News & reviews

Grain Store wins London Sustainable restaurant of the year

Information: 17 February 2014

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) have just announced their awards and there are a few notable London winners. The SRA aims to help restaurants "source food more sustainably, manage...

Rextail opens up a new cocktail bar on Albemarle Street

Information: 17 February 2014

Peckish in Mayfair? Fuss-free, simple and just the right side of swanky is the name of the game at Rextail, the most recent offering from restaurateur Arkady Novikov. And if you’ve been meaning to...

Bedford and Strand hosts a Brazil pop-up diner in the run up to the World Cup

Information: 17 February 2014

The World Cup doesn’t even begin til 12th June and already we’re starting to hear the hype. But while much of the country are being whipped up in a football based frenzy, we know of something far...

Sam Hawkes revamps the menu at the Cadogan Arms

Information: 14 February 2014

Chelsea gastropub The Cadogan Arms is one to watch, having recently appointed Sam Hawkes as head chef. Formerly of North London gastropub favourite The Bull and Last, and The Fellow in Kings Cross,...

Grey Goose launch their awards cocktails at the Rosewood London

Information: 14 February 2014

This weekend sees the start of five days of A-list craziness as celebrities fly into London for Fashion Week and the BAFTAs, swiftly followed by the BRITS. And one drinks company is doing its level...

Holborn Dining Room to be the Rosewood's new restaurant

Information: 14 February 2014

(14/2/14 Updated with soft launch details). We've been hearing about the new Rosewood hotel for a while now, ever since it was revealed that it would see Bjorn van der Horst involved in the food. Now...

James Martin and Eric Lanlard board P&O's Britannia

Information: 13 February 2014

Food and drink was at the heart of the launch last night for P&0 Cruises newest ship Britannia with a team of five key Food Heroes assembled for the media. The event was held at H Forman & Son's...

Fire your buns - trying out the Flambé Burger at Haché

Information: 13 February 2014

We rather love the idea of the Flambé Burger which is briefly back on offer at Haché, Shoreditch. Available for a limited time only at Haché’s Shoreditch restaurant, this smoking hot delight...

SHORYU go will offer takeout ramen on Air Street

Information: 12 February 2014

Hoping to take advantage of London's seemingly bottomless desire for ramen, the growth of the Shoryu chain continues. Having opened their second location in Denman St last summer, they're now...

Oysters in the City - we Test Drive Wright Bros Spitalfields

Information: 11 February 2014

Oyster bar maestros Wright Bros head out east for their latest seafood bar. We head along to try it out.

Tommi's returns to the Princess of Wales with a triple burger

Information: 10 February 2014

Their new London burger joint is due to open very,very soon but, in the meantime, Tommi's are gearing up for their next visit to The Princess of Wales in Primrose Hill which will feature a mammoth...

Polpetto to reopen on Berwick Street in Soho

Information: 10 February 2014

Update 10/2/14 - Polpetto has opened its doors today. Number added below. We're so pleased to be able to report the news that Polpetto is reopening. The ever-popular restaurant with Florence Knight...

New and upcoming London restaurants update - week ending 7th Feb

Information: 07 February 2014

A lot's been happening over the past few weeks, so it's time to get you all up to speed with the latest on London's upcoming restaurants. And there are a lot of newcomers. As all our Hot Dinners...

Hide & Seed bar and restaurant to open at The Lodge Hotel in Putney

Information: 07 February 2014

It's all go in Putney. Yesterday we reported on Bibo - a new Italian restaurant opening on Upper Richmond Road. And today we have news of another restaurant opening on the same road. Hide & Seed...

Bibo Italian restaurant launching in Putney from Chris Beverley and Rebecca Mascarenhas

Information: 06 February 2014

A new Italian restaurant, Bibo, is heading to Putney, coming from chef Chris Beverley (previously at Theo Randall at the InterContinental and Chez Bruce) and Rebecca Mascarenhas (who's behind...

The Ape and Bird launches curry nights with a line-up of special guests

Information: 06 February 2014

As Russell Norman helps to open a pub in the Cotswolds on TV, it's worth remembering that he had a pretty successful pub launch himself late in 2013, with the launch of The Ape & Bird on Shaftesbury...

Brindisa comes to Brixton with the Brindisa Food Rooms

Information: 06 February 2014

Updated with revised launch details. Brindisa continues to expand all over London. Having recently gone east with Tramontana Brindisa in Shoreditch, they're now heading south to Brixton for a new...

Islington's Prawn on the Lawn gets bigger

Information: 06 February 2014

When it launched late last year, Islington fishmonger and wine bar Prawn on the Lawn was an instant hit with the locals. The space for drinking and eating was a little restricted upstairs, however,...

How today's tube strike is a good thing for getting a restaurant reservation

Information: 05 February 2014

Whether you gave up trying to get to work this morning, or made it into the office but left your sanity somewhere at the back of the queue to get on to the London Overgound, you might be forgiven...