Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 9 May 2021. ***** The UK’s hospitality industry is finally open to outside dining at the least, with indoor dining starting from 17 May (24 May in Northern Ireland). If you make a reservation, please honour it, […]
On the Marylebone site on Seymour Place that was formally Bernardi’s, this new Italian bar with dining room will open in early June. It is an evolution under the continued ownership of restaurateurs Marcello and Gabriel Bernardi and Barry Hirst. The trio first found success together at the Cubitt House group of posh pubs and […]
Brace yourselves Covent Garden! Big Mamma is set to open a vast new ‘maximalist’ Italian on June 25. Big Mamma is known for its outlandish, extravagant, indulgent style, and this will be no exception. Following on from the Instagram-popular Gloria and Circolo, which are both adorned fancifully with ornate decoration, Ave Mario will take the […]
Brixton’s Only Fools and Horses-style sea container restaurant which launched only weeks before lockdown will return on May 17 with a new supper club menu. Only Food and Courses, which serves weekly tasting menus inspired by the pop culture and culinary trends of the ’80s and ’90s, was founded by head chef Robbie Lorraine, formerly […]
The once celebrated Peruvian restaurant Andina which closed in 2019 has confirmed it will re-launch in its new Spitalfields home on Wednesday 19th May. It has been a long time coming. Bookings are now open for lunch and dinner, seven days a week, with an ‘all-in’ weekend brunch menu and tables reserved for walk ins. […]
The Cadogan Arms pub in Chelsea will relaunch in July with the backing of star investors including JKS Restaurants founders Jyotin, Karam and Sunaina Sethi. The project is being led by Dominic Jacobs of the Running Horse pub in Mayfair, with James Knappett of the Kitchen Table in London’s Fitzrovia overseeing the menu as culinary […]
The JKS Restaurants (the group is as busy as ever) stalwart Chet Sharma has announced the launch of a new contemporary Indian restaurant in Mayfair. Now the home to countless upscale Indian restaurants – even with the notable departure of Indian Accent – it seems the perfect spot for BiBi, which will sit on the […]
The chef and restaurateur Mike Robinson is opening a new 70 seat restaurant in Chester, on the fringe of the City Centre. This beautiful city has gradually improved its food scene over the years, and his arrival further strengthens the local line-up. Called The Forge, and opening on May 19, the venture will be use […]
Russell Norman, formerly of the Polpo group, will open Trattoria Brutto at in Farringson at the site of the former Hix Oyster & Chop House. The restaurant was first revealed in a Marina O’Loughlin piece and was confirmed by Russell soon after. He had this to say on Instagram: “The menu comes from the heart of Italy, […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 2 May 2021. Some magazine articles that were written weeks ago are still trickling through, but there’s plenty of excited reports of actual restaurant visits to read through. ***** The UK’s hospitality industry is finally open to […]
