Restaurant Reviews

The people behind Pidgin have come into Mayfair for their next restaurant and there's a big change too. While seasonal small plates remain the thing, everything comes to you on either trolleys or trays for you to pick and choose.

After wowing Londoners with his Catalan food at Encant, Victor Garvey has teamed up with his dad to open another restaurant on Maiden Lane. This time, it’ll be a laid back wine and cheese bar, with tapas and plenty more to enjoy.

Having run supperclubs and residencies across London (as well as a long term spot in Islington) Smoke + Salt have settled down in Brixton. Expect various methods of smoking, curing and preserving to appear throughout the menu.

There's a new in Lambeth attached to the freshly reopened Garden Museum, and it's some interesting chefs at the helm, who'll be dishing up a daily changing menu.

This restaurant is from Ollie Dabbous, in the hotel The Henrietta from the people behind the Experimental Cocktail Club. Expect a menu with lots of Dabbous flourishes as well as some ace cocktails.

The original Zheng in Oxford has been a big hit, and now they've opened a second restaurant in Chelsea. Expect pan-Asian cuisine with a particular focus on Malaysian cooking.

She's had lots of success with her pop-ups and residencies and now Asma Khan is launching a permanent Darjeeling Express restaurant in Kingly Court.

This is from the same people behind Barrafina and they are on a mission to do the same for Mexican food as they did for Spanish. Expect a big focus around tacos, particularly on the signature Al Pastor.

The man behind Casa Cruz in Notting Hill, Juan Santa Cruz, has come into Mayfair with this small plates affair that's VERY glam.

Phil Howard brought in two Michelin Stars to The Square before he moved on. This is the next restaurant where he's in the kitchen, with a slightly more laid-back feel.

Keen to break the traditional British restaurant mould, Lupins aims to serve up all the usual hearty British ingredients but with a global twist - think sumac on your lamb, roast pigeon with chipotle or spiced beef short rib.

Bao has been one of the big success stories in London. Now the team behind it have opened their third restaurant, an upmarket Taiwanese restaurant in Soho.

A Wong has been completely redesigned and aims to bring authentic Chinese cooking to Victoria.

After 25 years working for Gordon Ramsay and Angela Hartnett, chef Emma Duggan is going solo with this restaurant on Stroud Green Road, just north of Finsbury Park station.

The people behind Gunpowder opened a second spot in Spitalfields. This one is dedicated to Himalayan cooking.

Marcus Samuelsson's New York restaurant is hugely popular, and it's arrived at the Curtain Hotel in Shoreditch. The legendary yardbird fried chicken and Helga's meatballs are making it over here too.

One of the most Loved restaurants in Notting Hill, this is an old school Italian.

The people behind the very successful Primeur have opened a second restaurant. British flavours and Devonshire seafood will be at the heart of this retreat just around the corner from Holloway Road.

After gaining a reputation for cooking Italian, Jacob Kenedy returns to his US roots with a stonking cajun and creole menu at his Lousiana-themed Plaquemine Lock on Regent’s Canal.

A husband-and-wife duo who met in the kitchens of St. John are bringing their extremely ample experience to this restaurant in Lewisham. There'll be a changing menu, brunch and more...

Monty's Deli has been a fixture of Maltby Street market for a while and now they've opening a permanent spot in Hoxton. Expect their own pastrami, salt beef, bagels and more.

This sees the steak and cocktails masters at Hawksmoor head south of the river for their latest. Expect a huge big-windowed building filled with all your favourites.

This is an Italian trattoria with a terrace and wine room on Almeida Street, bringing with it lots of traditional south Italian dishes, as well as more laid back meals like pizzas, charcuterie and cheeses. It comes from Francesco Mazzei, best known for Sartoria and L'Anima.

Perilla started life as a supperclub, moved into a pop-up and residency and from there has progressed to a full-blown restaurant. But what makes this stand out from the crowd are the people involved, chefs with a very impressive background indeed.

Brunch spot by day and brasserie by night, Andi’s (by Great British Menu chef Andi Oliver) will offer the full spectrum of wholesome, on-trend ingredients, including avocado mash in your energy bowl, making it a perfect fit for Stoke Newington’s Church St.

Dan Wilson and Andrew Leitch are making the leap from a shipping container in London Fields to a new spot in Newington Green, taking with them their much-praised food, natural wine and of course, loads of speciality coffee.

He may have shut up shop at Hibiscus, but Claude Bosi is now at the classic Bibendum building. There he's in charge of both the downstairs seafood restaurant and the fine dining upstairs.

He's been a mainstay of Padstow for many a year but this sees Rick Stein heading to Barnes for his London restaurant.

Blacklock, famed for their chops, are in the City for their second restaurant. Expect an extended menu with new cuts, starters, and their all-important cocktails in a 100-cover restaurant with reservations available too.

The Stafford Hotel is getting a huge refurb and when it re-opens the restaurant will have James Durrant at the helm. Expect a lot of game on the menu which is an ultra-British affair.