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Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week to 11th August 2025 London Standard Noisy Oyster, Shoreditch David Ellis had a rotten time at a place that bills itself as a ‘seafood bistro of the future’ but was so bad that he asked himself: “Is this what restaurants are now? […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week to 3rd August 2025 London Standard Lil’ Nashville, Chiswick David Ellis whooped, hollered and kicked up his heels at a ‘country bar and kitchen’ in west London that is “better considered a kind of theme park ride”, offering line-dancing accompanied by Southern-style […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 27th July 2025 London Standard Lupa, Highbury David Ellis visited a new Roman restaurant co-founded by Ed Templeton of Carousel and Theo James, “the irrepressibly handsome White Lotus star” whose involvement has generated generous helpings of hype. Tut tut, warned […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 20th July 2025 London Standard Canal, Westbourne Park David Ellis was pretty impressed by the latest opening from Dominic Hamdy, the “savvy operator” behind three Crispins and Bistro Freddie, which serves what “might be called London Mediterranean” – plus an “incongruous burger” […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 8th July 2025 London Standard Acme Fire Cult, Dalston David Ellis has revised his opinion of a live-fire grill restaurant he dismissed on his first visit three years, declaring after a couple of recent meals that its B-movie “cult” […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 29th June 2025 London Standard Belly, Kentish Town David Ellis ate at a new Filipino bistro from Omar Shah, a multi-site operator who he said is to Kentish Town what Chris D’Sylva is to Notting Hill, Samyukta Nair to Mayfair […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 15th June 2025 London Standard Marvee’s Food Shop, Notting Hill David Ellis made himself comfortable at south London chef Dom Taylor’s Caribbean restaurant in Ladbroke Grove, named after his mother Marveline and a follow-up to his successful pop-up The […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant reviewers were writing about in the week up to 8th June 2025 London Standard Eel Sushi, Notting Hill David Ellis raved over a tiny no-booking bar with a dozen seats which serves “London’s best sushi”, the latest opening in the nascent Notting Hill empire from Chris D’Sylva, across the […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 1st June 2025 The Guardian Town, Covent Garden Given its Drury Lane address, Stevie Parle’s new restaurant might be considered suitable for pre-theatre dining. Wrong, according to Grace Dent: “the food is far too good to rush through in […]
Our weekly round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 25th May 2025 London Standard Town, Covent Garden David Ellis was first critic into Town, Stevie Parle’s expensively put-together new restaurant in Covent Garden – and gave his thumbs-up to “a Wolseley, reimagined for the modern age”. “True, no […]
