Boutique luxury hotel Flemings Mayfair, which is currently undergoing a £14 million refurb’, has launched a new afternoon tea space The Drawing Room. This most British of dining institutions will be served in the newly decorated space daily between 12:30-5pm. From the traditional through to Chocolate Indulgence, or the hotel’s signature Ruinart Rosé Royal Afternoon Tea […]
This summer, S.Pellegrino will partner with Theo Randall (he of Mayfair’s Intercontinental hotel) and Phil Howard – chef at expense accounter restaurant of choice The Square – to bring an Italian fine dining pop-up to London. Live in Italian, Live from London will fuse Italian and British cuisine for a three course menu served across two separate evenings in […]
A new rooftop bar will open near Marble Arch this weekend, just in time for summer. Roofnic is a hidden oasis accessible via a (now not so) secret entrance between 533 and 535 Oxford Street. Open for after work drinks, sunny lunch breaks and picnics, as well as escaping the busy shops and crowds of […]
It seems that this summer outside is the place to be. Perhaps restaurants are taking a leaf out of the Ivy Chelsea Garden’s book (which opened in March to many oohs and aahs from not just the Sloane set but Marina O’Laughlin and Grace Dent too) as venue after venue launches its own verdant outdoor […]
Leading sommeliers from two of our survey’s most talked about restaurants have announced ‘An Unexpected Pairing’ – a duo of events designed to challenge preconceived ideas about what makes a great wine and a great sommelier. Sunaina Sethi, co-owner and wine buyer for Mayfair’s “sensationally subtle” Gymkhana, and Sandia Chang, co-owner and sommelier for Fitzrovia’s “phenomenal” Kitchen […]
The end of April also marks the end of native oyster season (until September anyway!), so with that in mind Harden’s has teamed up with one of London’s best bivalve bars, Bentley’s Bar & Grill. We’re offering one lucky reader and their guest the chance to win a meal for two at the Piccadilly restaurant, […]
Jay Rayner weighs in on the north/south restaurant divide question The Observer’s critic-in-chief heads to Manchester to try out the new Hawksmoor and stumbles across a veggie dining room, 1847, serving great food – well, apart from the desserts. Read our roundup of restaurant news in Manchester and enter our Hawksmoor Manchester competition. Meanwhile the […]
MasterChef’s Monica Galetti has left Le Gavroche after 12 years, potentially to open her own London restaurant. She decided to leave her job as senior sous chef at the Mayfair institution following an event in her family (not elaborated upon) which made her reevaluate her professional goals. Galetti is now in talks with a new business partner […]
On Tuesday, the world will raise a glass to St Patrick’s Day – a celebration of Ireland and its rich cultural history, but mostly a time to drink too much Guinness. For those who would rather not spend 17 March down the pub, Harden’s has got some great suggestions on where you can tuck into some […]
Yet another Italian restaurateur pitches up in Mayfair (hot on the heels of Antonio Mellino’s Quattro Passi and Giovanni “Johnny” Micaulis’s Assunta Madre). Andrea Reitano has opened a casual Italian dining spot, Caffe Rei, on Hay Hill later this year with dishes inspired by his ‘Nonna’ and ingredients flown in every day from the motherland. […]
