News & reviews

Michael Winner, film director and longstanding restaurant critic for the Sunday Times has died aged 77. Winner, whose column Winner's Dinners, ran for 19 years, published his last restaurant review...

If you're still on a health kick for January look away now. Because the popular Korean streetfood peeps at Kimchi Cult have just kicked off a month long residency at the Black Heart in Camden. So if...

Among 2013's most anticipated new openings are those in the massive column of steel and glass that's now towering over London - the Shard. Plans for the restaurant from Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney...

Ever since it was revealed that the former Pitt Cue Co chef Neil Rankin was taking over after Ben Spalding's departure at John Salt, anticipation has been slowly building to fever pitch. The menu...

While everyone else around us seems to be counting the calories and steering clear of the demon drink, you can rest assured that here at Hot Dinners, we haven't lost our eye for a carb-loaded meal...

This most recent addition to Richard Caring's stable of Mayfair restaurants works like a well oiled machine to keep diners very, very happy..

Congrats to Ollie Dabbous and his team this morning with the news that Dabbous has been awarded three rosettes by the AA Guide. It's the only London restaurant to be included in the new awards of...

It isn't often that a superhot new restaurant opening almost sneaks up on us - but The Five Fields threatened to do just that. Opening at some point this Spring, this Chelsea restaurant has an...

Popular chicken street food truck Roost is heading indoors for a Soho residency. They'll be sheltering from the winter cold at the Sun & 13 Cantons, Great Pulteney Street from 4 February to Saturday 30...

The Thatched House in Hammersmith is a sister pub of the much-lauded Ship in Wandsworth, and since its opening has been pretty quick to feel the love of food-obsessed Londoners. For 2013, they're...

Look away now, if you're on a January detox, because Mayfair's Mount Street Deli has just launched a range of dinner party desserts from Caprice Holdings restaurants. They join the deli's range of...

His food blog came highly commended in this year's Observer Food Monthly Awards and after a busy few months writing a new book and getting married, James Ramsden and his now-wife (but long-time...

Starting on Monday January 14, Gordon Ramsay restaurants are kicking off a two week event to support Help for Heroes, with special set menus, events, masterclasses and more.As part of that, Ramsay's...

As with pretty much everything Hawksmoor does, news that Hawksmoor Air Street is about to launch their first bar menu is bound to create a stir. We've had a sneak preview and are...

Disco Bistro (dirty food and more in the City) and Tonkotsu (ramen in Soho) have been among many trendy restaurants to open in 2012 - and now they're kicking off the new year with a mash-up pop-up...

If you've been watching the new ITV series Mr Selfridge, you might want to trot along to Oxford Street where the store behind the show has created a special pop-up restaurant and champagne bar. The...

06/01/13 Updated with Neil Rankin's start date and menu details. Christmas may be almost upon us with folk leaving London in droves - but that didn't stop a humdinger of a restaurant story from...

The Burger and Lobster train rolls on and it's slowly becoming one of London's favourite chain restaurants (which we loved from the start). This time, they're opening their first proper City branch...

It's fair to say it was a bit of a surprise to hear, less than a month after it had won its first Michelin star, that the St John Hotel in Chinatown had gone into administration. And pretty much...

Looking back at 2012 it’s now pretty easy to spot the food trends (see our 2012 awards for the best of the best)  but right now, what we really want to know is what delights 2013 will hold for the...