Test Drives

Skye Gyngell makes a triumphant return to the London restaurant scene, having previously gained a Michelin star at Petersham Nurseries. We head over to Somerset House to see what she has cooked up at the new venue. 

The Mondrian London lured a New York chef across the pond to open Sea Containers. We go along to see if his journey was worth it.

The very, very popular (although not with everyone) Bubba Gump Shrimp Company has landed in London near Leicester Square. We pop along to see if a restaurant based on Forrest Gump can also dish up a good meal.

The restaurant at the Hoxton Holborn hotel brings a new vibe to this part of midtown.

We head over to Farringdon to try out Bill Granger's restaurant - the second Granger and Co the Australian chef has launched in London

The Bulgari hotel's restaurant aims to bring informality into Knightsbridge dining

Jeremy King and Chris Corbin preside over a comfortable grill room in their first hotel, The Beaumont.

Marcus Wareing takes a back seat at his group's latest restaurant Tredwell's, so we find out what to expect from this addition to theatreland.

Charlotte Wilde and Michael Sager show that they're not a one-hit-wonder with their new restaurant and wine bar in Bethnal Green, Mission.

The Peruvian food revolution continues to hit heights in London and this latest addition to the Lima family is no exception. We head to Lima Floral in Covent Garden to try it out.

It's no secret that here at Hot Dinners we're definitely partial to a cocktail or two on a night out. Thus the arrival of Silk & Grain, a new cocktail bar and restaurant in the Square Mile is right up our street.  Situated on Cornhill near Bank station, this City bar and restaurant is also not far from Jason Atherton’s recent opening, City Social. Silk...

Is there much better than scones and clotted cream? Maybe scones, clotted cream and a massive dollop of salted caramel. That's the thinking behind master chocolatier Paul A Young's new cream tea - now available daily at his flagship shop in Heal's, on Tottenham Court Road. We popped along to take a look.  The scones, Paul explains, are made to a...

DF/Mexico is the latest from Wahaca's Thomasina Miers - a Mexican diner on Brick Lane. We went along to check it out.

Backed by Jason Atherton, but very much a creation of Head Chef Lee Westcott, Typing Room over in Bethnal Green is well worth the journey.