Burnley FC may have been relegated from football’s Premier League this month, but the Lancashire mill town will soon have a premier league restaurant if a new “fine dining” venue lives up to its promise. Burnley Council has given a green light to plans to convert a disused Georgian pub, The Waterloo, into a 30-cover […]
Korean-American celebrity chef Akira Back is to make his European debut with a restaurant at the new Mandarin Oriental Mayfair hotel, which is scheduled to open in Hanover Square next winter. The chef made his name at the Yellowtail Japanese Restaurant & Lounge in Las Vegas, where his signature dish is tuna pizza, and also […]
A new motoring-themed restaurant opens in North Yorkshire today, with classic cars parked between the tables. The Arnage, named after a famous corner at the Le Mans racetrack, is part of The Motorist showroom and events space at Sherburn in Elmet, near Selby. The Motorist was founded by Simon Spinks, a fifth-generation bed and mattress […]
Highly rated chef Alex Dilling is set to open a first restaurant under his own name in London’s historic Café Royal this summer. The first-floor restaurant just off Piccadilly Circus is intimate, with just 34 covers, but grand in ambition. Making his announcement on Instagram, Alex said: “It is with great excitement and emotion I […]
Dishoom, the retro Bombay-themed all-day cafe group, has announced plans for an enormous new branch in the Wood Wharf development at Canary Wharf, expected to open by the end of the year. The 8,800 sq ft venue will seat 355 diners over two floors and a terrace, giving it an even bigger capacity than the […]
Veteran Australian chef David Thompson has announced his return to the London dining scene, 10 years after the closure of Nahm, the ground-breaking high-quality Thai restaurant he operated from the chic Halkin hotel in Belgravia for a decade. A branch of Long Chim, the casual Thai restaurant he opened first in Perth in 2015, is […]
A new high-end Chinese restaurant is set to open near St James’s Park this month where no expense will be spared to offer the most luxurious ingredients. The Noble Palace, a stone’s throw from Buck House, will serve Peking duck with a choice of Beluga caviar, abalone, or black truffle pancake. Its menu will serve […]
Well-known Scottish chef Kevin Dalgleish is to open his first restaurant as proprietor later this month in his home city of Aberdeen – Amuse, in Queen’s Terrace. Kevin trained at The Savoy in London under the great Anton Edelman, and returned to northeast Scotland to head kitchens at Ackergill Tower then Aberdeen’s Chester Hotel. He […]
A new multi-level restaurant concept is scheduled to open this month at the edge of Cambridge’s ancient market, in the building occupied for almost 50 years by well-known Italian restaurant Don Pasquale. Market House will incorporate a restaurant, an all-day cafe, a wine bar, a food lab and flexible meetings rooms over five floors of […]
Roti King, the legendary Malaysian curryhouse near Euston station, has opened second site in the Battersea Power Station development overlooking the Thames. The new branch is under an arch of the Victoria station railway bridge, where its neighbours include the Battersea Brewery and a boutique cinema. This salubrious setting is in stark contrast to the […]
