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Aug
Arcadia - M20
Manchester
Opening 28 Aug 2026
On the site of Hispi (RIP), Andrew Sheridan's opens at this former part of Gary Usher's Elite Bistros stable as a live-fire restaurant.
Sep
Fayre, The Shepherd - W1J
London
Opening 01 Sep 2026
On the site of the now defunct Park Lane Mews Hotel, this new boutique offering will again include a ground-floor restaurant/lounge as part of the hotel amenities. It’s to be an all-day affair offering seasonal British dishes.
Talli Queen - W12
London
Opening 01 Sep 2026
In the former Queen Adelaide pub near Shepherd's Bush, an Indian dining pub from chef Avi Shashidhara, who has worked in top kitchens including Pahli Hill Bandra Bai in Fitzrovia, Claude Bosi's Hibiscus and the River Cafe. Expect plenty of dishes from the charcoal grill and tandoor.
Notto Baker Street - W1U
London
Opening 01 Sep 2026
In the new Loxton Walk development between Baker Street and Gloucester Place, the fourth of Julian Dyer and Phil Howard's fast-casual pasta spots, with takeaway and 'click & collect' options for ever greater speed.
ATLAS James & Maria Close, Rockliffe Hall - DL2
French
Darlington
Opening 09 Sep 2026
Led by culinary director James Close and his wife Maria, this summer 2026 opening has been long-heralded as evidenced by entries in our 2025 and 2026 guides. The new-build pavilion in the grounds of the estate will boast three kitchen islands, plus a 6-seat chef's table. More details as they emerge...
The Tallyman - E14
London
Opening 10 Sep 2026
A “proper east London destination for the docklands” is the promise of this new pub amidst the shiny towers of the financial district (and part of Anthony Pender’s Yummy Collection of ventures which includes Hammersmith’s Faber, The Somers Town Coffee House in Euston and The Victoria in Mile End). Pies, steak and shellfish will help channel what aims to be an authentic East End pub vibe inspired by the surrounding docks.
Pearl - W1K
London
Opening 14 Sep 2026
Part of the Duke of Westminster’s Mayfair estate, Brown Hart Gardens sits just south of Selfridges and has been a large and quirky but rather underutilised open air space for decades, although an increasing number of initiatives have gradually made it more relvant. This latest September 2026 launch involves a takeover of the terraces and glazed café space, formerly run by Benugo, by the much posher The Beaumont, adjacent to the square. In keeping with the upgrade, the garden will be replanted; and the menu – under consultant exec chef Lisa Goodwin Allen – will also be much more luxurious, with breakfast items including filled croissants with lobster; and an all-day menu with crudo and caviar-topped chicken Milanese.
Bubala - WC2E
London
Opening 30 Sep 2026
Hotly awaited by the food press as it's PR has successfully trailed it for months: a fourth branch of the well-reviewed veggie is to be the largest yet in a Grade II-listed building on the corner of Garrick Street and Floral Street. It features 60 covers on the ground floor, an additional 32-covers downstairs and a terrace with seating for 30.
Bunso - NW1
London
Opening 30 Sep 2026
Reporters in our annual diners’ poll were ‘not sure what the hype is about’ when it came to the launch of ‘Belly’ – Omar Shah’s first launch in Kentish Town in May 2025, which aims to fuse French culinary techniques with Filipino flavours. Perhaps this – his second nearby debut – in September 2026 will find more favour? If the final build lives up to the PR visuals it will be a good looking venue (on a site that was previously a hair and beauty academy). A bakery by day, at night it will serve pizza, all with a Filipino slant, plus a menu of crudo, kinilaw (raw seafood), salads and pasta.
Five Feet Pizza - SE1
London
Opening 30 Sep 2026
Jay Patel (of Luna and Legare), Roland Home (of Watchhouse) and chef Jack Ellingtham (ex Dusty Knuckle) are the ‘dream team’ behind this September 2026 opening in Bermondsey, whose USP is 1cm thick aerated dough, baked with crisp edges in iron pans. British toppings complete the offering, with options including Hot Sausage (with Fennel Sausage, Pecorino, Ricotta, Chillies, and Calabrian Chilli Honey) and White Potato (with White Sauce, Potatoes, Onions, Fior Di Latte, Scamorza, and Aged Cheddar).
