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The Wolseley W1 “Always bustling” and “a real occasion” – Corbin & King’s “large, continental and sophisticated”Grand Café near The Ritz is “a marvellous, metropolitan meeting point” not least for the capital’s movers ’n’ shakers (it’s “great for subtle star-spotting!”) for whom the “courteous and very professional service” helps make it the town’s No. 1 […]
Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Great Milton “I couldn’t take any risks for my wife’s 50th birthday weekend… so I placed my trust in Raymond’s impeccable hotel and restaurant… result: perfection!” M Blanc’s “magnificent”converted Elizabethan manor boasts a “dream location” in a picture-book village south of Oxford and, “if you want to spoil someone with […]
Galvin Bros’ Baker Street stalwart, Galvin Bistrot de Luxe – the restaurant that our reporters say “never lets you down” – will unfortunately close this weekend on 10 February. It was the brothers’ first venture when it opened 12 years ago. Galvin Bistrot de Luxe is known for its “sophisticated and well-presented” bistro cuisine and “bustling, business-like […]
In anticipation of Valentine’s Day next week we’ve got the definitive list of London’s Top 10 most romantic restaurants and the Top 10 restaurants for romance outside the capital too, as voted for by you in our annual survey. To ensure your date has extra sparkle this 14 February, we’ve teamed up with the International […]
Clos Maggiore WC2 “You feel that love is in the air!” at this “very special” destination (yet again the survey’s No. 1 choice for a romantic occasion), especially in “the inner sanctum” – “the lovely glass-roofed courtyard at the back, hung with blossom, a roof that opens in fine weather, and with an open fire […]
This half term handsome Victorian coaching inn The Rosendale in Dulwich and “buzzy” Battersea boozer The Bolingbroke are offering 50% off food. Head to The Rosendale for quality gastropub cooking at half the price from 12-16 February and 19-23 February. Or enjoy The Bolingbroke’s “good mix of upmarket pub grub and staples such as burgers” for half […]
This weekend (10 February) D&D’s French restaurant in the heart of Marylebone will mark its 21st anniversary by re-opening with a new look and a new menu from chef-patron Igor Tymchyshyn. Orrery has always made “stylish”use of a slightly “odd” space, and its roof terrace is a favourite among our reporters when the warm weather arrives. The furniture, […]
The Coal Shed London is set to welcome a line-up of celebrated chefs to its open kitchen at One Tower Bridge with a series of collaborative dinners held monthly throughout 2018. Each chef will produce an exclusive five-course menu for one service only, collaborating with The Coal Shed London’s exec head chef Dave Mothersill, head chef […]
Marina O’Laughlin in The Sunday Times is baffled by the existence of Beach Blanket Babylon in Notting Hill (as are we all). The venture, with sites in W11 and Shoreditch, has never scored above a 1/5 for food in our survey and has long since been dropped from the pages of the guide… “Today, the […]
M Restaurant and Bookatable by Michelin in association with Champagne Pommery have announced the second Young Chef of the Year competition. The contest will see talent from across the UK competing for the title and a chance to host their own five day pop-up at M RAW in Victoria Street. Aspiring young chefs under the […]
