News & reviews

Paul Rudd is obsessed with the food at Darjeeling Express. It's official.

Information: 28 October 2021

Update 28/10.21 It's been a little while since the last Paul Rudd at Darjeeling Express sighting. However, just to keep things ticking over, Dan Levy was on the Jimmy Kimmel show and the photo came up...

Test Driving Bibi - Chet Sharma's Mayfair Indian restaurant delivers a knockout menu

Information: 28 October 2021

Bibi sees ex L'Enclume and Moor Hall chef Chet Sharma deliver a modern Indian menu in Mayfair. We head down to try it out.

Sarap Filipino Bistro takes over 10 Heddon Street in Mayfair with whole suckling pig on the menu

Information: 28 October 2021

It's been big in Brixton - now Ferdinand "Budgie” Montoya is bringing Sarap into central London. Sarap Filipino Bistro will be the latest place to take over at 10 Heddon Street, a site that has...

Amsterdam's The Avocado Show heads to London's Oxford Circus

Information: 28 October 2021

28/10/21 - updated with new images Is this city big enough for two restaurants devoted to the avocado? The Avocado Show has been a huge hit back in Amsterdam since opening there four years ago (and...

The AA announces new rosettes for SOLA, KOL, Myrtle and more...

Information: 27 October 2021

We're in the depths of awards season at the moment and the latest to be unveiled are the AA Rosettes, one of two notable motor companies producing restaurant awards right now. The most prestigious...

Italian sustainable pasta chain Miscusi picks Covent Garden for its first UK opening

Information: 27 October 2021

27/10/21 - Updated with the opening date Back in Italy, it's got a cult following with queues around the block at each restaurant opening. Now the Miscusi pasta chain is coming to London. Their...

Test Driving the new Joe's Bar and menu at Joe Allen - theatreland's great bargain treat

Information: 26 October 2021

With the introduction of a new bar AND a new chef, it was time to make a return visit to Joe Allen in Covent Garden.

Inca London is a new late night restaurant and club on Argyll Street

Information: 25 October 2021

It's not every day that someone manages to open a new late night spot in London almost entirely under the radar. But this weekend, Inca London threw open its doors on Argyll Street for the first...

Manteca's new home is in Shoreditch, bringing along their Italian/British menu

Information: 25 October 2021

25/10 - Updated with the opening date. They've been big in Soho and now David Carter and Chris Leach's Manteca is moving to Shoreditch. They're taking over an old Pizza Express site on Curtain Road...

Marugame Udon comes to the O2, their second London restaurant in a couple of months

Information: 23 October 2021

They've only just launched in Spitalfields in July, but huge udon chain Marugame Udon were never going to stop there. Already, they're gearing up to launch their second London restaurant, this time at...

Hawksmoor Wood Wharf is their Canary Wharf restaurant - floating on the river

Information: 22 October 2021

The Hawksmoor empire is expanding as they get ready to open their seventh restaurant, this time in Canary Wharf. Their latest place will actually be floating in the water. Expect steaks, cocktails, lots of...

Bob Bob Ricard City is reopening with a new look, chef and menu

Information: 22 October 2021

22/10/21 - Updated with interior pics As sure a sign that the City is coming back to life as any is the news that Bob Bob Ricard City is reopening. The restaurant formerly known as Bob Bob Cité has...

Tataki is Marylebone's new steak and sushi spot

Information: 22 October 2021

A Hot Dinners exclusive Newly opened in Marylebone is Tataki - a steak and sushi bar from the folk who are also behind 500 Pizzeria in Brixton. There's precious little in the way of information on...

Portobello Schoolyard is Notting Hill's new Saturday food & drink market

Information: 22 October 2021

A new Saturday food market is coming to Notting Hill and it does sound very promising. It'll be taking over the grounds of Vicente Cañada Blanch Spanish School, hence the market's name - Portobello...

Wing Shack Co and Eggs n Stuff team up on Holloway Road

Information: 22 October 2021

If you've ever wondered if a restaurant serving eggs all day might do better in the morning - then that's clearly what this Holloway Road duo thought. Here, it'll be an egg restaurant in the morning and...

Santo Remedio Cafe sees one of London's best Mexican restaurants return to Shoreditch

Information: 22 October 2021

22/10/21 - updated with opening info It's been a busy old year for Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes, the couple behind popular Mexican restaurant Santo Remedio. Fresh from having published their first...

Patrick Powell takes over the menu at Booking Office 1869 in St Pancras

Information: 22 October 2021

22/10/21 - updated with the opening date The Booking Office at St Pancras, always a beautiful-looking destination, is getting a big uplift on the food front. It's getting a new design, a new name...

Four Legs turn Finsbury Park's Auld Triangle into The Plimsoll

Information: 21 October 2021

After two years building up a stellar rep for their burger and other dishes at Islington's The Compton Arms, the team at Four Legs have bought their own boozer in Finsbury Park.

Dai Chi sees the Angelina team deep frying skewers in Soho

Information: 21 October 2021

A Hot Dinners exclusive The people behind Angelina are getting ready to launch something a bit different in Soho. It's taking over the spot they previously opened as the bar Golden Gai, which is now...