Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 16th August 2026 The Guardian Kinz, Notting Hill Grace Dent was transported back to a 1980s Duran Duran video by a former Lloyds Bank now converted into a “cinematic” triple-height Lebanese restaurant that is a very different proposition from all […]

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The landmark Oxo Tower Restaurant on London’s South Bank has been acquired by the trio behind Fallow in St James’s, who say they plan to work with the current team before introducing changes next year. The move follows the sale this week of the Chelsea department store Harvey Nichols, which opened Oxo Tower Restaurant and […]

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Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 2nd August 2026 Financial Times Oudh 1722, Southwark Jay Rayner hailed the London debut of Birmingham-based chef Aktar Islam as “some of the best Indian food” in the capital, with dishes inspired by the royal court cuisine of Lucknow […]

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