The Editors’ review of Kurobuta The prices at this ‘relaxed’ Japanese tavern aren’t very informal, but the food is ruddy good Blanchette knows how to please Jay Rayner The Guardian critic eschews a pricier tasting menu spot for this down-to-earth, small plates affair (which we also gave a big thumbs up to) Lee Westcott’s […]
In an up-and-coming part of Bayswater, a seemingly informal Japanese izakaya (tavern) where an ex-Nobu chef offers quirky and high quality dishes, at prices to match. It’s touted as a simple Japanese izakaya (tavern), and this hard-edged, bare-filament-bulb-lit room could indeed be described in some senses as ‘basic’. The informality of the service, too, is […]
Fans of ever-packed burger bar Patty & Bun will be pleased to hear its second outpost has opened, right by Liverpool Street station. And they will be even more ecstatic to learn that the new restaurant is giving out free burgers all day today (22 April). Taking over the former site of Ping Pong Now, Patty & Bun’s […]
Flush with its success in Fitzrovia, Bonnie Gull Seafood Shack opened its branch in Exmouth Market today (22 April). Like the original operation (“small but perfectly formed”), the new outlet serves up the catch of the day, using only sustainable seafood. The menu, available to eat-in or take-away, includes oysters, cockles, smoked mussels and langoustines served […]
Ease yourself into Easter with our news round-up (and a few Harden’s tips for the long weekend…) It’s a Good Friday for fish (Harden’s) Go traditional this Good Friday: our round-up of London’s best fish and chips Opso coming to Marylebone (Harden’s) Read how Harden’s broke the story on Marylebone’s newest Greek restaurant […]
Rawduck, the sister restaurant of Soho’s Ducksoup, has found a new location, after the old one was condemned. Proprietors Clare Lattin and Rory McCoy will move into their new premises in Richmond Road, Hackney – formerly the site of an organic grocery shop – on 24 April. Unlike the previous site, the new location does actually […]
Bea Vo, creator of bakery chain Bea’s of Bloomsbury, plans to launch a new stand alone concept in Soho this June. Stax Carnaby in Kingly Court, just off, (you guessed it) Carnaby Street, will be a 40-cover restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Serving a selection of breakfast classics like fluffy buttermilk pancakes, French toast […]
Most 78-year-olds are more likely to visit a branch while collecting their pensions, but Albert Roux intends to turn an Essex Post Office into a fine dining restaurant. The French-born chef and restaurateur (father of Michel Roux Jr) has submitted plans to transform Brentwood’s old Post Office into a high-end eating establishment. Roux praised the […]
The long-awaited Kurobuta from ex Nobu chef Scott Hallsworth will officially open in Marylebone on 23 April. Another in London’s ever-growing list of ‘pop-up-turned-permanent-restaurants’, Kurobuta started out as a temporary spot on the Kings Road in October 2013. This casual dining space, serving up Japanese food, beers and cocktails, was the UK’s first Izakaya – Japanese […]
