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Jay Rayner in The Observer wants to love the newly refurbished Simpsons in the Strand, but the booze prices (“a maniacal laugh in the face of sanity”), “calamitous” Beef Wellington, and lack their infamous breakfast rather spoils his fun… “I want to love Simpson’s in the Strand. I want to adore it, in the way I once […]
Following a series of successful pop-up supper clubs, chefs Gerald Mirey and Ko Ito will open their first permanent restaurant Bistro Mirey in Fulham on Friday 12 January. For the past year, Mirey and Ito have collaborated on fusion dining experiences underpinned by classic French cuisine with Japanese flair at venues across London like Islington’s Cuckoo N1 and more […]
Beavertown brewery announced this week that it has closed its Texan BBQ joint, Duke’s Brew & Que, after five years. The hip, and often crowded Haggerston spot was where the brewery founders concocted the first batches of Gamma Ray, Neck Oil, Smog Rocket, 8 Ball and Black Betty, brewing up these now well-known beers in the […]
Granary Square Brasserie, a new restaurant brand from the team behind The Ivy Collection, opens today (Wednesday 6 December). Located in the heart of King’s Cross, on the former site of Bruno Loubet’s Grain Store (RIP), the restaurant sits on Granary Square with an al-fresco terrace overlooking Regent’s Canal. The 250-cover restaurant, open seven days […]
Pied à Terre W1 £75 pp If you’re planning a special Christmas dinner outing, then you can’t go far wrong with David Moore’s enduring foodie temple in Fitzrovia. With its awesome wine list and discreet service, it’s just the place for a relaxed festive meal. This year their three course set menu features a Partridge main […]
After his return to London in October with the launch of Aulis – an eight-seater, £250 pp chef’s table in a secret Soho location – Simon Rogan has announced that his 2011-3013 pop-up Roganic will reappear as a permanent fixture in Marylebone next year. Roganic takes up residence in Blandford Street on the former site of L’Autre […]
Authentic Cantonese/dim sum chain Duddell’s (with 10 sites across Hong Kong) opened its first UK branch, in St Thomas Church in London Bridge, this week. It is the first time the celebrated restaurant has opened outside of HK, where the original was founded in 2013. Set in the historic St Thomas Church, Duddell’s London showcases authentic Cantonese […]
Giles Coren in the Times revisits Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (the original on Royal Hospital Road) and finds the three Michelin star level service to be just a bit much… “Smartly redone a couple of years ago in the art deco style, it must look great when empty, but it was so rammed with waiters that I […]
Restaurateur Linda Lee (Koba, On The Bab) is opening a new Korean venture on a two-floor Soho site; with dine-in, takeaway and retail sections, it will be based on the table-and-market concept found in Seoul, South Korea. Mee Market will open in Archer Street on Monday 4 December. After running several restaurants in Seoul, Linda Lee moved to […]