Island, The George & Dragon - EC1V
Fish & seafood
London
Opening 30 Sep 2026
Originally at Mare Street Market in King's Cross now in Smithfield – a modern take on 'surf and turf' created by two highly regarded chefs. Tom Brown of Pearly Queen and formerly Cornerstone looks after the fish and seafood, which Brad Carter of the late, lamented Carter's of Moseley in Birmingham is in charge of the steakhouse portion of the menu.
Kricket - WC2H
London
Opening 30 Sep 2026
The large Covent Garden opening of this Indian group makes an autumn 2026 debut (but was originally scheduled for late 2025).
Lunette, St Clement’s Hotel - WC2R
London
Opening 30 Sep 2026
Ex Soho House impressario, Nick Jones, is behind this new hotel slated to open in 2026 in the redeveloping 180 Quarter by the Strand. He’s a man who has launched many-a-rooftop-restaurant in his time, so it will be interesting to see what the one here looks like...
Mimosa London - SW4
London
Opening 30 Sep 2026
A September 2026 new arrival amidst the hurly burly of Clapham High Street – David Hasani’s newcomer aims to be “a stylish cocktail bar and rooftop restaurant for brunch, drinks, dinner or an evening celebration”.
The Hero’s Return - SW11
London
Opening 30 Sep 2026
Complete with an enviable 40-seat outside terrace by The Thames at Battersea Power Station, this big new pub is open in autumn 2026 taking over a previously existing bar space (No 29 Power Station, RIP). It will feature a ‘Best of British, Best of London’ menu with the likes of Ox heart on the menu explained by the 17 years chef Jonathan Woolway spent at St John.
The Horses - EC1R
London
Opening 30 Sep 2026
On a Clerkenwell corner, this traditional red-brick Victorian boozer spent most of its life as ‘The Coach & Horses’. The new name is part of a re-launch in September 2026 as part of the successful Public House Group, who started out at the The Pelican (see also) just a few years ago, and for whom this is now their most easterly outpost, with a menu focus on British seafood.
Torino - W2
London
Opening 30 Sep 2026
A swish rooftop bar is part of the appeal of this September 2026 newcomer amidst the glossy new developments of Paddington Basin. It bills itself as a ‘A modern Italian social house, with all day bakery and deli, 1st floor modern Italian restaurant and rooftop terrace.’
Oct
Carmelina’s, The Webster Covent Garden - WC2A
London
Opening 01 Oct 2026
The barristers and other legal-beagles of lovely Lincoln’s Inn Fields now have another excuse to creep away from their desks, with this October 2026 debut in a lifestyle-y new hotel right on the Fields, somewhat tenuously named ‘The Webster, Covent Garden’ (despite being situated well outside Covent Garden’s traditional eastern boundary of Drury Lane). A 100-cover all-day operation with open kitchen, it will offer an Italian menu with some focus on handmade pasta and seafood. There will also be a café and moodily lit cocktail bar to encourage a lack of pressure to return to the latest client brief.
Cloth Cornhill, Simpson’s Tavern - EC3
British, Traditional
London
Opening 01 Oct 2026
At last, someone has rescued the site of Simpsons Tavern, a City institution in a Dickensian back-alley, which originally dates from 1757. The team from Cloth (Joe Haynes and Ben Butterworth, plus chef Tom Hurst who has worked at Lasdun, Levan, and Brawn) relaunch it as a new sibling. Restoration work is planned but the team plan to keep the spirit of “debaucherous wine-fuelled lunches” alive. Someone in the City has to...
61 CharterHouse - EC1M
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
Former head chef of Kiln, Karla Knowles is co-owner of this October 2026 newcomer near Smithfield Market, launched in partnership with the newly formed ‘Maisons Vivantes’ group (see also Bistro Cocotte). Like Kiln it will feature the strong flavours of Bangkok and northern Thailand prepared over an open fire, and if it’s half as successful will become a major hit.
Barang - W1B
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
On the top floor of Kingly Court, taking over the space vacated by Darjeeling Express’s move around the corner – the first ever permanent home for Tom Geoffrey’s Cambodia-inspired venue which is a successor to his successful six-month popup at The Globe Tavern in Borough Market (a slot now occupied by Kismet).
Café Boulud, Waldorf Astoria London Admiralty Arch - SW1A
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
Due to open in Q2 2026, the new hotel in Admiralty Arch will have unparalleled views from two restaurants, including one on the rooftop. These will include Café Boulud, which marks the return to London ten years after the closure of über-NYC-chef Daniel Boulud’s operation at the Hyde Park Mandarin Oriental.
