Test Drives

The sushi tardis - we Test Drive Nobu Shoreditch

Information: 25 July 2017

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

Test Driving Bang Bang Oriental - we check out Colindale's huge food court

Information: 24 July 2017

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

Test Driving The Cheese Bar - cheese in every which way imaginable

Information: 20 July 2017

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.

Test Driving Summers in Kilburn - Seasonal cooking with a touch of the Irish

Information: 17 July 2017

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

Test Driving Humble Grape - Islington gets a long-awaited wine bar

Information: 13 July 2017

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...

Test Driving Coupette in Bethnal Green - a very French cocktail bar

Information: 10 July 2017

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

Test Driving The Mountgrove Road Bothy - a neighbourhood wine bar in Highbury

Information: 22 June 2017

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

Test Driving Neo Bistro - modern British cooking on the edge of Oxford Street

Information: 20 June 2017

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.

Test Driving Xu - the Bao team 1930's style Taiwanese hangout in Piccadilly

Information: 13 June 2017

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

Test Driving Tratra at Boundary - French feasting in Shoreditch

Information: 08 June 2017

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...

Test Driving The Ned - 24 hours in London's hottest new hotel

Information: 06 June 2017

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 x Carousel: Lamb fat toasties, dirty duck bakes and all with wine pairings

Information: 30 May 2017

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.

Test Driving Farang - proper Thai food hits Highbury

Information: 24 May 2017

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

Test Driving Henrietta - an Anglo-French marriage made in heaven

Information: 23 May 2017

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

Test Driving Madame D's - Himalayan heat in the City

Information: 18 May 2017

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

Test Driving Westerns Laundry - the new restaurant from the folk at Primeur

Information: 16 May 2017

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

Test Driving Rick Stein Barnes - the top chef brings his seafood restaurant to London

Information: 11 May 2017

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...

Duck & Waffle comes down to earth - we Test Drive Duck & Waffle Local

Information: 09 May 2017

London's best known high rise restaurant has a ground-level, fast food sibling. But how does it actually work?

Test Driving Del 74 - a real taco find in Clapton

Information: 01 May 2017

Del 74 is a taqueria in Clapton that seems to be doing everything just right. When various folk on the London restaurant scene recommended it to us, we popped down for a Test Drive.

Test Driving Radici - Francesco Mazzei comes to Islington

Information: 27 April 2017

Francesco Mazzei's Sartoria in Mayfair is one of our favourite restaurants. We take a look at his next, Radici, a neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Islington.

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