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Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 24th August 2025 The Guardian Bellota, Bury St Edmunds Grace Dent hailed a 20-seat counter venue “tucked away in a quaint West Suffolk market town” and serving a set menu from two “relatively unknown chefs”, married couple Ruben Aquilar Bel and […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week to 17th August 2025 London Standard Paulie’s, Shoreditch David Ellis popped in to one of the plethora of New York-style pizzerias that have sprung up around London in recent times – this one from Ryan O’Flynn (“Canadian, shush”), who also owns nearby Detroit […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week to 11th August 2025 London Standard Noisy Oyster, Shoreditch David Ellis had a rotten time at a place that bills itself as a ‘seafood bistro of the future’ but was so bad that he asked himself: “Is this what restaurants are now? […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week to 3rd August 2025 London Standard Lil’ Nashville, Chiswick David Ellis whooped, hollered and kicked up his heels at a ‘country bar and kitchen’ in west London that is “better considered a kind of theme park ride”, offering line-dancing accompanied by Southern-style […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 27th July 2025 London Standard Lupa, Highbury David Ellis visited a new Roman restaurant co-founded by Ed Templeton of Carousel and Theo James, “the irrepressibly handsome White Lotus star” whose involvement has generated generous helpings of hype. Tut tut, warned […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 20th July 2025 London Standard Canal, Westbourne Park David Ellis was pretty impressed by the latest opening from Dominic Hamdy, the “savvy operator” behind three Crispins and Bistro Freddie, which serves what “might be called London Mediterranean” – plus an “incongruous burger” […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 29th June 2025 London Standard Belly, Kentish Town David Ellis ate at a new Filipino bistro from Omar Shah, a multi-site operator who he said is to Kentish Town what Chris D’Sylva is to Notting Hill, Samyukta Nair to Mayfair […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 22nd June 2025 London Standard Lai Rai, Peckham David Ellis enjoyed himself at a new venture from a quintet of Vietnamese siblings – a daytime café that morphs by night into a canteen full of cool kids on dates. With […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 15th June 2025 London Standard Marvee’s Food Shop, Notting Hill David Ellis made himself comfortable at south London chef Dom Taylor’s Caribbean restaurant in Ladbroke Grove, named after his mother Marveline and a follow-up to his successful pop-up The […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant reviewers were writing about in the week up to 8th June 2025 London Standard Eel Sushi, Notting Hill David Ellis raved over a tiny no-booking bar with a dozen seats which serves “London’s best sushi”, the latest opening in the nascent Notting Hill empire from Chris D’Sylva, across the […]