Casa Verde, fka Casa Como - EC4A
Italian
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
(Originally slated for autumn 2025 under the name Casa Como, this launch looks like it will take place almost a year late in autumn 2026). On the ground floor of what was once the Daily Telegraph’s Fleet Street HQ, a sister concept to Emerald Hospitality Group’s Como Garden. This late 2026 opening will house a salumeria (Italian deli), restaurant, bar, and 60-seat outdoor terrace and – with arches, marble, dark wood and greenery – aims for a gracious Lake-Como-comes-to-London vibe.
Coreus by Clare Smyth, Waldorf Astoria London Admiralty Arch - SW1A
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
Lesser-known seafood varieties will, apparently, be a talking point of the menu at this famous British chef's new outpost: part of a posh landmark hotel which gazes down the Mall at Buck House and which is set to open some time in the first half of 2026.
Dishoom - SE1
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
If all goes to plan, the dozenth Dishoom will be near Borough Market in a newly rebuit part of the victorian Hop Exchange. It’s a wonderful space that for many years has failed to live up to its enormously picturesque potential due to the limitations of the constraints of the Victorian-built site and its former conception as a trading hall. What was needed was someone with the vision to see how it could be reconfigured for a new purpose and a new era… hopefully that’s where the Dishoom team will come in.
Endo - SW3
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
One of London’s foremost Japanese chefs…, one of London’s proven top restaurant sites… – the stars are well-aligned for this autumn 2026 launch from star chef Endo Kazutoshi in the former Chelsea premises near Peter Jones of Five Fields (RIP). At street level, there will be a 10-seat omakase counter using only wild-caught fish from the British Isles and specialist imported produce (like rice and wasabi) from Tokyo. On the first floor, a hop listening bar called ‘Moga’, mixing tea-infused cocktails with a vinyl-only soundtrack funneled through custom Taguchi speakers (initially just to the guests downstairs, later to the public generally). With the ongoing closure of Endo at the Rotunda, this is set to be Endo Kazutoshi’s London flagship for the foreseeable.
Nettle, The Conduit - WC2H
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
On the fifth-floor rooftop of this ‘collaborative impact community’ in Covent Garden in a space that was previously Rucola (RIP) – this autumn 2026 newcomer from Will Devlin of Kent’s acclaimed The Small Holding ticks follows on from his launch of Birchwood on the ground floor. It is very ‘now’, with its farm-to-fork ethos, live-fire preparation from an open kitchen, meat from Will’s own small holding and day-boat fish landed on the south coast. The menu includes items such as Wild rabbit skewers with fermented chilli and Wild venison with nasturtium and shiso.
Sushi Club, fka Dining on the Clouds - EC4A
Japanese
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
(Originally PR'd under the names ‘Dining on the Clouds’ and ‘Kumo’). Spanning the eighth and ninth floors of what was once the Daily Telegraph’s Fleet Street HQ, this new pan-Asian fusion concept will major in Japanese cuisine (with a dedicated sushi counter and open robata grill), but – despite its name – also offering Thai and Chinese dishes. The ninth-floor rooftop terrace will become a bar and lounge complete with a panorama of the nearby cityscape.
Wildfire, fka Everything on Fire - EC4A
Steaks & grills
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
On the seventh floor of what was once the Daily Telegraph’s Fleet Street HQ, the aim is a theatrical steakhouse concept centred around the open-flame headlined by the name. We are promised an extensive selections of premium meats, prepared on a central clay grill in a dramatic open kitchen surrounded by dark wood, red pillars and dramatic lighting. (Originally planned for late 2025, its launch is delayed by approximately 12 months.)
Bar Douro - Soho - W1D
London
Opening 31 Oct 2026
Taking over the former site of wine bar 10 Greek Street in Soho, the third branch of a Portuguese tapas bar founded 10 years ago in Southwark. They're promising to be the first in Britain to serve Carnes Irmãos Unidos Maronesa beef, from a native cattle breed in the remote Trás-os-Montes.
