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Burger aficionados MeatLiquor has bought a pub in Forest Hill. The company will relaunch the Dartmouth Arms on July 1, marking somewhat of a homecoming for the brand, which started life as a pop-up above a pub in New Cross in 2011. As fans will remember, the pop-up quickly became a residency, which was then […]
The group behind Martello Hall in East London and Canova Hall in Brixton have arrived in Crouch End. Allora Hall will open in a pub formerly known as MonkeyNuts, and joins its sister sites in the co-working by day, eating and drinking by night arena, Hot Dinners first reported. The space provides room for modern […]
The acclaimed chef Dani Garcia is gearing up to launch his first restaurant in the UK. It comes as part of the anticipated arrival of the Mondrian Shoreditch London – after Accor bought the ill-fated Curtain – and with it, Garcia’s BIBO, described as “a lively, urban space for casual lunches and spirited dinners”. Located […]
Lee Johnson and Sinead Campbell, winners of BBC Two’s My Million Pound Menu, will open a restaurant in London. The pair found intrigue and hope after proposing their Filipino street-food concept, Bong Bong’s Manila Kanteen, to judges on the Beeb’s show. It will now open at Kerb’s indoor food market at Seven Dials in Covent Garden […]
Carluccio’s latest strategy to mine value from its brand is a partnership with Sainsbury’s. The once charming chain of Italian restaurants was in May 2020 saved from total collapse by Boparan Restaurant Group, which – with the supermarket – will test out three new in-store concepts under the Carluccio’s brand. The first format will be […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 9 May 2021. ***** The UK’s hospitality industry is finally open to outside dining at the least, with indoor dining starting from 17 May (24 May in Northern Ireland). If you make a reservation, please honour it, […]
On the Marylebone site on Seymour Place that was formally Bernardi’s, this new Italian bar with dining room will open in early June. It is an evolution under the continued ownership of restaurateurs Marcello and Gabriel Bernardi and Barry Hirst. The trio first found success together at the Cubitt House group of posh pubs and […]
Brace yourselves Covent Garden! Big Mamma is set to open a vast new ‘maximalist’ Italian on June 25. Big Mamma is known for its outlandish, extravagant, indulgent style, and this will be no exception. Following on from the Instagram-popular Gloria and Circolo, which are both adorned fancifully with ornate decoration, Ave Mario will take the […]
Brixton’s Only Fools and Horses-style sea container restaurant which launched only weeks before lockdown will return on May 17 with a new supper club menu. Only Food and Courses, which serves weekly tasting menus inspired by the pop culture and culinary trends of the ’80s and ’90s, was founded by head chef Robbie Lorraine, formerly […]
The once celebrated Peruvian restaurant Andina which closed in 2019 has confirmed it will re-launch in its new Spitalfields home on Wednesday 19th May. It has been a long time coming. Bookings are now open for lunch and dinner, seven days a week, with an ‘all-in’ weekend brunch menu and tables reserved for walk ins. […]
