Test Drive

• Test Driving Great British Menu finalist Ruth Hansom's at home menu

  

  Great British Menu finalist Ruth Hansom has put together an at home menu showcasing her skills. We put it to the test. 

• Test Driving Bermondsey Larder's Classics at home meal kit

  

  Robin Gill's Bermondsey restaurant has a delivery offering that's both inventive and great value for money.

• Test Driving Yuu Kitchen from Restaurant Box - chicken baos, rolls & more...

  

  South Asian restaurant Yuu Kitchen has joined up with Restaurant Box their new meal kits - we try out their Chicken Chicken Box for plenty of bao and Vietnamese roll action.  

• Test Driving Shuk with Restaurant Box - delivering a weekend feast

  

  Taking an Israeli-inspired approach to their food, we try the Weekend Box from Shuk and Restaurant Box, designed to keep you well-fed for a few days. 

• Test Driving the Ceru meal kit - this Levantine meal comes in a very fancy package

  

  Ceru is sending out a number of DIY meal kits with a Levantine influence and a lot of flair in the packaging. We gave one of the boxes a try. 

• Test Driving the Petersham Nurseries' Cafe Dine-At-Home box

  

  As you might imagine, the at home offering from Petersham Nurseries is every bit as tasteful as you'd expect - they'll even include candles and plants in your delivery. We put it to the test. 

• Test Driving Hot Stone At Home - omakase to your door

  

  Promising a modern omakase experience, we took Hot Stone's new At Home delivery menu for a Test Drive.

• Test Driving Charlie's Weekend Feast Box from Brown's Hotel

  

  Promising a taste of their Mayfair restaurant at home, we take a look at British restaurant Charlie's at Brown's and their Weekend Feast Box.

• Test Driving the Flesh & Buns bao kit at home

  

  Been missing Flesh & Buns signature baos? Well an easy new home kit helps you make them in your own kitchen.

• Test Driving Indulge - fine dining at home without the fuss

  

  With restaurants on lockdown, the city's chefs have turned to new ways to stay creative and make money. We take this fine dining meal kit service for a test.

• Test Driving Bisushima at home - super sushi delivered

  

  This new rooftop sushi space may currently be shuttered during lockdown, but it's still sending out amazing sushi across London. 

• Test Driving Bubie - the new delivery-only restaurant from Bubala

  

  Popular veg-led Middle Eastern restaurant Bubala has launched this delivery only restaurant - we ordered it to try at home.

• Test Driving Nobu Portman Square - the high-end Japanese restaurant already feels at home in Marylebone

   

  The new Nobu Hotel and restaurant in Marylebone's Portman Square replaces one of London's biggest celeb haunts - Nobu Berkeley Street. We head along to see how they're doing in their chic new digs. 

• Test Driving The Nook - an Islington neighbourhood restaurant par excellence

   

  The Nook in Islington launched quietly in the pandemic - and turns out to be an absolute neighbourhood gem.

• Test Driving Darjeeling Express - Asma Khan moves onward and upward to Covent Garden

  

  Asma Khan's restaurant finally gets to open the doors of its much larger new space - we went along to try one of their tasting menus.