Nov
Clerk’s House, The London Museum - EC1A
London
Opening 28 Nov 2026
A masterpiece of the Victorian age (designed by Sir Horace Jones who also built Tower Bridge and Leadenhall Market) – this incredible structure of wrought iron and glass is reborn in November 2026 as The London Museum’s new home. Amusingly, the museum has turned to London’s foodie Irish ‘Murphia’ to run all of it’s four eating venues in the shape of well-known Irishman John Nugent and his Green & Fortune group; plus prominent Dublin-born chef Robin Gill. There will be an all-day restaurant (Bartholomew’s); a café (Temperance Cocoa Rooms) and 14-cover incubator/ residency space (The Roost). And – as the flagship – this large, ground floor, all-day bistro within the spectacular General Market building with its own dedicated street entrance. On the menu is a suitably British Isles-based mix of meaty classics and pies (reflecting the heritage of the old market); Sunday Roasts; and, for fish-lovers, a ‘Billingsgate sandwich’.
Edmondo - EC3V
London
Opening 30 Nov 2026
France’s popular – if not amongst foodies – Big Mamma Group arrives in The City of London near Bank for the first time in late 2026 with this splashy newcomer. All of their restaurants are maximalist in theming – here the style at this 200-seater will be ‘1930s Milanese glamour’. Wisely, in keeping with the tastes of the Square Mile, their typical Italian offering will be adapted – a bar will be central to the proceedings and – as well as pastas and classic Milanese dishes – the menu will include a range of steaks from Cornish butcher Philip Warren ‘finished in Edmondo’s signature spice crust’.
Ottolenghi - Edinburgh - EH2
New Town
Opening 30 Nov 2026
Ottolenghi hits Scotland for the first time with this Autumn 2026 launch in the New Town.
Le Perroquet, St Regis London - W1S
London
Opening 30 Nov 2026
Star US chef Daniel Rose will oversee Executive Head Chef Robert Aikens (Tom Aikens’ twin brother) at this promising autumn 2026 newcomer in a prime Mayfair site just off Bond Street that’s been under redevelopment for ages from its days as The Westbury, to its new identity and form as the St Regis London. It's not yet clear whether this will be luxe brasserie or ‘fayne dayning’ but it should be one to watch. (If you’re wondering if you’ve seen this name on a hotel restaurant before, you have – at the basement restaurant at Belgravia's Berkeley Hotel in the 1990s).
Cassette - WC2E
London
Opening 30 Nov 2026
Taking over the site of Grind on Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, a Parisian-style bistro from the team behind Peckham favourite Levan. Expect a fresh take on Gallic classics, such as coq-au-vin jaune pie, grilled monkfish au poivre and a terrine of fromage de tête.
Kong - E1
London
Opening 30 Nov 2026
In Shoreditch's new Norton Folgate development, a 'Chinese pub' from brilliant chef Andrew Wong (of Pimlico heavyweight A Wong), in association with Dishoom co-founder Amor Radia. Should be interesting and high quality.
Dec
Bancone - Oxford Street - W1C
London
Opening 31 Dec 2026
A prime site on this famous shopping street – inside the new M Building (previously Debenhams department store) – is the seventh branch of the budget pasta chain.
Bistro Cocotte - W1B
London
Opening 31 Dec 2026
The flagship of ‘Maisons Vivantes’ – a newly formed group built on Romain Bourrillon’s rotisserie chicken chain Cocotte – is open in Kingly Court, Soho, from late 2026. With a broader offering than Cocotte, its modern bistro menu is based on lighter versions of traditional French dishes. Other attractions include a Burgundy-heavy wine list; and a 45-minute prix-fixe deal.
Caravan - South Bank - SE1
London
Opening 31 Dec 2026
The biggest Caravan to-date is open in late 2026, taking over the 8000+ sq ft former site of Ping Pong near the Southbank Centre. Spanning two floors in two railway arches, there will be three all-day dining spaces (plus bars).
Din Tai Fung - N1C
London
Opening 31 Dec 2026
The fifth UK branch of this T a i w a n e s e d i m s u m b r a n d takes over a site near Coal Drops Yard, previously occupied by Babel Beerhouse.
Ergon House - WC2E
London
Opening 31 Dec 2026
A commanding position in Covent Garden – the large site near the Market that some will remember as Carluccio’s – will likely attract opening attention to this redevelopment of the building (by Thomas and George Douzis’s Thessaloniki-based group, Ergon) into a 20-bedroom hotel complete with ground-level food marketplace and a 2,200 square feet rooftop restaurant with alfresco terrace.
