Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 29 November 2020. Restaurants and bars in England are closed between 5 November and 2 December for a second lockdown, after which a strict tier system is controlling whether or not pubs and restaurants can open. Please […]

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Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 22 November 2020. Restaurants and bars in England are closed between 5 November and 2 December for a second lockdown; parts of Scotland are in the highest level of the country’s five-tier system of restrictions, and the […]

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Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 15 November 2020. Restaurants and bars in England are closed between 5 November and 2 December for a second lockdown; parts of Scotland are also on similar lockdown, and the ‘firebreak’ lockdown in Wales ended on 9 […]

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Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 8 November 2020. Restaurants and bars in England are closed between 5 November and 2 December for a second lockdown; parts of Scotland are also on similar lockdown, and the ‘firebreak’ lockdown in Wales ends on 9 […]

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Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 1 November 2020. Restaurants and bars in England must close between 5 November and 2 December for a second lockdown, it was announced on Saturday night. Wales and parts of Scotland are also on similar lockdowns. Please […]

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Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 13 September 2020. Restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes in England are still re-opening after lockdown, and we are seeing an impressive number of new restaurants starting up. The government’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme successfully boosted […]

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Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 13 September 2020. Check with your local and favourite restaurants before heading there; many are still operating strict timings due to reduced cover numbers and social distancing requirement, with reduced menus and booking systems (even if they […]

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Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 6 September 2020. Restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes in England are still re-opening at their own pace, and we are seeing an impressive number of new restaurants starting up. The government’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme […]

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