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Hawksmoor has finally opened its New York restaurant after being delayed by the pandemic. Situated in historic Gramercy Park gem the United Charities Building, which has been closed from public view for over a century, Hawksmoor New York has 146 covers in the grand dining room, a 35-cover bar and two private dining spaces for […]
Michelin-Starred brothers Chris and Jeff Galvin will open Galvin Bar & Grill in collaboration with head chef Adam Gray at Kimpton Fitzroy London, opening on September 27. The Galvin brothers and Gray will be taking a “modern-day approach to the British bar and grill with a menu focused around ethically sourced produce. While rooted in […]
Chef Chantelle Nicholson is to close her London restaurant Tredwells after seven years, with the final service on September 24. In a statement the chef said she plans to open a new restaurant in early 2022 and added she was excited for the “next chapter” for her team. Nicholson oversaw the launch of Tredwells when […]
The famed and well-loved West End restaurant Joe Allen is to reopen after 18 months of closure and will be overseen by a new team including the Polpo co-founder Russell Norman. The restaurant, which has been shut since March 2020, will open for a soft launch from September 17 before fully relaunching in October. Joe […]
Leon is launching an experimental “digital-first” restaurant in London. The 28-cover, 1,340 sq ft site will launch on Kings Road in Chelsea in October. The restaurant will include McDonald’s-style kiosks for digital ordering and payment, which Leon said would free up team members to offer an “elevated level of service”. The menu will include “plant-based […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 5 September 2021 (with links to last week’s reviews when your ROTR editor was on holiday!) ***** The Observer Jay Rayner reviewed Mangal 2, the Dalston Turkish restaurant now run by the sons of the […]
Independent restaurant group Tattu has confirmed its expansion into London and will open its fifth site at Outernet’s The Now Building located in the heart of the city on Denmark Street this winter. Established in 2015, the group opened its first restaurant in Manchester’s Spinningfields district, followed by sites in Leeds, Birmingham and most recently […]
Tom Shepherd will open the much-anticipated first restaurant under his own name on October 8. Upstairs by Tom Shepherd will be a permanent home for thechef’s contemporary cooking, and will be situated on a first-floor restaurant above his father’s jewelry shop in Lichfield, a city on the outskirts of Birmingham in Staffordshire. “The restaurant will […]
British restaurant Rabbit on the Kings Road will be partnering with Double Dutch and premium gin brand Hendricks to launch a bespoke menu paired with these two iconic British drinks brands in celebration of the acclaimed Chelsea Flower Show. The Gladwin Brothers will transform Rabbit for inclusion in Chelsea In Bloom. The design will reflect […]
Chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen will oversee Stafford London’s Game Bird restaurant from September 14. She will continue her role as executive chef at the Michelin-starred Northcote in Langho, Lancashire, also in the collection. Goodwin-Allen has worked with the Stafford’s executive chef, Jozef Rogulski, to launch a new menu that best showcases British produce. Starters include gala […]
