Test Drive

• Test Driving The Wolseley City - the famous grand cafe gets a doppelganger

  

  The Wolseley Hospitality Group has finally unveiled their much-anticipated City sibling to The Wolseley. We went to see if it can live up to the original.

• Test Driving Ugly Butterfly - Adam Handling's Cornish getaway

   

  Adam Handling's Cornish restaurant is in an enviable location, looking out to sea at Carbis Bay. We went down to put the tasting menu through its paces. 

• Test Driving Kolae - the Som Saa team have a winning follow-up in Borough Market

   

  The second restaurant from the Som Saa team, Kolae, has opened at Borough Market, where the team specialises in Southern Thai cuisine. We went down to check it out.

• Test Driving Saltine - the Fink's team's grown-up restaurant for Highbury

  

  The Fink's team have opened a neighbourhood restaurant in the heart of foodie Highbury. We went to check out this tardis-like space.

• Test Driving The Devonshire - the perfect pub and grill for Soho

   

  A new pub has arrived in Soho with a dream team attached and a very impressive grill restaurant upstairs. We take a proper look around The Devonshire.  

• Test Driving Brooklands at The Peninsula London - a hot new rooftop spot for Londoners

  

  With jaw-dropping views over London and interiors to match the rooftop restaurant at bar at The Peninsula London need to be seen in person. 

• Test Driving Bistro Freddie - a classic bistro for Shoreditch with a modern touch

  

  Tucked down a side street between Old Street and Shoreditch, this lovely spot is serving up modern takes on bistro classics. 

• Test Driving Il Gattopardo - a Mayfair Italian that delivers on food and vibes

  

  Does Mayfair need another glitzy Italian restaurant. Il Gattopardo would suggest it does, particularly one where both the food and vibes are given equal weight.

• Test Driving Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at The OWO - our first taste of London's newest luxury hotel

  

  His restaurant in the south of France topped the World's 50 Best list and won three Michelin stars. Now chef Mauro Cologreco has opened three restaurants at once in London. We went to try the fine dining one. 

• Test Driving Bébé Bob - Bob Bob Ricard goes all-in on chicken in Soho

  

  Bébé Bob is the offspring of Bob Bob Ricard which mixes rotisserie chicken and caviar with a bit of that Bob Bob magic. We went down to see how this mini Bob has turned out.  

• Test Driving Manzi's - the huge seafood restaurant in Soho, complete with mermaids

  

  From the group behind The Wolseley and Brasserie Zedel, Manzi's is a huge seafood restaurant in Soho with occasionally bonkers touches. We went in to try it out. 

• Test Driving Chishuru - Adejoké Bakare's West African restaurant shines in Fitzrovia

   

  Adejoké Bakare's Chishuru has made the move from Brixton to Fitzrovia. We head down to see what the West African restaurant is cooking up in its bigger, central London home.

• Test of time - we return to Angela Hartnett's Murano to check out its new look, menu and head chef

  

  To celebrate its 15th birthday Angela Hartnett's Murano has had a makeover and brought in a new head chef. We went to check it out.

• Test Driving Brunswick House - a restaurant where the food and vibe are pitch perfect

  

  Jackson Boxer's Vauxhall restaurant not only looks like a beautiful film set, but the food is Oscar-worthy too. 

• Test Driving Forza Wine - an instant smash hit overlooking the Thames

  

  Forza Wine have made an impressive jump from Peckham to the South Bank. We head out to their terrace to see how they've settled into the National Theatre.