Test Drives

Test driving the Basque cuisine at Sagardi in Shoreditch

Information: 22 September 2016

We take a look at Sagardi, the Spanish import that's settled into Shoreditch and tuck into some Basque goodness.

Test Driving Yosma - Marylebone's new Turkish tavern

Information: 20 September 2016

Yosma is a mayhene - which means a sort of Turkish gastropub - we went to check it out

Test Driving Foleys - a Fitzrovian restaurant inspired by world food

Information: 13 September 2016

New Fitzrovian restaurant Foley's has a former Palomar chef in the kitchen and it shows

Test Driving Ikea's pop-up restaurant The Dining Club in Shoreditch

Information: 12 September 2016

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

Test Driving Petit Pois - a perfect French bistro in Hoxton

Information: 05 September 2016

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

Test Driving Blanchette East - the French small plates restaurant gets a north African touch

Information: 31 August 2016

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.

Return visit: Test Driving brunch on Bellanger's new terrace

Information: 18 August 2016

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

Test Driving the new menu at Jason Atherton's Little Social

Information: 15 August 2016

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

Test Driving Park Chinois - Alan Yau's pleasure palace in Mayfair

Information: 11 August 2016

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

Test Driving Rok Islington - North London's new smoking hot restaurant

Information: 09 August 2016

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

Test Driving 34's Champagne Lover's Lunch

Information: 09 August 2016

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

Test Driving Clipstone - flatbreads and a lot more from the people behind Portland

Information: 02 August 2016

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

New bao buns, milkshakes and more - Test Driving the new Bao in Fitzrovia

Information: 28 July 2016

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.

Test Driving Petit Terre – a taste of France in Fulham

Information: 26 July 2016

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

Test Driving the steak for a tenner at Flat Iron in Shoreditch

Information: 26 July 2016

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

Test Driving Gotto - a waterside east London trattoria

Information: 19 July 2016

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.