Branching out further from its “crowded” but “happy” Borough Market original, Wright Brothers is set to open its fourth London restaurant in June. The seafood specialist, known among our reporters for its “oysters zinging with the taste of the sea”, has snapped up the former site of La Bouchée on South Ken’s Old Brompton Road. La Bouchée may […]
Josh and Holly Eggleton, the owners of the “lovely” and “scenic” Pony & Trap in Chew Magna, have launched a tearoom and fish café. Salt & Malt opened on 2 March, just a stone’s throw from the family’s lauded country pub. On the site of a former tea shop, the restaurant now boasts a fish and chip takeaway […]
With the Holi festival coming up on 6 March we thought we’d bring our readers the chance to win dinner for four with wine at one of London’s most colourful Indian restaurants. Holi is an ancient Hindu religious festival celebrating colour – so what better time to visit the vibrantly refurbished Kishmish in Fulham? Sitting […]
News reaches us that the one-time enfant terrible of British cooking, Marco Pierre White, is to reanimate his Wheeler’s brand in London by moving into the City’s Threadneedles Hotel in March. We wouldn’t like to speculate as to why the face of Knorr stock cubes is choosing to shack up with yet another hotel group […]
Last year, much-loved neighbourhood pub The Anglesea Arms reopened – to the great relief of Brackenbury Village regulars. Now the Hammersmith gastroboozer has launched an all-new bar menu, putting its own stamp on traditional British bar food. On the menu: Bacon pickled duck eggs and beer-brined gloucester old spot ham remoulade. Although now under new ownership, […]
TV chef Hardeep Singh Kohli has opened Scotland’s ‘first craft beer and curry bar’ in Leith’s thriving culinary scene. VDeep restaurant takes over the former home of The Vintage pub in Henderson Street. The neighbourhood already boasts a number of much-lauded restaurants, including Tom Kitchin’s The Kitchin (which provides “real fireworks” according to Harden’s reporters), […]
From the folks behind Brighton’s “great burgers and steak” joint The Coal Shed comes a seafood grill spot with an impressively lengthy cocktail list. The Salt Room will open on the seafront, in Kings Road, tomorrow (20 February). Head chef Dave Mothersill has created a menu of sustainably sourced seafood dishes including cuttlefish, oysters, lobster, […]
Chelsea’s oldest pub, The Cross Keys, will reopen on 5 March following an extensive refurbishment under new owners, DM Group. Publicans Mark Dyer and Eamonn Manson (the duo behind Fulham pubs The Sands End and The Brown Cow) plan to return the iconic 80 cover boozer to its former glory. Sitting between King’s Road and Cheyne Walk, […]
Yet another Japanese izakaya (pub) comes to London – this time in a handy location for Oxford Street shoppers. The Woodstock Kushiyaki Bar opens in Woodstock Street in March serving an extensive drinks list and menu of freshly grilled Kushiyaki (fried skewers served with miso and dashi sauce). On the menu: grilled skewers of chicken – breast, […]
