Is this the ultimate in Social distancing? Over the Christmas period, M Restaurants are introducing Champagne robots - yes those

We've talked a lot about restaurants and bars being closed during lockdown, hotels - not so much. But an email received over the weekend reminded us that London's hotels have been busy behind the scenes, getting themselves ready for the time when they can receive guests again.

The Goring, just around the corner from Buckingham Palace, and a favourite dining spot of Her Majesty, has been using the time to make

Two Columbian sisters are hoping to serve up a top cup of coffee to Belgravia residents

Brothers James and Thom are drawing on the Italian journey they made before opening their first pizzeria to inspire the design of their 12th restaurant.

The Ivy Collection's latest addition to its 36-strong restaurant emporium will be a 292-seater restaurant and bar called The Ivy Victoria,

Fans of Cutter and Squidge - best known for their biskies (a cake/cookie sandwich concoction) - can rejoice as they're about to get another location - this time as a pop-up in Victoria. Already set up in The City and Soho, they're now heading to

One of London's top commuter stations is also home to some really great restaurants. We run down some of the very best. 

Siren is The Goring's first new restaurant in 100 years. We head down to see what Nathan Outlaw's done with the place. 

Back in the day, you'd be lucky to get a warm glass of Pinot Grigio waiting for you in a theatre bar during the interval. Now it's quite a different story. Over in Westminster, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Other Palace has a restaurant by the Naughty Piglets crowd alongside a gin bar, and now the Victoria Palace is following suit.

The Cameron Mackintosh theatre, where Hamilton is currently playing, has just opened Pavlova's - a new bar

Nathan Outlaw is changing his London base of operations. He's opening a new restaurant at The Goring in Belgravia - a more casual seafood-led affair that's the hotel's first new restaurant in over 100 years. 

If you're looking for a lovely place near Victoria for lunch or dinner, that's slightly away from the madding crowds, you couldn't do better than this neighbourhood spot.

The Soak is a new bar and restaurant in Victoria that is all about fermenting, soaking, steeping and brining - whether it's for cocktails or food. 

Jason Atherton has been regularly teaming up with some big-name chefs for his special pizzas in Victoria's Hai Cenato (including Massimo Bottura, Tom Brown, Clare Smyth and Paul Ainsworth). And that's continuing in April as he brings in Ben Tish - who's gearing up to open Sicilian restaurant

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so we have some good news for anyone working in Victoria - Market Halls have just started opening for weekday breakfast.

So whether you're after somewhere a little different for a breakfast meeting - and the large communal tables here would be great for that, along with the free wifi - or just want to grab something great to go in the morning, there'll be something for

Returning for a second year, M restaurant in Victoria is turning itself into a pop-up restaurant to raise funds to end sex trafficking and modern day slavery. M Is Not For Sale will run for a month raising both funds and awareness to support Professor David Batstone's ‘Not for Sale’ enterprises. 100% of the profits from sales of the special menu will go to the charity.

If you're thinking, 'well that sounds like something I definitely want to