News & reviews

Mid-August, there was something of an uproar when we heard that one of Islington's best pubs, The Compton Arms was under threat due to a licensing review. Well, the review took place last night and...

It's been a busy few weeks for Aussie-inspired cafe group Daisy Green. Hard on the heels of their opening in St John's Wood comes news that they're about to unveil their largest restaurant to date...

It turns out that Sunday roasts are just one more thing this Peckham restaurant does brilliantly.

For the first time since closing down his Jamie's Italian business in 2019, Jamie Oliver is back with a new restaurant - although this one is for collection and delivery only. He's just launched...

A Hot Dinners exclusive The Crossrail/Elizabeth line work in London has led to some big changes in London - and some of the biggest can be seen in Soho, close to Tottenham Court Road station. We've...

Artfarm, the hospitality arm of the modern art gallery group Hauser & Wirth, have already opened the 5-star boutique hotel The Fife Arms in Braemar and Somerset’s Roth Bar & Grill. Now they have some...

Coming off the back of the very successful Peggy Jean riverside barge opening in Richmond, the Daisy Green group aren't slowing down. They've just opened the next in the series of...

There's no safer way to ensure the successful launch of your bar in London than to secure the services of Salvatore Calabrese. Also known as The Maestro, Salvatore came to fame with his legendary...

A Hot Dinners exclusive  It's all go in Chinatown with the latest new opening being one of China's big chain restaurants (there are over 5000 of them), ZhangLiang Malatang. It's a serve yourself...

When you’re onto a good thing, open another one, seems to be hospitality philosophy, with the news that Humble Grape is about to cut the ribbon on its sixth wine bar. Having launched its first site in...

  Milk Beach has been a success in Queen's Park, and now it's brought its Australian cuisine to a prime new Soho space. We went down for a look.  

The World's 50 Best Bars were announced last night and while The Connaught has reigned for two years, it's time for someone else to take the top spot. It's the turn of Bar Paradiso in Barcelona,...

5/10/22 - updated with new photos It's been a prime fixture of St Pancras for an age and now the Searcys Champagne Bar at King's Cross has gotten a fancy new makeover.  It's been redesigned with a...

London's continued obsession with competitive socialising is continuing ever apace. They already have a venue in Moorgate, but now indoor clay pigeon shooting bar Clays is getting ready to open in...

4/10/22 - updated with the opening date Chef Rafael Cagali is already running the two Michelin-starred restaurant Da Terra at the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green. And from this autumn, he'll be...

We've seen Amazon take on the high street with its Amazon Fresh shops, and now Deliveroo is giving it a go too.  They've just opened their first real shop on New Oxford Street called Deliveroo Hop,...

A new Camden restaurant is aiming to bring the best of Texas BBQ and Korean fried chicken to the canalside at Camden. The Korean Cowgirl first opened down in Faversham in Kent, where it made a big...

Updated 3/10/22 with images and menu details If you've been wondering what was going to take over the huge space left by Aster's departure from Victoria, then we now have the answer. Come this...

The affordable steak empire of Flat Iron moves ever one - with its latest restaurant in Westfield having just opened.  If you've been to a Flat Iron, you know the drill by now. But if you haven't,...

1/10/22 - updated with opening date and booking link He became big on both Instagram and Tiktok over the pandemic years with "food you want to eat" as his main byline. Now Thomas Straker is ready to...