Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 23 May 2021. The Evening Standard “Few restaurants embody the pandemic era spirit of perpetual adaptability like Ombra in Hackney.” For his first “back in the room” meal, the Evening Standard’s chief restaurant critic Jimi Famurewa reviewed […]
Adam Handling’s eponymous flagship restaurant, Frog, has finally reopened its doors this week, and has talked of impressive booking figures, as well as that ever elusive star. The team said it received more than 1,000 reservations within the first 24 hours of going live. It has been a trend across the industry, with some sites […]
Quo Vadis has announced the line-up for part one of 2021’s Quo Vadis & Friends series. As hospitality reopens, such a regular expression of the industry making a comeback makes welcome reading. The series, now in its fifth year, sees Jeremy Lee invite some of the most talented chefs in the country to join him […]
The South London sourdough pizza and craft beer brand Four Hundred Rabbits will launch a brand-new flagship pizzeria, bar, gelateria and coffee shop at Elephant Park on Friday May 28. The new 80 cover site will be the first restaurant to open inside the ‘Park Central East’ area of the much-anticipated Elephant Park development. Located […]
The Mayor of London has launched a campaign to entice tourists – from Britain and beyond – into the capital, which he has said is the most diverse and exciting city for food culture in the world. Sadiq Khan’s ‘London Eats’ project will encourage visitors to support the hospitality industry as part of the city’s […]
Pubs and restaurants have reported a huge sales boost after reopening following the easing of lockdown restrictions. Such enthusiasm and dynamism makes for happy reading. Data from research consultancy CGA found that reopened managed venues’ average sales were 24.9 per cent higher than on the equivalent Monday in May 2019. Yes, 2019 – not 2020. […]
Probably the biggest issue facing the hospitality industry since reopening is staff shortages. The problem has already been widely reported. Simply, Brexit and the pandemic have together led to a mass exodus of skilled workers, most notably chefs. When lockdown hit, an industry largely reliant on EU workers saw tens of thousands of staff head […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 16 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, whatever […]
The team behind Lyon’s Seafood & Wine Bar in Crouch End will launch a new “modern warehouse brasserie and wine bar opening” in Hackney this June. Hackney Coterie will be the second venture from Anthony Lyon, whose nose-to-fin seafood restaurant in Crouch End has attracted local trade since 2019. The esteemed sommelier and Kikisake-shi master […]
Burger aficionados MeatLiquor has bought a pub in Forest Hill. The company will relaunch the Dartmouth Arms on July 1, marking somewhat of a homecoming for the brand, which started life as a pop-up above a pub in New Cross in 2011. As fans will remember, the pop-up quickly became a residency, which was then […]
