Allan Pickett, graduate of pretty much every French restaurant in London from the Galvin group to L’Escargot and D&D’s Orrery, has opened his first solo venture in Fitzrovia. Piquet, a 98-cover venue in Newman Street, serves classic Gallic cuisine with a modern twist using British ingredients. Pickett is backed by Bodean’s founder André Blais. On the menu: Roast […]
It seems as though Belgravia will soon be rivalling the City when it comes to new restaurant development.Hot on the heels of Broadgate Circle’s 11 extra eateries comes Nova which will garnish the restaurant wasteland around Victoria station with 18 dining spots in 2016. And we’re not talking about any old chains either. Among the […]
D&D London’s Le Pont de la Tour may have “sensational” Tower Bridge views but our reporters noted a lack of passion food-wise in last year’s survey. Perhaps a new partnership is just the (ahem) caffeine injection the restaurant needs? The South Bank icon has teamed up with ethical coffee brand CRU Kafe to introduce a range […]
Two very different restaurants, 700 miles apart, were named joint winners of the Sustainable Restaurant of the Year award yesterday (23 February) in London. Daylesford Organic, which operates three organic cafés in the Cotswolds and London, and The Captain’s Galley (Britain’s most northerly mainland restaurant) received their awards from Raymond Blanc, president of the Sustainable Restaurant […]
D&D London have announced a bumper Christmas with record revenues across the restaurant group, especially at new-look venues like Quaglino’s and Avenue. It also seems as though diners were in the mood to celebrate over this holiday season with a 15 per cent annual increase in champagne sales at the group’s restaurant. Overall revenues at […]
Once a byword for glamour, but in recent years more likely to provoke words like ‘dinosaur’, ‘tired’ and ‘dated’, Quaglino’s, in St James’s, has finally undergone a major refurb. We’ve reported the place as ‘fading’ for over a decade, to the extent that recent guides have often called for D&D London to do something about it. Perhaps someone […]
This weekend Harden’s readers can get 50 per cent off at the Le Brunch residency, from French-American street food duo Le Bun, at D&D’s Old Bengal Warehouse in the City. Book in for brunch on Saturday 26 or Sunday 27 September ahead of the pop-up’s official launch on 6 October and sample their menu of […]
D&D London – the former Conran Restaurants group – seem to be doing the rounds in sprucing up its restaurant empire. First Avenue, then Quaglino’s and now Almeida. The Islington restaurant will re-open on 30 September with a brand new ‘pared back’ look, seasonal menu and 80-bin wine wall. Almeida’s ‘sunken’ dining room will remain, alongside its […]
What better way to while away the long summer nights, or the (hopefully) scorching summer days, than by enjoying a meal outside? Now that the fine weather is here and holidays are imminent, there’s plenty of opportunity for dining al fresco in London. We’ve rounded up the best gastropub gardens, riverside patios and rooftop terraces […]
The Editors’ review of Lyle’s A light and bright operation in the School of St John. At last, Quaglino’s to get a refurb D&D London will close the site July-October for a (much-needed) major renovation. Grace Dents finds the food at Ham Yard lacking “But the courtyard is pleasant to get drunk in, […]
