News & reviews

30/09/22 - update A decision is getting closer as the public hearing for the Compton Arms licensing has been announced - it will be on Wednesday 12 October 2022 (with a pre-report available here,...

They already have wine bars on Drury Lane and in Clapham and now Drop Wine bar has just opened another - this time in Kensington.   The Drop (also a wine delivery app) comes from Ian Campbell and Will...

There’s an impressive new dining destination about to hit Mayfair. The Barley Mow is a pub and restaurant set in a Grade-II-listed building on the corner of Brown Hart Gardens and Duke Street. The...

30/9/22 - updated with opening offer He's had success at Arcade with Plaza Khao Gaeng and now chef Luke Farrell is getting ready to open a standalone restaurant - Speedboat Bar.  Taking over the space that...

Like a bit of singing and dancing with your meal? Then the Theatre Cafe Diner could be just the thing. It's a sibling restaurant to the Theatre Cafe, the memorabilia-adorned cafe on St Martin's Lane.

A Hot Dinners exclusive Notting Hill's bakery scene is getting quite the boost. Just days after hearing that Kuro Coffee are opening a Japanese-inspired bakery, comes the news that Hachi will open...

If the thought of California-style street food gets your motor running, or if you were already making pilgrimages to Club Mexicana at their Kingly Court or Seven Dials locations, then news of an...

Updated 28/9/22 with opening date It's always a red letter day when we hear that a new St John Restaurant is on the way.  The new opening in Marylebone will make it the third restaurant in town after...

We're clearly entering awards season. On the same night as the AA announced its 2022 Hospitality Awards, the UK's East and South East Asian restaurants were being celebrated across town at The...

A Hot Dinners exclusive. Updated 28/9/22 with opening date Down in Margate, the food scene seems unstoppable with loads of interesting places opening up to look after locals and entice Londoners...

Not having had an actual real-life ceremony for three years, we're imagining that last night's AA Hospitality Awards were a doozy of a party. Hosted by TV's Gabby Logan, the awards handed out gongs to...

Information we’ve just received via the Bat-Signal is that DC Comics-inspired restaurant Park Row has recruited a new Executive Chef: Alyn Williams. Having trained under chefs Marcus Wareing and...

Just around the corner from Borough Market, you'll find the latest Barrafina, and this one is particularly good if you're dining as a group. We took a stool up at the marble counter to give their...

Updated 18/10/22 with opening date The Japanese-minimalist vibe of Notting Hill’s Kuro Coffee is capitalising on its popularity in the neighbourhood with the launch of a new Kuro Eatery restaurant and a...

Cedric Grolet hugely impressed us when he opened on these shores with his patisserie and cafe early this year in The Berkeley. Now the renowned French pastry chef is moving onto the most obvious...

Ever since the first UK Din Tai Fung opened back in late 2018, there was always talk of a second restaurant that would be coming to Centre Point. But years passed with no further developments (as...

Updated 26/9/22 with photos He's already had a lot of success with expanding his Ivy restaurant group across the country. Now Richard Caring is getting ready to do the same with Mayfair classic...

23/9/22 - updated with the opening date Next up for popular Portuguese piri-piri restaurant Casa do Frango - they're coming to Mayfair.  Taking over what used to be Ice Bar on Heddon Street, the...

Alex Dilling at the Hotel Café Royal promises to deliver an elevated Frech dining experience from a lauded chef. We went along to see if the hotel has finally landed a full-on destination restaurant.