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Chef Roberta Hall-McCarron is taking The Little Chartroom to a newer, larger premises in Edinburgh, which will launch in September. The chef, who opened her restaurant near Bonnington Road in 2018, has found a “grown-up” venue for the “Little Chartroom 2.0”, and will open with upgraded kitchen equipment and a host of new dishes. An […]
Edinburgh’s famous Pompadour restaurant, situated in the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh, has closed after 95 years. The closure is historic, and marks the end of a restaurant that had become an institution in the city – and had long been a celebrity hang out. Between 2012 and 2019 the fixture traded as Pompadour by Galvin under […]
Tom Kitchin opened The Bonnie Badger, a new pub with rooms, on Wednesday this week. It comes just a month after the launch of his casual dining concept Southside Scran in Edinburgh. Harden’s first mentioned news of The Bonnie Badger in May. It’s just a 30-minute drive from the capital in the village of Gullane on […]
Tom Kitchin and team will today open Southside Scran, a new restaurant in Edinburgh. Southside Scran appears a more relaxed alternative to Kitchin’s “outstanding” fine dining flagship, though will stay true to the chef’s commitment to Scottish produce and seasonal cooking. The restaurant’s focal point will be a rotisserie grill, upon which great hunks of […]
Edinburgh restaurateur Tony Crolla is set to open a £3 million fish and chip restaurant in a former church. Crolla will launch a “contemporary”, 270-cover restaurant across three floors at St John’s church in Victoria Street. The restaurant, as yet unnamed, will offer an affordable menu, with traditional British dishes each given an inventive twist. […]
It is oft remarked that we Brits love to queue, and when it comes to dining out in London sometimes that’s a necessity. According to recent research queues are governed by the rule of six – customers will only join a queue with less than six people and are only willing to wait six minutes. Restaurant-goers, […]
PRESS RELEASE 15th December 2016 – For immediate release The UK’s best towns and counties for foodies are revealed in Harden’s Best UK Restaurants 2017: the UK’s most comprehensive restaurant guide available in bookshops, published today. Harden’s 26th annual poll of diners, surveyed 7,500 participants who contributed 50,000 reviews, which, as curated by the editors, […]
Claude Bosi’s Mayfair foodie temple, Hibiscus, is the latest high-end restaurant to cut its opening hours in order to give staff more time off and improve consistency. The chef/patron has cut Tuesday and Wednesday lunch services. Hibiscus is now open for lunch on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and for dinner from Tuesday to Saturday. Last […]
Scottish chef Tom Kitchin has followed in the footsteps of a number of fellow high-end restaurateurs by cutting staff hours to improve employees’ quality of life. His Edinburgh restaurants the The Kitchin (pictured) and The Castle Terrace are to close for a week every three months to give staff time off, thereby retaining talent for […]
Tyddyn Llan, Llandrillo 24-27 December Packages from: £395 pp Christmas Eve: Afternoon tea will be served on arrival from 3 pm for you to recover from your journey followed by a five course, French-themed dinner. Christmas Day: Start the special day with a light continental breakfast in the dining room. A four-course lunch of traditional British fare will […]
