Test Drive

• Test Driving The Dreamery by Goodbye Horses, a spectacular looking ice-cream/wine bar in Islington

  

  Goodbye Horses has opened a combo wine and ice cream bar just across the road, and it looks spectacular. We went down to have a scoop of ice cream and behold The Dreamery.  

• Test Driving William IV - a perfect example of a good pub dining room

  

  We should all be so lucky to have a pub Dining Room like the William IV in our neighbourhood.

• Test Driving Delamina Townhouse - a cornucopia of good things in Covent Garden

  

  Tourists and theatregoers in Covent Garden now have a really good restaurant on their doorstep to try, with the latest restaurant from the Delamina Group.

• Test Driving Amélie - an easy-to-like offering of luxe Provencal cooking in Belgravia

  

  There's been quite a shake up over at the Pantechnicon building in Belgravia with the newest arrival being the French restaurant Amélie. We went to check it out.

• Test Driving AngloThai - a perfect pop-up-to-permanent transformation

   

  After years working as a pop-up AngloThai, which blends British and Thai cuisines and produce, finally has a proper home in Marylebone. We went to check it out.  

• Test Driving The Georgian - Harrods puts on the glitz with classic British food

  

  It's all change at Harrods where their classic Grade II listed restaurant The Georgian has been given a suitably glamorous new look with the arrival of chef Calum Franklin.

• Test Driving Long Chim - chef David Thompson returns to London with a casual Thai restaurant

  

  David Thompson, once best known for Nahm restaurant, is back in London with a more casual take on Thai food. We wend down to try out Long Chim.  

• Test Driving Fantômas - Chelsea gets a sexy new restaurant where the food's as stylish as the surroundings

  

  Fantômas sees the power restaurant duo George Bukhov-Weinstein and Ilya Demichev teaming up with chef Chris Denney in Chelsea. We wandered down the King's Road to check it out

• Test Driving The Yellow Bittern, where they do things a little differently

  

  The Yellow Bittern harks back to an old-school way of dining. We went down to King's Cross to see how that works in practice. 

• Test Driving The Savoy Grill - still a classic after 135 years

  

  Gordon Ramsay has been in charge of the Savoy Grill for 21 of its 135 years in action. We wend down for a re-visit to see how the Grill holds up today.  

• Test Driving Godet - a wine bar/pub that could be the future of London's boozers

  

  Islington now has a second boozer turned wine pub to check out. We went to see what Godet on Essex Road has to offer.

• Test Driving The Grill at The Hero - is this the best looking pub dining room in London?

  

  Everyone loved the pub downstairs at The Hero, but what's the new grill restaurant upstairs like? We went to find out.

• Test Driving Sael - Jason Atherton revitalises St James's Market

  

  During a very prolific time for the chef, Jason Atherton's new St James restaurant Sael is looking to add a bit of glamour to St James's Market. We went down to see how his first brand new restaurant of 2024 was shaping up. 

• Test driving Greyhound Inn, a Suffolk pub with a menu which reads like a dream

  

  Deep in the heart of Suffolk, you'll find this country pub with a truly excellent and inventive menu. We went to try out the Greyhound Inn.  

• Test Driving The Unruly Pig - the UK's No 1 gastropub

  

  The Unruly Pig in Suffolk is currently the UK's No 1 gastropub (for the second time). We took a trip out of town to find out why it topped the list and see whether it's worth a trip for Londoners.