Angela Hartnett's Murano has had a makeover and brought in a new head chef. We went to check it out.

Jackson Boxer's Vauxhall restaurant not only looks like a beautiful film set, but the food is Oscar-worthy too. 

Forza Wine have made an impressive jump from Peckham to the South Bank. We head out to their terrace to see how they've settled into the National Theatre.  

This New York inspired steakhouse is knocking it out of the park - we booked in to see how they've kept the City crowd happy for more than a decade.