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Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 12th July 2026 Financial Times Margaret’s, Cambridge Jay Rayner gave a big thumbs-up to this “diffusion” restaurant from chef Sam Carter and his wife Alex Olivier, apparently named after a regular at their “more grown-up” venture Twenty-Two, which is […]
Your round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 28th June 2026 Financial Times Teal by Sally Abé, Hackney Jay Rayner was mightily impressed by the “earthy” English food filtered through the sensibility of classical French cuisine at this new spot from chef Sally Abé (ex-Savoy, Claridge’s and […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 14th June 2026 The Guardian Oudh 1722, Borough Grace Dent tipped the London debut from Birmingham-based chef Aktar Islam as “one of the restaurant openings of 2026”, serving 300-year-old Awadhi cooking from the royal courts of Lucknow in a “charmingly […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 7th June 2026 The Guardian Bar Shrimp, Manchester Grace Dent nabbed “one of the best seats in Manchester right now, if not the entire north” at a new cocktails-and-seafood bar from the trio behind Higher Ground next door. And […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 24th May 2026 The Guardian Fenix, Piccadilly Grace Dent had a whale of a time, quite possibly against her better judgement, at a venue she says “will infuriate many”: the new “maximalist” Greek restaurant in the middle of London’s […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 10th May 2026 Daily Mail Impala, Soho Tom Parker Bowles joined the chorus of critical praise for the new restaurant from former Kiln head chef (and still co-owner) Meedu Saad, who “truly soars” given the opportunity to create his […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 3rd May 2026 Financial Times Sentosa, Bermondsey Declaring that “going to a restaurant with one particular dish in mind is a noble approach to eating out”, Jay Rayner set his heart on a rare-in-London plate of Singapore chilli crab at […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 12th April 2026 London Standard Impala, Soho David Ellis was thrilled by the “one-off” cooking at former Kiln head chef Meedu Saad’s Egyptian-inspired grill, which he hailed as “fusion food without the naffness” in the mould of “West-African-but-not-really” Ikoyi […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 5th April 2026 London Standard Teal, Hackney David Ellis marvelled at the “astonishingly, masterfully good” debut restaurant from high-profile chef Sally Abé, finally free to do her own thing as boss after head chef stints at the Harwood Arms, […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 29th March 2026 Financial Times Aces Foodcraft, Fitzrovia Jay Rayner hailed “one of the most impressive openings in a long while” at this East/West hybrid from Romanian-born chef Alex Craciun, last seen in London 10 years ago as head […]
