Test Drive

• Test Driving Seabird - What's that in the sky? London's hottest new restaurant.

  

  We head up to the 14th floor of the Hoxton Southwark and fall hopelessly in love with this high rise seafood spot where the decor is pure Miami but the vibe is all London.

• Test Driving Loyal Tavern - Tom Cenci comes down to earth

  We head over to Bermondsey to see how Tom Cenci's menu has transformed what used to be Village East into Loyal Tavern. 

• Test Driving Allegra - Stratford goes up in the world with this elegant new restaurant

  

  Taking over the seventh floor of The Straford, this high rise restaurant sees the former Head Chef of Chiltern Firehouse launch his solo vision in East London. 

• Test Driving Pick and Cheese - the world's first cheese conveyor belt restaurant

  

  You may have seen loads of videos of this new place by The Cheese Bar folk on your Insta feed, but how does it actually work? We went to find out.

• Test Driving Vardo - Caravan comes to Chelsea, setting up in an extremely impressive building

  

  The people behind Caravan launch a brand new restaurant called Vardo in Chelsea - in a very impressive purpose-built building. We head to the King's Road for a look. 

• Test Driving BaoziInn Borough - three floors of Chinese roast meats and dumplings

  

  BaoziInn have just opened their flagship restaurant in Borough with three floors devoted to Chinese dishes. We went along to try it out.

• Test Driving Charlie's at Brown's hotel - a return to classic dining

  Adam Byatt has taken over the restaurant at the classic Brown's hotel in Mayfair with Charlie's. Seasonal dishes and some favourites from Trinity are on offer - we went down for a look.

• Test Driving Nutshell - the new Iranian star of Theatreland

  

  We head into Covent Garden to try their take on modern Iranian cuisine...

• Test Driving Da Terra at the Town Hall - an exemplary restaurant hiding in plain sight

  The Town Hall has done it again with Da Terra, an excellent restaurant that has its influences in Latin America and Italy. We went to check it out.  

• Test Driving The KPH - the Legendary Ladbroke Grove pub is back

  Henry Harris teams up with Ruairidh Summers for his latest pub, taking over Ladbroke Grove institution The KPH. We head over to try it out. 

• Test Driving Wild Honey St James - Anthony Demetre makes a successful move to Pall Mall

  

  Anthony Demetre transfers his much-loved Mayfair restaurant along the road to St James. The good news is it's survived, and indeed thrived from the move.

• Test Driving Wun's - a 60s-style Hong Kong late night spot you won't want to leave

  

  The team behind Bun House have turned this, their first restaurant in Soho, into a late-night drinking dive where the food and cocktails compete for your attention.

• Test Driving Double Standard - Adam Rawson does pub food

  We're back in The Standard hotel to try out their second restaurant Double Standard - which sees Adam Rawson in charge of their pub food.  

• Test Driving Chris Leach and David Carter at 10 Heddon Street - a marvellous mashup of Britain and Italy

  

  The first residency to take over the old Magpie space at 10 Heddon Street is by the former head chef of Kitty Fisher's and the owner of Smokestak. A match made in heaven? We went to find out.

• Test Driving Eggslut - we try all the eggy buns in Notting Hill

  LA's Eggslut has landed in Notting Hill with a mind to cornering London's eggy bun market. We head down to try them out.