Test Drive

• Test Driving Seabird's Sky-High brunch (and martini mountain)

   

  Rooftop restaurant Seabird has unveiled a new seafood-led brunch. We take a seat on their balcony, gaze across London and tuck in. 

• Test Driving The Twenty Two - a big dose of Mayfair glam (and excellent food)

  

  The Twenty Two sees ex-Picture chefs and a top front-of-house team looking to create a new scene in Mayfair. We went down to see how they're getting along. 

• Test Driving The Lanesborough Grill - modern British in a glamorous setting

  

  The arrival of chef Shay Cooper means that this splendid hotel dining room now has a menu that lives up to the opulent surroundings. 

• Test Driving Apricity - Chantelle Nicholson finds a home in Mayfair

  

  After Tredwells and All's Well, Chantelle Nicholson has opened a restaurant in Mayfair which brings together a veg-forward menu and a no-waste ethos to impressive levels. We went down for a look. 

• Test Driving Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay at The Savoy - a little gem of a hotel restaurant

  

  Gordon Ramsay's third restaurant at The Savoy has room for just 26 diners. Here's what it's like to eat there.

• Test Driving The Princess Royal - Notting Hill meets The Med

  

  Cubitt House, the people behind The Thomas Cubitt and many other London pubs, have unveiled The Princess Royal in Notting Hill with a menu by Ben Tish. We head west for a look... 

• Test Driving Acme Fire Cult - cooking with fire in Dalston

   

  Right next door to 40FT Brewery and Dusty Knuckle, Acme Fire Cult are grilling over fire. We head down to take a look.  

• Test Driving Noci - Islington gets a fresh pasta restaurant that's already a big hit

  

  Islington has a hot new pasta place that's already pulling the crowds in. We went to take a look. 

• Test Driving Lisboeta - Nuno Mendes returns to the kitchen with a Portuguese winner

  

  Nuno Mendes returns with a Fitzrovia restaurant that's a celebration of Portuguese cuisine. We head to Charlotte Street to try it out. 

• Test Driving Upstairs at The George - a Michelin-starred take on pub classics

  

  A dream pub team - JKS restaurants and chef James Knappett - shows a new food and wine-led future for London pubs in their revamp of this Fitzrovia boozer.

• Test Driving Goddard & Gibbs - bringing seafood to Shoreditch

  

  Goddard & Gibbs is a new seafood spot in Shoreditch and part of the brand new One Hundred Shoreditch hotel. We went down to take a look. 

• Test Driving Richoux - a revamp that's both great value and great looking

   

  The reopening of Richoux sees a 100-year old restaurant on Piccadilly get a big revival in new hands, plus one of London's best value menus to boot. We head down for a look.  

• Test Driving Lahpet West End - Burmese food comes to Covent Garden

  

  Popular Burmese restaurant Lahpet has already won fans in Shoreditch. Now the team behind it have opened an even bigger restaurant, in Covent Garden, to introduce Londoners to the myriad delights of Burmese food. 

• Test Driving Blacklock Covent Garden - new dishes and old favourites keep the formula fresh

  

  The new Blacklock in Covent Garden is the popular chop shop's biggest restaurant yet. We went down to check it out.

• Test Driving Toklas - Brutalist design meets an great, ever changing menu

   

  Toklas is part bakery part huge restaurant with an ever-changing European menu (and an amazing terrace to boot). We went to check it out.