News & reviews

SSAW Collective and Newcomer Wines team up for a Spring residency in Dalston

Information: 14 April 2021

A promising new pop-up is landing at Dalston's Newcomer Wines for a spring alfresco menu. SSAW Collective (Spring Summer Autumn Winter) is a community of growers and makers focused on ethical and...

Test Driving The Garden - Corinthia London's alfresco restaurant

Information: 13 April 2021

Restaurants are finally open again (outside) and Corinthia London has a brand new menu and look for its courtyard restaurant with food by chef André Garrett. We went down there for our first...

Test Driving Berenjak Bazaar - next level kebabs and mezze for your summer BBQ

Information: 13 April 2021

Looking to give your summer BBQs a bit of a boost? We took a browse through the online store from Berenjak to try a few of their kits out.

Korean fried chicken Pelicana is coming to London

Information: 12 April 2021

News reaches us of another big fast-food chain making inroads in London - and the first branch is opening this week. Pelicana is pretty big elsewhere, with over 3000 branches selling their Korean...

Cue Point launch a BBQ drive-thru in Chiswick

Information: 12 April 2021

There's one returning innovation that has come about because of various lockdowns that we're very pleased to see back - the drive-thru. We've already seen a MEATliquor drive-thru just a few weeks...

Pergola on the Wharf is taking over the rooftop space at Canary Wharf's Crossrail Place

Information: 12 April 2021

It's fair to say it's been a while since we reported on a new opening at Canary Wharf, so it's a positive sign that today the folks behind Pergola Paddington, The Prince and Lost in Brixton have...

Shake Shack and Neil Rankin team up for a new vegan burger

Information: 12 April 2021

Kicking off today, Shake Shack have a new special on the menu that should be worth checking out. This time it's a collaboration with Neil Rankin who's bringing his vegan burger know-how to Shake...

The new Standard Rooftop bar will have amazing views over St Pancras

Information: 09 April 2021

With alfresco spaces in London being a premium right now, you can count on us to bring you news of any new places opening. And the new roof venue at The Standard hotel in King's Cross sounds (and...

Keff is opening in Camden, bringing its Middle-Eastern dips and pita toasties

Information: 09 April 2021

They've been delivery-only up until now, but Keff are gearing up to bring pita toasties and Middle-Eastern dips to Camden. They'll be setting up shop in their first real-life location in Camden...

More KERB as street food comes to the National Theatre and Tobacco Dock

Information: 09 April 2021

With alfresco being once again a big thing in 2021, KERB are expanding their street food markets to a couple of new areas. First up is KERB X National Theatre. where they'll be parking five food...

The Cheese Barge is coming to London, docking in Paddington

Information: 09 April 2021

They mastered the cheese conveyor belt, a cheese bar and a cheese truck. Next up for The Cheese Bar folk is is cheese on water in the shape of The Cheese Barge. They're mooring a specially designed...

Buckingham Palace is opening its gardens for picnics - for real, this time

Information: 08 April 2021

We always like to think of ourselves here at Hot Dinners as influential, but we never expected to have the ear of the royal family. Although how else do you explain the fact that eight days after we...

Meal kit Test Drive roundup - Poon's, Holborn Dining Room, Burgizza, AngloThai and more

Information: 08 April 2021

From Bancone's rigatoni with black truffle to sparkling fresh seafood from Scotland via The Harbour Cafe and a Thai feast from AngloThai - we give a whole bunch of new meal kits and deliveries a go.

081 Pizzeria brings Neapolitan pizzas and tapas to Peckham Levels

Information: 07 April 2021

Peckham is getting another very promising-sounding pizza restaurant this spring. We've already had news of Mike's pizza and now there's 081 Pizzeria that will be opening across the way from that in...

14 Hills in the City are unveiling a rooftop restaurant on the 15th floor

Information: 07 April 2021

Before lockdown D&D's City restaurant 14 Hills was doing a storming business. Now, with the announcement of a new rooftop terrace, they're hoping to reopen with a similarly strong following. The 14th-floor...

Carl Clarke is launching the Future Noodles delivery service

Information: 07 April 2021

7/4/21 - Updated with the launch date With hits like Chick N Sours and Chik'n in place - chef and restaurateur Carl Clarke is launching his next venture - and this time it's all about pot noodles. After a...

Skye Gyngell's Spring shop is opening in Notting Hill

Information: 07 April 2021

Last year, we reported that chef and restaurateur Skye Gyngell was due to open another version of her Spring restaurant in the shape of a shop in Shoreditch. While that didn't come to fruition in...

We try out Gordon Ramsay's Beef Wellington meal kit

Information: 06 April 2021

Gordon Ramsay enters the meal kit business with a kit that lets you pull together his signature beef wellington. We gave it a try.

Jackson Boxer's Orasay launches an ever-changing seafood menu to support day-boat fishermen

Information: 06 April 2021

As many regular restaurant-goers know, the restaurant industry depends on the sustainable seafood stock supplied by independent fishermen from day-boats. However, the one-two punch of both...