Test Drives

Test Driving Adam Handling Chelsea - high-end cuisine (with chicken butter) in Chelsea

Information: 12 March 2019

Adam Handling has just opened his third restaurant in London - this time as part of the fancy Belmond Cadogan hotel. We hed down for a look.

A modern approach to Turkish cooking - Test Driving Yeni in Soho

Information: 07 March 2019

Yeni sees a top Turkish chef open in the heart of Soho. We head down to take a look.

Test Driving the afternoon tea at Fortnum's Royal Exchange outpost

Information: 04 March 2019

Afternoon tea at Fortnum & Mason is a British institution. And now they're serving it up in the City too. We pop in to take a look.

Test driving Kaia's all-you-can-eat Sunday sushi brunch at The Ned

Information: 28 February 2019

Londoners do love an all-you-can-eat brunch and the new sushi one at Kaia at The Ned is a doozy.

Test Driving Top Cuvee in Highbury - a top team for a new neighbourhood spot

Information: 26 February 2019

With wine as its focus, but some cracking cocktails as well, this neighbourhood small plates spot is a welcome addition to the area.

Test Driving Mariage Freres - Parisian tea salon lands in Covent Garden

Information: 14 February 2019

This Paris institution opened fairly under the radar before Christmas. After trying breakfast here - and being dazzled by how fab the whole place looks, we reckon more people need to know about it.

Test Driving Gloria - a gloriously OTT Italian trattoria in Shoreditch

Information: 11 February 2019

Parisian restaurant folk Big Mamma Group picked Shoreditch for their first London restaurant opening. We went to see how their upbeat Italian trattoria fits into the London restaurant scene.

Test Driving Kutir - Rohit Ghai serves up inventive Indian cuisine in a Chelsea townhouse

Information: 07 February 2019

Rohit Ghai has had hits with his food at Gymkhana and Jamavar - we head over to Chelsea to see how his first solo restaurant Kutir shapes up.

Test Driving BaoziInn - dim sum and Sichuan dishes in Soho

Information: 05 February 2019

We try out BaoziInn's Newport Street restaurant for some very colourful dim sum and Sichuan cuisine.

Test Driving Spiritland Royal Festival Hall - music, cocktails and more for the South Bank

Information: 31 January 2019

A restaurant and bar for music lovers has opened on the South Bank - we went to check it out.

Test Driving L'Escargot - the Soho institution still has it

Information: 29 January 2019

This classic French restaurant is a Soho stalwart and is still getting raves. We popped along to see why L'Escargot is still a Soho hit.

Test Driving Gizzi Erskine's Filth popup in Shoreditch - fast but guilt-free food

Information: 24 January 2019

Gizzi Erskine and Rosemary Ferguson have taken their dream to open plant-based burger shop Filth a step further with a three-month popup in Shoreditch. We went to check it out.

We learn pie making with Calum Franklin at Holborn Dining Room

Information: 21 January 2019

We learn how to make a pork pie from the king of pies himself, Calum Franklin. Find out how we got on...

Test Driving Clifford's - a candlelit spot off Fleet Street

Information: 17 January 2019

London's legal district has a new subterranean restaurant and bar - we went to check it out.

Test Driving Din Tai Fung - the dumpling powerhouse hits London

Information: 15 January 2019

With all the hype over the opening of their first London restaurant, could Din Tai Fung live up to expectations? We went to check out the famous Taiwanese dumpling chain's Covent Garden restaurant.

Test Driving The French House in Soho with Neil Borthwick in command

Information: 10 January 2019

Neil Borthwick has taken over the kitchen at The French House and is getting rave reviews. We popped down to check out the menu.

Test Driving the Wild Pasta menu at The Ninth on Charlotte Street

Information: 08 January 2019

Knowing how much Londoners love their pasta, we popped along to Jun Tanaka's Fitzrovian restaurant to check out his new seasonal menu.

Test Driving The Oystermen - the Covent Garden seafood restaurant makes great use of its extra space

Information: 03 January 2019

Covent Garden's Oystermen doubled its size in Covent Garden - adding a raw bar and more. We head down to try out this highly-praised seafood restaurant.

Test Driving Burger and Beyond - really living up to both parts of the name

Information: 18 December 2018

Burger and Beyond have set up their first permanent restaurant in Shoreditch - with the emphasis on building the "beyond" part. We head down for a look.

Test Driving Maison Bab - taking kebabs to the next level in Covent Garden

Information: 18 December 2018

Inspired by kebab houses, the duo behind Le Bab have brought their modern take on everyone's favourite drinking food to Covent Garden. We popped along to check it out.

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