News & reviews

Test Driving Arlington - Le Caprice is back in a new guise and hotter than ever

Information: 07 March 2024

Jeremy King's return to the London restaurant scene sees him reviving what was Le Caprice as Arlington. We went down to try London's hottest restaurant.

Ixta Belfrage is popping up at The Standard and bringing her king prawn lasagne

Information: 07 March 2024

The Standard has had a run of impressive pop-ups and residencies, and that's continuing into spring as chef Ixta Belfrage takes over their restaurant Isla for three months. Having worked for five...

The Guinea in Mayfair has just got a lot bigger

Information: 06 March 2024

While there's been a LOT of attention on the opening of The Devonshire, there have also been some changes at Oisin Rogers' old Mayfair haunt The Guinea. During Rogers' tenure, we'd heard about some...

Lower Wine Bar opens near Waterloo Station

Information: 06 March 2024

If the seemingly constant threat of train strikes has you on edge, there is a heartening escape route near Waterloo Station and it’s likely to have oenophiles particularly excited. Lower is a wine...

Borough Market’s Oma gets a sibling ground-floor restaurant called Agora

Information: 06 March 2024

Borough Market shows no sign of slowing down with its exciting new restaurant openings. We recently told you about the forthcoming Greek-inspired Oma from David Carter and former Kiln and Sabor...

Test Driving Morchella - Mediterranean excellence in Exmouth Market

Information: 05 March 2024

The people behind Perilla have come to Exmouth Market with a very different European proposition, this time heading to the Med for inspiration. We went down to see what Morchella is all about.

Bangers are opening a permanent breakfast bar in Shoreditch

Information: 05 March 2024

Bangers have been delivering breakfast buns to East London for a while, but now they're getting ready to move to the next level, opening a breakfast bar in Shoreditch. The new place will be...

Trying the Oscar-themed bar menu at 45 Park Lane

Information: 05 March 2024

Didn't get an invite to this year's Academy Awards? Well a Mayfair bar has a menu that allows you to try the exact food the stars will be enjoying post-Oscars.

Anya Hindmarch releases Frosties, Bakes Beans and After Eight scented candles

Information: 04 March 2024

Every summer, Anya Hindmarch brings out ice cream in out-there flavours like soy sauce, baked beans and Kellogg's Frosties. While we have a little longer to wait before this year's batch is...

How Emerald Eats' chicken fillet rolls and spice bags are taking London by storm

Information: 04 March 2024

If you've been wondering what that lengthy queue snaking down Broadway Market at the weekends is for, let us enlighten you. Emerald Eats is an Irish food stall that's gone fully viral over the past few...

Next up from The Oystermen is thirty7 in Covent Garden

Information: 29 February 2024

29/2/24 - updated with more details about the opening They already have a successful restaurant in Covent Garden (which also doubled in size after opening) as well as a wine bar and now The...

Cheeky overnight: Mark Jarvis meets Henry VIII for a Hampton Court revamp at The Mitre

Information: 29 February 2024

Anglo's Mark Jarvis is now in charge of all the food at The Mitre, a hotel that's just across the road from Hampton Court Palace itself. We stayed for a night at the hotel to see what he's cooking...

Bun & Sum brings smash burgers to Hackney

Information: 28 February 2024

They're already a big deal in Mile End and now LA-style halal smash burger specialists Bun & Sum are opening in Hackney too. With Bun & Sim's Farbez Uddin recently crowned best chef at the National...

A Petrossian caviar cafe and shop is popping up at The Savoy

Information: 28 February 2024

The latest pop-up to take over the shop space in The Thames Lobby at The Savoy, following their Gucci one, is by caviar specialists Petrossian. The Parisian-based caviar merchants have opened a shop...

Mexican/Japanese Azteca Öme in Battersea is a follow-up to the Chelsea original

Information: 28 February 2024

They've been a success in Chelsea for 18 years, and now Mexican restaurant Azteca has decided it's time for a second restaurant. They're heading over to Battersea for the follow-up, Azteca Öme. In...

La Dame de Pic leads the London restaurants celebrating with new AA rosettes for 2024

Information: 28 February 2024

Last night in London brought another round of restaurant awards, showering praise on the city's eating establishments. This time it was the turn of the AA guide which released its annual...

Jeremy King is reopening Le Caprice as Arlington

Information: 28 February 2024

Updated 28/2/24 with the opening date Jeremy King is about to have a very busy 2024. The well-known restaurateur who opened The Wolseley, The Delaunay, Brasserie Zedel is opening three restaurants this year...

Popular Islington restaurant Delhi Grill is closing

Information: 27 February 2024

Fourteen years after opening their doors in Islington, popular Punjabi restaurant Delhi Grill announced this weekend that it was closing its doors for good. Posting on Instagram they said: "With a...

Fat Whyte Slims is Whyte Rushen's weekend burger bar

Information: 27 February 2024

27/12/24 - updated with menu details and start date Whyte Rushen launched a hugely popular restaurant (and without much in the way of fanfare either) in the shape of Whyte's in Hackney at the tail...