Just off Regent Street, a handy brasserie-style operation serving thoroughly competent but rather unremarkable dishes at prices seemingly inflated by association with proprietor Gordon Ramsay. You never quite know what to expect at a Gordon Ramsay establishment. Within a mile or so of each other, you can have places which are very good (Pétrus, say), and […]
The Frescobaldi family – who have produced some of Tuscany’s finest vintages since 1308 – have opened their first restaurant and wine bar outside of Italy. No prizes for guessing where they have chosen for their foray into foreign territory. So, Ristorante Frescobaldi follows in the footsteps of Quattro Passi and Assunta Madre by choosing […]
Marlow’s once-celebrated Compleat Angler hotel has launched a new restaurant. And it’s Indian. Sindhu is brought to us by Atul Kochhar, of Mayfair’s Benares – one of the Indian chefs credited with elevating subcontinental cuisine to true fine dining status. It was announced in October that he would take over the former Riverside restaurant, which until […]
From the (Lebanese) Maroush Group, a beautiful relaunch of a mega-grand St John’s Wood hostelry; despite the best efforts of the charming staff, and food which was at least satisfactory, the overwhelming impression from our visit was that the initial formula just does not ‘work’. Crocker’s Folly came into being, the legend goes, because Mr […]
Did you know that the influences on Argentinean cuisine come from countries as diverse as Sweden, Italy, Germany, Spain and Wales? If not, prepare to be enlightened as Argentine tapas bar Zoilo plays host to a series of chefs who will guide diners through the country’s rich food history. On 27 & 28 November, former […]
Like many restaurants inside museums, The Wallace Restaurant at Marylebone’s Wallace Collection has never quite lived up to its potential. Our reporters have long felt that the dining room, with its “stunning” 18th century palazzo and atrium, was a “missed opportunity” when it came to food and service. So let’s hope a relaunch by Peyton & Byrne […]
Bocconcino, latest Russian-backed restaurant set to hit London’s most affluent environs, will open in Berkeley Square next month. Those who fancy a slice of authentic Italian pizza (via Moscow) can get 30% off food from 1 December until the end of January – quite an extensive soft launch period. The 127-cover operation is restaurateur Mikhail Gokhner’s […]
Gordon Ramsay today (10 November) launched his first ‘heart-of-the-West-End’ operation, Heddon Street Kitchen. Modelled on City outpost Bread Street Kitchen – not, it must be said, much favoured by Harden’s reporters – it is located on the former site of a Living Room bar and restaurant, just off Regent Street. Heddon Street, the Gordon Ramsay group’s 13th […]
Fans of beloved (if cramped) Warren Street spot Honey & Co rejoice – we hear the owners are planning a second outlet. Ever since husband and wife team Sarit Packer (formerly of Butlers Wharf and Orrery) and Itamar Srulovich opened their Middle Eastern-style café in Fitzrovia two years ago, the place has attracted nothing but […]
Harden’s has teamed up with the brand new M Restaurant (so new, in fact, it’s not even open yet!) to bring you a fantastic prize for two. We’re offering not only two tickets to the restaurant’s launch party on 12 November with cocktails, canapés and a special performance by rap star Tinie Tempah, but also […]