Karam’s - WC1N
London
Opening 31 Dec 2026
Named after Jikoni creator Ravinder Bhogal's (the owner) grandfather, Sardar Karam Singh Bhogal – this new vegetarian Indian opens in spring 2026 within the brutal environs of the Brunswick Centre. It will offer traditional vegetarian South Asian cuisine rooted in Indian dining featuring dosas, thalis, and veg curries, with a focus on sustainability and seasonal ingredients. It sounds fancier as described by Vogue to be honest: “A JOYOUS VEGETARIAN… SET TO LIGHT UP LONDON" with “heritage grains, beans, legumes, pulses and “beautiful vegetarian dishes that make you feel not just nourished, but joyful”.
Osma - M1
Manchester
Opening 31 Dec 2026
After some time out, Danielle Heron and Sofie Stoermann-Naess will again bring OSlo to MAnchester (see what they did there), opening their Scandi-influenced venture that was originally in Prestwich in autumn 2026.
Rump Steak - W11
London
Opening 31 Dec 2026
The name might seem to leave little room for mystery at this late 2026 debut on the Notting Hill / Holland Park borders, but the concept is novel in focusing on serving less popular cuts of meat that seldom feature on the menus of mainstream steakhouses. Owner Chris D’Sylva is on something of a role, with this opening alongside that of Nakimushi to join his smash hit Dorian (both nearby, see also). Occupying a former estate agents, it will seat 50, with an outside terrace for sixteen.
Tattu - E14
London
Opening 31 Dec 2026
A second London location for this Manchester-based national modern Asian group, set to launch in the Canary Wharf Estate in winter 2026. (It follows a recent debut in Dubai). The design, inspired by China’s historic floating restaurants, features a lantern-lit exterior and interior based, apparently, on mythical maritime realms. Foodwise, it’s the group's signature mashup of Japanese and Chinese cuisines.
The Gloucester - SW1X
London
Opening 31 Dec 2026
Film director Guy Ritchie’s latest foray into pubs (he also runs the Lore of the Land, see also) is this traditional boozer, formerly operated by Greene King – the only pub left on bougie Sloane Street, and at the even bougier end of it, near Knightsbridge tube. It will be interesting to see how the creator of ‘Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels’ tailors the offering to those all shopped out at the Gucci flagship store, over the road.
Jan
Empire Empire - W1
London
Opening 31 Jan 2027
A second branch of this ambitious Punjabi group run by Harneet Baweja (founder of Gunpowder) is scheduled to open in late 2026/early 2027 in Marylebone, taking over the former site of Japanese restaurant Defune.
Jul
Opening Date to be Confirmed
Dila - W1T
London
Planning has been approved for this new site on Fitzrovia's restaurant row – the conversion of a corner-premises that formerly housed a bank. It's set to become an all-day Levante restaurant and lounge, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The backers also run the nearby 81-room, boutique hotel, The Newman (London Hotel of the Year 2026 for The Times).
Flat Iron - SW4 - SW4
London
A newly redeveloped building just beside the common will become the latest link in the Flat Iron chain late in 2026. Taking over a previously derelict site, the new venue will span two floors with more than 130 covers including an outdoor terrace surrounded by planting.
Kauri - W1U
London
Opening spring 2025 in Marylebone Village, a restaurant and wine bar from Hamish Brown, for 15 years executive head chef of the Roka group. Expect Japanese-inspired dishes using prime British produce cooked over wood fire, with a few Kiwi touches from the NZ-born founder.
Konjiki - SW11
London
Part of a small family-owned group (with Japanese restaurants in Portsmouth and Southampton), this second Konjiki is a sibling to the Kensington original which opened in spring 2025 and occupies a new unit in the Battersea Power Station development.
Nobu Woolfox - PE9
Tixover
Nobu's first ever venture away from the 'scrapers of the city – the brand is partnering with an existing Woolfox wellness members' club in Rutland, England's least populated county to redevelop the entire 185-acre estate. Classic Nikkei-style cuisine is promised, here with a tranquil leafy outlook.
Noodle Inn - SW11
London
Scheduled for 2026 – the fourth branch of the expanding noodle chain as another option within the power station at Battersea.
