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Political favourite Roux at Parliament Square has closed for good due to the coronavirus pandemic. After Shepherd’s closed, RAPS remained one of the few high-end restaurants close to Parliament, and regularly hosted MPs and Lords who fancied a good meal out. Indeed, the food was often deemed “outstanding”. The restaurant was overseen by the celebrity […]
A new Spanish restaurant with “Basque flair”, Andanza, has opened on Weston Street in Bermondsey. Opposite the Rose pub (under the same ownership), Andanza, a 30 cover site, sits in a former bookmaker’s. In Spanish, the name means “fate” or “fortune”. Paulina Irzyk has joined Andanza as head chef from Basque restaurant Lurra in Marylebone, […]
Following the success of his farm-to-table restaurant Osip, Merlin Labron-Johnson will open a wine bar and épicerie in the heart of Bruton, Somerset, in January next year. Named after the 16th Century building in which it’s housed, and inspired by the épiceries of rural France, The Old Pharmacy will be open all day, serving coffee, […]
Business owners will be protected from eviction until March 2021, while insolvency measures restricting statutory demands and winding-up petitions have also been extended. The restriction on landlords using Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR) to recover unpaid rent will also automatically extend to the end of March, a move which will help hospitality admirably. UKHospitality chief […]
The San Carlo Restaurant Group will launch a new Italian restaurant concept in Marylebone next year. The restaurant will open in St Christopher’s Place in spring 2021, in a building which previously housed a Carluccio’s. The 6,000 sq ft, 200-cover restaurant will have two outdoor dining terraces and will be a new addition to the […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 6 December 2020. Post-lockdown, England is now operating under a strict tier system that controls whether or not pubs and restaurants can open; anywhere in Tier 3 is unable to open for diners (but can still operate […]
Expect to hear much more about this in the coming weeks: Harden’s has launched its first ever club. Today, our new Platinum membership scheme kicks off, allowing restaurants and luxury suppliers to connect with our guide’s 40,000-strong list of members. Obviously we are biased, but it’s a full-on bargain. A 70% discount is available to […]
Chef Graeme Cheevers will open his first solo venture, a restaurant named Unalome, in Glasgow next year. Unalome is scheduled to launch in February, and will replace the Sisters restaurant in Finnieston thanks to a £350,000 investment. As many as 50 jobs are expected to be created. The restaurant will seat 60 and will open […]
A restaurateur in Birmingham is launching a legal challenge after tier three restrictions were imposed on the city. Sam Morgan, who owns the Craft and 8 restaurants in the city centre, is seeking a judicial review backed by more than 250 hospitality businesses in the region, the Caterer has reported. Morgan is calling on the […]
Pubs and restaurants in Wales have been banned from serving alcohol from today and will be forced to close at 6pm. First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the new rules – some of the harshest in the UK – to tackle a rise in coronavirus cases. Business groups said the move would devastate Wales’ hospitality industry, […]
