Chef Shaun Rankin, of Jersey’s much-admired Ormer (though sliding survey ratings indicate admiration may be on the wane), will open Ormer Mayfair this September at Shepherd Market’s boutique hotel Flemings Mayfair. But first, they want to invite diners to the all-important dress rehearsal with a 50% off food soft launch period in August. Tables in the […]
Marylebone restaurant and pop-up hub, Carousel, has announced its new line-up of handpicked chef residencies and foodie experiences for autumn 2016. Between August and October, the 50-cover space in Blandford Street will host a series of chefs, cooking alongside resident chef and co-founder Ollie Templeton (formerly of Exmouth Market’s much-loved Moro). Carousel’s impressive line-up of […]
The Belpassi Bros’ long-promised permanent restaurant (we first remember writing about the possibility back in 2014!) will open on Saturday 6 August. Livio and Lorenzo Belpassi, famed for their meatball truck (parked at Spitalfields Market) will be swapping the streets of Shoreditch for South London with a 40-cover restaurant and bar in Tooting. To celebrate the launch […]
On the former site of the Hart brothers’ basement tapas joint Fino, comes a new Uzbek restaurant backed by international restaurateur Sanjar Nabiev and industry consultant Charles Oak (whose credits include Pied à Terre, Gleneagles and many more). The new Fitzrovia venue, Samarkand, is named after Uzbekistan’s city on the Silk Road – the ancient […]
Ben Chapman, founder of one of London’s hottest restaurants of last year – Smoking Goat – is set to open a second Thai BBQ venture in September 2016. Kiln, in Soho’s Brewer Street, will be a ‘side of the road type restaurant’ serving grills and a speciality daily noodle dish. The cooking is inspired by […]
With news that gaming sensation Pokémon GO was bringing more customers into stores and restaurants, it was only a matter of time before some venues started actively catering towards gamers glued to the addictive app. Maxwell’s Bar and Grill in Covent Garden, for example, has reported a 26% increase in customers during their first weekend of trading […]
Lots of Peruvian-related restaurant news this week as Martin Morales’s (Ceviche, Andina) latest venture Casita Andina launches in Soho on 28 July, and Chicama (from the folks behind Marylebone’s Pachamama) arrives in Chelsea. If you hurry there’s a 50% off food soft launch at Chicama until Sunday 31 July. As 28 July also marks Peruvian […]
Hong Kong-inspired restaurant, Cha Chaan Teng, opens next month just of Lincoln’s Inn Fields with a 50% off food soft launch offer. Tables will be available for lunch and dinner everyday from Monday 8 August until Wednesday 31 August. The soft launch offer is available only through email bookings via 50@chachaantenguk.com. Cha Chaan Teng is inspired by […]
Soho seafood institution Randall & Aubin will celebrate its 20th birthday in August by rolling prices back to 1996. From Monday 1-Friday 12 August diners can slurp down half a dozen rock oysters and enjoy a glass of the restaurant’s house champagne for just £9.50. Renowned for its seafood, Anglo-French brasserie menu, original Victorian interior, cream tiles […]
The Observer’s critic-in-chief Jay Rayner asks himself the all-important question at Cliveden House’s new casual operation, The Astor Grill – would he return here and spend his own money? At £196 for two, the short answer to that question is a resounding ‘no’. “The wine list is short and more shameless than a 1960s pool […]
