Former Fat Duck and Dinner by Heston exec chef Ashley Palmer-Watts has emerged as the mystery third man behind new Soho pub The Devonshire, which opens today. The long-planned venture close to Piccadilly Circus is on a prominent corner of Denham Street, originally a pub from 1793 and more recently a Jamie’s Italian. It is […]
Prominent Notting Hill pub the Walmer Castle is to reopen on November 1 under new ownership – its third in quick succession after a turbulent few years. The new owners are Jack and Poppy Greenall, who also own The Surprise in Chelsea – another handsome mid-Victorian tavern – and are working to resurrect it as a “traditional community […]
An ambitious new riverside gastropub is opening in Barnes next month from locally raised Joe Grossman, the founder of the Patty & Bun burger chain, who has put together a crack team to revive The Waterman’s Arms. The mid-Victorian pub is on a prominent corner, but has struggled in recent years first as a branch […]
A new pub/restaurant with a high-end chef behind the stoves is launching in Islington. The Baring, close to the Regent’s Canal in Baring Street premises formerly known as The Poet, opens its doors on Tuesday. Sustainability is a major theme for both food and drink, with wines from low-intervention independent makers and a rotating choice […]
A prominent Chelsea pub formerly owned by father-and-son football legends Frank Lampard and Frank Lampard senior was relaunched last week as the first hospitality venture from furniture designer Timothy Oulton. The Chelsea Pig, formerly the Pig’s Ear, on the corner of Old Church Street and Poulton Street, is believed to be the oldest pub in […]
The Pig’s Head, billed as a “pro-planet pub” with sustainability at the top of its mission statement, opens next Wednesday, 8th November, in Clapham Old Town. Produce will come from regenerative farmers, with butchery performed on-site, while wine, spirits and beers will be sourced from sustainable production. The refurb has used up-cycled or recycled fixtures […]
Two former managers at chef Brett Graham’s Fulham gastropub the Harwood Arms have teamed up to open a food-led country pub near Henley. The thatched, Grade II-listed Bottle & Glass Inn, in the south Oxfordshire village of Binfield Heath, will open its doors by the end of March following an 18-month renovation. Owners David Holliday […]
The Araki, a nine-seater Japanese counter in Mayfair that at over £350 a head is Britain’s most expensive restaurant, has been crowned London’s Top Gastronomic Experience at the first ever Harden’s London Restaurant Awards, justifying sushi master Mitsuhiro Araki’s gamble in closing down his Michelin three-star operation in Tokyo to move around the world. He shared the […]
To celebrate their fabulous new opening in September this year, The Hour Glass pub is offering you the chance to win a meal for two including a glass of champagne on arrival, three delicious courses and a bottle of house wine. The Hour Glass pub in South Kensington offers everything that a neighbourhood pub should […]
Fulham’s popular pre-footie gastropub, The Butcher’s Hook (pictured), is expanding its horizons with the launch of a second site in Hammersmith next month. Owner Gus Evans will open his latest venture on 11 August, in the former Ravenscourt Park premises of that cute little boozer The Thatched House (RIP). In the kitchen is John Stanyer, formerly […]
