Test Drives

London has its first British small plates restaurant with trolley service, but what's it actually like to dine there?

We make a return visit to the top floor restaurant at South Place Hotel in the City to check out a seasonal menu offer

There's a new wine bar in Covent Garden by the same people behind Encant. And it's all about the cheese and charcuterie too. We check it out. 

Nobu Hotel is now open in Shoreditch but what's the restaurant like? We went to check it out.

The huge Bang Bang Oriental food hall has come to Colindale - but what's it really like? We find out...

We head over to Camden to try The Cheese Bar, where the Cheese Truck has settled down. It really is ALL about cheese. And that's a good thing. 

We head across to Kilburn to Summers, a restaurant that's trying a new take on Irish cooking. 

Yes, we're quite excited about a new wine bar opening up in our manor. Let us tell you everything you need to know about Humble Grape...

With Calvados and more on the menu, Coupette is a very French cocktail bar in Bethnal Green. We head east for an early look. 

Featuring a wine list from the GM of the Laughing Heart, this is a wine bar worth seeking out.

Neo Bistro is trying something very new on the edge of Oxford Street. We head down for a Test Drive to see how they're offering something pretty special to the Mayfair shoppers.

The team behind Bao have a new Taiwanese restaurant in Piccadilly - we pop along to see if it's a sure-fire hit

French chef and author Stéphane Reynaud has taken over the restaurant at Boundary and launched Tratra. We visit to see just what wonders he's performing with charcuterie and more...

There are 9 restaurants and bars at The Ned, ranging from the members-only Vault bar in the basement to the huge ground floor food hall and up to the members' bar and restaurant by the pool on the roof. We were on a mission to try as many of them as possible during an overnight stay.

Gezellig are yet to pick a suitable venue for the new restaurant, but for now we were treated to a preview of what'll be on offer by visiting the the final days of its Carousel pop-up, and boy we were ever impressed.

Seb Holmes is packing them in with his authentic Thai restaurant Farang. We head down to Highbury to take a look.

Ollie Dabbous teams up with the Experimental Group for a match made in heaven

The people behind the very popular City Indian restaurant Gunpowder have launched a follow-up. We take a look.

The folk behind Primeur have opened a second restaurant, Westerns Laundry. We went to see how their empire is expanding

We take a trip to Barnes to visit Rick Stein's new Thames-side restaurant, to see how the seafood master fares away from the seaside...