JKS Restaurants is to open a large and ambitious new Indian restaurant – their first in five years – in Mayfair this September. Ambassadors Clubhouse is taking over the Heddon Street premises occupied by Moroccan restaurant Momo until 2020, and will feature a ‘maximalist central bar with a gold dome’ in the main dining room. The 140-cover […]
Our weekly round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about up to 18 February 2024 ***** The Evening Standard Hainan House, Islington Jimi Famurewa was impressed by this “enormously likeable passion project” from “rookie restaurateur Sunny Wu”, who “seeks to illuminate the gastronomic tendencies of Hainan province for no other reason than the […]
The annual Michelin awards on Monday night sprinkled stars liberally over some – led by the Brett Graham, whose Ledbury achieved a coveted third star in its 19th year – while disappointing others: most pointedy the tyre men’s host for the evening, Manchester’s Midland Hotel, which lost its star back in 1975 and has never regained it. […]
Kachori, a smart new Indian restaurant, opened this week at the Elephant Park development scheme in southeast London, with a kitchen run by highly rated Brinder Narula, a former head chef at Gymkhana and Benares. Named after the savoury or sweet-stuffed deep-fried batter balls sold as snacks in India, Kachori describes itself as a modern […]
Rohit Ghai, the most prominent of the Indian chefs to have established themselves in London in the past decade, marks his return to Mayfair this autumn with the launch of a new restaurant, Manthan, on the Maddox Street site vacated by Dhruv Mittal’s well-received Lucknow 49 when it closed down in August last year. It […]
Legendary Indian restaurant Gymkhana has announced a reopening date: February 18. The relaunch comes nine months after a fire closed the restaurant, much to the dismay of its many fans. Gymkhana will offer the same menu that has earned it accolades since 2014, though with new additions, and has been given a complete refurbishment. Reservation […]
February 2020 will see the acclaimed and near-legendary Indian restaurant Gymkhana reopen its doors following a period of closure for refurbishment. Late last year the site was stricken by a devastating fire, so its relaunch will be welcome indeed. Inspired by the elite clubs of India where members of high society once socialised, are and […]
Barely a couple of months after Brigadiers opened at Bloomberg Arcade, the JKS Restaurants team is back with another concept. This time, it’s Berenjak, a classic take on an Iranian kebab house – more specifically, the hole-in-wall establishments of busy, bustling cities such as Tehran. The group’s Karam, Jyo and Sunaina Sethi are working with founder […]
Chef Rohit Ghai has announced his latest project – Kutir, an Indian restaurant just off Chelsea’s Sloane Square. Ghai, who launched the esteemed Gymkhana and also saw success at Jamavar – which won the Top Newcomer award at last years Hardens London Restaurant awards, will open Kutir in November. The chef has teamed up with Abhi Sangwan for […]
JKS Restaurants is opening a vast new Indian barbecue destination and drinking tavern in the flash Bloomberg Arcade on June 6. Brigadiers will be a labyrinthine-like restaurant, divided into separate rooms and sections; all will serve bar snacks and small plates the group is known for at its other ventures, such as the popular Gymkhana, […]
