News & reviews

MEATliquor W1 is opening in Oxford Circus - with a Poke for Jager button

Information: 23 May 2019

The original MEATliquor relocates to a brand new - and much more permanent - site just 500 metres away from where they first started.

Test Driving the Guinea Grill's breakfast menu - all you could ever want from a cooked breakfast

Information: 23 May 2019

The Guinea Grill already has a great reputation for steaks and more grilled meats. But how does that translate to breakfast? We went along to find out.

We head up to the first night of Tom Kerridge's 2019 Pub in the Park

Information: 22 May 2019

With all the food festivals happening around Britain this summer (and there are a LOT of them), it's pretty hard to launch a new one from scratch, and to make it stand out from the crowd. But when...

Kwant is a hot new cocktail bar by Erik Lorincz underneath Momo

Information: 22 May 2019

After a huge revamp earlier this year, followed by a rave review by Fay Maschler, there's a lot going on at Momo at the moment. And now they've gone one step further, opening a separate cocktail bar...

Meatopia is back for 2019 with another great chef line-up (and lots of meat)

Information: 22 May 2019

Once again, London is getting ready for another great-sounding Meatopia festival over in Tobacco Dock. Every year (this will be its seventh), a great selection of top chefs get together to create...

Kova, Taiyakiya and Meet Fresh are bringing more desserts to Chinatown

Information: 22 May 2019

More change for Chinatown, which has seen quite a few new restaurants and shops appear thanks to the Newport development. This time it's the turn of three new dessert spots for the area. First up is Kova...

A new Chucs Cafe is coming to Kensington

Information: 21 May 2019

Chucs are back with a new restaurant. They're still running with a modern Mediterranean menu, but this time they're going for a more casual feel.

Truman's are moving to Walthamstow, opening a brewery with a taproom and street food market

Information: 21 May 2019

This all sounds pretty exciting. According to the Standard today, Truman Brewery are on the move to Walthamstow. Having started out in Brick Lane way back in the 17th century and moved to Hackney...

Jamie Oliver's restaurants go into administration

Information: 21 May 2019

There's no getting around that it's been tough out there on the High Street recently. We've already seen the collapse of Patisserie Valerie and now here comes the most high-profile collapse yet. Jamie Oliver...

Taste of London reveals exclusive dishes for 2019 plus the chance to join the judge's panel

Information: 21 May 2019

Updated 4/6/19 with full list of restaurants and dishes If your idea of heaven is spending hours roaming Taste of London with a free pass to eat all the food in sight, then we have good news for...

Frenchie are launching a bacon scone pop up in Covent Garden for the summer

Information: 21 May 2019

UPDATE - due to circumstances beyond their control, the bacon scone pop-up will no longer be going ahead. Original article follows: If you haven't yet had a chance to go to Frenchie and try their...

Test Driving Parrillan - Barrafina's summer terrace and grill at Coal Drops Yard

Information: 21 May 2019

Perfectly situated to catch the summer sun as it falls over Coal Drops Yard at King's Cross, this outside grill is going to be a huge hit.

Roastery and Toastery is serving up toasted cheese sandwiches from the Peytons

Information: 21 May 2019

Oliver Peyton's sisters have opened their own cafe in Chalk Farm. It's all about coffee and lots of toasted cheese sandwiches...

OKN1 is coming to Hoxton's New City College

Information: 19 May 2019

This Hoxton restaurant is manned by a team of both Professional and student chefs, with a view of getting new people into the business. And feeding you, of course.

Cent Anni is a new modern Italian restaurant for Wimbledon

Information: 19 May 2019

This new Italian restaurant in Wimbledon has taken over from the old Cau site, promising a modern Italian menu.

Le Bun are back with a Hackney residency for their French-inspired burgers

Information: 17 May 2019

If you're a fan of Le Bun and missed their recent Shoreditch pop-up - then another chance is incoming with a new residency at the Sebright Arms. They'll have all the usual French/American inspired...

Snackbar is opening a cafe in Dalston

Information: 17 May 2019

Freddie Janssen and chef Anais van Manen are bringing their vision to fruition by opening a cafe right next to Dalston Junction station.

The Prince of Wales heads a starry list of winners at this year's Fortnum & Mason's Food and Drink Awards

Information: 16 May 2019

Every year the Fortnums Food & Drink Awards attracts a stellar crowd of food talent and this year it was peak celeb spotting as the guest of honour turned out to be HRH Prince Charles. The Prince of...

Test Driving Santo Remedio's bottomless Mexican brunch

Information: 16 May 2019

London restarants serve up countless bottomless brunches every weekend, but some of those stand out more than others. Santo Remedio's bottomless Mexican brunch is one of them.