The Hawksmoor group has suffered its first public reverse with the announcement that the Stoke Newington branch of its Foxlow spinoff will close for business on January 14. The closure comes just weeks before the main Hawksmoor brand is scheduled to open its eighth branch in the prestigious location of Borough Market in Southwark. Founders Huw Gott and […]
It’s been wowing our annual survey reporters for over a decade, but this Saturday (25 April) Dorchester’s Sienna will have its last service. The “snug” restaurant (with just 20 covers) has always been “head and shoulders above the competition” and has long been considered one of the best small dining rooms in the country. Russell […]
The Warehouse restaurant in Southport, which was always a standout in that part of the world, is to close after 20 years. Owned by Liverpool’s favourite son, footballer Steven Gerrard and entrepreneur Paul Adams, the brasserie is expected to shut on 6 April, according to the Southport Visitor. Although always considered “stylish” with a “lively atmosphere” […]
Margot’s Bistro in Padstow, Cornwall – which, according to our reporters, “deserves to be famous just as much as Rick Stein’s restaurants” – has announced that it is to close after 19 years. It may be “tiny” (19 covers), but the bistro “turns out consistently superb food” that’s “always a delight”. In an announcement on […]