Test Drives

We make a return trip to one of Jason Atherton's early restaurants - has Little Social stood the test of time?

Hip Hoxton marks a return to traditional bistro cooking with the arrival of Petit Pois on Hoxton Square

Blanchette East is the second Blanchetter - this time they've settled on Brick Lane and there's a new North African influence on the menu. We take a look.  

It's all change at this Islington brasserie with a new menu and a new terrace

We make a return trip to one of Jason Atherton's early restaurants - has Little Social stood the test of time?

Is Alan Yau's latest restaurant an overblown vanity project or great fun. Or both?

Rok have opened their second restaurant in Islington - we went to try it out

Unlimited champagne makes this Mayfair spot suddenly very affordable this summer.

We take a look at Clipstone, the latest restaurant from the people behind Portland, and discover some pretty amazing flatbreads...

Yes there are new dishes, and there's still a queue (but not if you plan accordingly)- we give Bao's new Fitzrovia restaurant a go.

We take this new French bistro in Parson's Green for a Test Drive. 

We try the latest Flat Iron and put their affordable steak to the test.

The people behind Soho's Mele e Pere have gone east to set up a waterfront trattoria in the old Olympic village, now called Here East. We head down there for a look. 

Backed by Stevie Parle this new neighbourhood spot mixes Med charm with smoke and fire

The Galvin Brothers' latest sees them opening a restaurant in the refurbished five-star Athenaeum. We take a look. 

Adam Handling has made the move from St James to Shoreditch. We head to The Frog to see how he's getting on.  

There's a restaurant in Spitalfields that specialises just in turkey. We head down there for a Test Drive...

The daddies of hipster ramen have a new gaff - we went to check it out.

Enjoy the hustle and bustle of this sister restaurant to The Palomar

We head to the site of Turnmills for the latest of Terence Conran's Albions - much more than just a simple restaurant.