Here’s our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 16 January 2022. ***** The Sunday Times When Marina O’Loughlin paid a visit to Toklas, she initially felt like it was “the café attached to an out-of-town retail park” but when she left, she was […]
Happy New Year! Here’s our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 2 January 2022 – as expected, the food pages are full of Veganuary and Dry January once again, but there are a few real reviews, too. ***** Congratulations to the industry folk […]
Here’s our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 12 December 2021. ***** The Evening Standard Jimi Famurewa made his “first, long-overdue trip to Rules in Covent Garden” to enjoy the “glittering, timewarp atmosphere that would serve as the perfect way to tie a […]
Here’s our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 5 December 2021. The Scotsman wins the prize for the first ‘review of 2021’ article. ***** The Evening Standard For one of his last – but definitely not least favourite – meals of the year, […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 29 November 2021. ***** The Evening Standard A busy week at Evening Standard HQ, with seven noteworthy articles to review! Jimi Famurewa reviewed The Plimsoll, the new home of Four Legs chefs Ed McIllroy and […]
Here’s our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 15 November 2021. Now we are nearing the end of the year, who’s going to be the first critic to publish their “best meals of 2021”? ***** The Sunday Times Is fine-dining dead? Marina O’Loughlin […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 10 October 2021. ***** The Evening Standard Jimi Famurewa did us all a favour and reviewed Salt Bae’s London newcomer, saving his readers the trouble and hundreds of pounds in the process. He was even […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 3 October 2021. Review of the Reviews is just a short summary this week, while your Harden’s editorial team are hard at work on London Restaurants 2022 – off to print soon, and in the […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 5 September 2021 (with links to last week’s reviews when your ROTR editor was on holiday!) ***** The Observer Jay Rayner reviewed Mangal 2, the Dalston Turkish restaurant now run by the sons of the […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 22 August 2021. ***** The Observer “I do not hesitate to say that what’s being served here is some of the very best sushi in the UK today.” Jay Rayner secured himself a sought-after spot at the […]
