Here’s our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 24 July 2022. ***** The Guardian “Life is odd right now, but it throws up real surprises.” Grace Dent visited Brighton’s old-but-new Shelter Hall, housed in a “rather beautiful seafront building, built in 1888”, which […]
Our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 10 July 2022. ***** The Guardian “Genuinely intriguing and appetising dishes.” Grace Dent was in Soho (which is “especially staggy and henny these days”) to review Firebird, “an elegant new restaurant opened by Madina Kazhimova and Anna […]
Here’s our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 24 April 2022. ***** The Sunday Times “Cynical harridan that I am, it has been a long, long time since I’ve considered a restaurant as an arena for romance. I’m afraid today’s restaurant makes this […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 10 April 2022. ***** The Evening Standard Back after a break, Jimi Famurewa reviewed Nuno Mendes’ newly opened (and “intensely personal”) Lisboeta, which “felt like a gently uncompromising, glorious odyssey into an untrammelled new world […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 27 March 2022. ***** The Observer “Let me introduce you to Queens Wine Bar and Bistro in Liverpool which, in dark days, can show you a very nice time indeed.” On the train to Liverpool, […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 13 March 2022. ***** The Evening Standard Jimi Famurewa didn’t hold out much hope for his review of Boiler & Co, “a new all-day bar and kitchen from Anguilla-born chef Kerth Gumbs, set in the […]
Here’s our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 9 January 2022. ***** The Observer “Every dish, every snack and small plate, every bowl of pasta, side and sharing platter, arrives with a tap dance and a huge ta-da!” Rebuked (gently) for his overuse […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 20 December 2021 – the penultimate ROTR of the year! ***** The Sunday Times “Who in their right minds would open a restaurant at a time like this?” Marina O’Loughlin asked the question on all […]
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 a quick summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about over the past few weeks; apologies for our absence, the editorial team are busy working on Harden’s UK Restaurants 2022. ***** The Evening Standard Jimi Famurewa visited the new Dalston home of Supa Ya Ramen. “Though it may put […]
