Throughout February and March Margaux, a stylish-looking Gallic bistro in the heart of South Kensington, will offer an exclusive deal for diners who book through Harden’s booking grid. Make a dinner reservation before 31 March for up to six people and get two courses and a chilled glass of prosecco for just £28. The menu […]
We’ve teamed up with TwoRuba to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a bar tab worth £100. Whether your tipple of choice is the ‘YBT’ (You’ve Been Tangoed, a blend of orange and hazelnut delivered under a smoking cloche); ‘The Gentleman’ (perfect for Negroni lovers); a twisted classic; or a champagne creation, there’s […]
This spring Putney will see the arrival of a tongue-in-cheek, late night Mexican bar serving over 60 different tequilas, cocktails and street food. Presided over by the moustached, poncho-clad ‘El Patron’ (the boss) character, it joins a growing number of restaurants on Upper Richmond Road (like Bibo, Hide & Seed, Kerbisher & Malt). Set over […]
Pennethorne’s Cafe Bar, which joined Skye Gyngell’s Spring at Somerset House late last year, has just launched a stylish new private dining room. Named after Sir James Pennethorne (the architect who designed the New Wing of The Strand’s iconic landmark) the cafe is an all-day dining spot and now an events space too. The Drawing Room […]
Clive Watson – of Village London – will open his first solo venture; an informal take on a grand European brasserie which encourages ‘coffee drinkers and laptop users’ (read aspiring writers) in February. Blixen features a ground floor dining room with workspace and plenty of plug sockets, an open kitchen and garden, plus a lower ground floor […]
Simon Rogan – the chef whose first London venture (Fera at Claridges) rocketed straight into our top 100 restaurants in the UK for 2014 – is to open two new restaurants this year. Speaking at the Hospitality Show in Birmingham the restaurateur behind the acclaimed L’Enclume in Cartmel and The French at Manchester’s Midland Hotel said he was […]
It seems as though London’s love of all things American is seeping out into the home counties. Chop Bloc, a US-style steakhouse and cocktail bar, is set to launch in Chelmsford, Essex, early next month. To celebrate the opening, diners can enjoy 50 per cent off all food from 2-6 February. Brought to us by brothers Steve and […]
Two of the country’s biggest champions of British cuisine are teaming up to host a special one off dinner at the Tramshed in Shoreditch. Tom Kerridge, the chef behind what is perhaps the UK’s most lauded gastropub, The Hand & Flowers, will join restaurateur Mark Hix for a Great British Dinner on 11 February from […]
The ETM Group (the mushrooming gastropub empire behind The Gun, The Jugged Hare and The Botanist) has reopened one of Ealing’s most popular pubs, the Ealing Park Tavern. The boozer reopened this week after an extensive refurb, with a 60-cover restaurant, bar, private function rooms, and walled garden. Ealing Park Tavern first opened in 1728 when […]