Salone - W1S
London
Adjacent to Burberry, just off Regent Street – in a space that was previously Burberry’s Thomas’s Cafe – this large autumn 2026 newcomer occupies a period (1820s) building within The Crown Estae and features open kitchens on both floors and large, bright windows. Run by the onwers of sceney Lita (see also), it will be an all-day Italian venue with chef Luca Natalini of Autem in Milan as executive chef.
Sticks’n’Sushi - LS1
Leeds
A regeneration scheme in central Leeds is the second north-UK stop for this Copenhagen-based chain that mixes Scandi style and sushi. Open in 2027, It will inhabit a 9000 square foot grade-II listed three-floor site with a big (220-cover) dining room, and 30-cover terrace.
The Prince Edward - W2
London
One of those Notting Hill boozers that during the eternal gentrification of the area never quite achieved the escape velocity to become a gastropub rather than a died-in-the-wool boozer... until now that is that it’s been taken over by the gang behind Julie’s in Holland Park. Likely as it emerges, it will become a new gastropub option off the main heart of Portobello Market – with the odd honourable exception, not something the area is particularly blessed with.
Zadie's - M11
Manchester
They like a bit glam up Manchester way and ee-by-gum this late 2026 launch looks like it will have it a-go-go. In Medlock Square – the £300m entertainment centrepiece of the new Etihad Campus – it’s being masterminded by Laura Montana (co-creator of Sexy Fish) and will be in a similar vein: a huge space with a super-splashy vibe and Pan-Asian cuisine.
Kiji - W1J
London
Occupying part of 60 Curzon – a new swish development in Mayfair – the UK debut of Kiji, a Korean barbecue experience, occupies the site once home to the famous Mirabelle. The new restaurant will showcase Korean cuisine and culture to an international audience. The eight-storey property, crafted by PLP Architecture, features 32 private residences and will house Kiji across 8,000 square feet. The new restaurant is masterminded by culinary duo Ellia and Junghyun Park.
Le Caprice - W1
British, Modern
London
(February 2026 - after all had gone quiet regarding the once-much-touted resurrection of this famous name, the rumble is starting to come down the track of a not-too-distant opening. But not one with a date as yet). Opening in 2026 in the Rosewood Chancery hotel, which occupies the former US Embassy in Mayfair’s Grosvenor Square: the revival of Le Caprice, the one-time celeb-magnet in St James’s that closed down during the pandemic. Owner Richard Caring promises a “chic, comfortable and classic” mix of old and new. Now that former owner, Jeremy King, runs Arlington on the site of the original Le Caprice, comparisons will be inevitable.
Major’s Grill, Cambridge House Auberge - W1J
London
Known for decades as the ‘In & Out Club’ – officially the Naval & Military – on Piccadilly near The Ritz, this commanding landmark (official title, Cambridge House) is finally relaunched after more than 20 years of waiting to be redeveloped. The Major's Grill is set to max out as a traditional grill restaurant – whether or not it will inhabit the old restaurant space (which was a supreme period piece of dowdy period style) remains to be seen.
Studio Frantzén - SW1X
Scandinavian
London
(December 2025 update -> No new dates have yet been posted on the restaurant's Insta.) Opening in summer 2025, Studio Frantzen from Swedish superstar chef Bjorn Frantzen, offering his individual take on French and Japanese cuisine with Nordic influences. It occupied a prime slot at Harrods for two years before closing in the New Year, and is to reopen at an address yet to be announced.
The Duke of Connaught - SW1W
London
Eccleston Street's former post office is to receive the Cubitt House treatment to emerge as part of their portfolio of posh pubs. Assuming they get planning, it will comprise a bar and first floor restaurant with 10 bedrooms. The name is a nod to the building's erstwhile use in Edwardian times as The Duke of Connaught’s Soldiers & Sailors Home.
The Jack O’ Newbury - RG42
Binfield
A revamped pub from a group with a growing track-record in the Thames valley. Chef Dom Chapman and restaurateur Nigel Sutcliffe worked together at the Fat Duck (where the latter was a director) and Chapman has been head chef at its nearby gastropub sibling, The Hinds Head as well as at the (unconnected) Royal Oak Paley. Here, with business partner James McLean they will revivify this old boozer set in two acres as ‘The Jack’ with 80-cover dining room and terrace, bedrooms and kitchen garden. Other pubs connected with members of the team in the area include The Crown in Bray, The Mutton in Hazeley Heath, The Oarsman in Marlow, Buckinghamshire and The Three Tuns pub in Henley-on-Thames.
