Test Drive

• Brunch buns and duck nuggets - we Test Drive Patty & Bun brunch at the Arch

  

  Patty and Bun is well worth the trip at the best of times, but if the queues at James Street aren't your cup of tea, we think you should head east for their latest, The Arch in London Fields.

  Where is it?

  Right round the corner from London Fields station - and a few arches down from the E5 Bakehouse. And it's pretty big inside (although we set ourselves up on one of the few tables outside), as you

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• A place to be cosseted - we Test Drive Ognisko in South Kensington

  With the opening of a beautiful terrace Ognisko has become a restaurant to take real pleasure in

• A spot of golf and fine dining - we Test Drive Vinothec Compass at the Greenwich Peninsula Driving Range

  Another new addition to North Greenwich, and with easy access to Canary Wharf, this is a new casual fine dining restaurant with a pretty impressive selection of wines. We head along to check it out. 

• Third time's still the charm for Barrafina on Drury Lane - we Test Drive the latest from the Hart Bros

  It's almost exactly a year since Barrafina Adelaide Street opened to a great response (and many awards). With the Hart brothers opening a third on Drury Lane we dodged the queues to try the new one out.

• An honest wine bar serving good wine and food - we Test Drive The Remedy

  Fitzrovia wine bar The Remedy has a new menu (and wine list). We went down to check it out

• An Islington hotspot - we Test Drive Oldroyd

  Islington gets a restaurant from Tom Oldroyd, who has come from Polpo to rejuvenate the Islington dining scene. We take a look.

• A real central London tourist attraction: we Test Drive Cafe Murano Covent Garden

  Angela Hartnett's new Covent Garden spot is a welcome oasis in a touristy location. 

• Test Driving the classics at Hibiscus

  Hibiscus is celebrating its 15th anniversary. We went down to see what one of London's rare two Michelin-starred restaurant has to show for that time. 

• Test Driving Social Wine and Tapas - Jason Atherton's wine bar and upmarket tapas joint

  Jason Atherton has launched a new wine bar just a few steps from Selfridges. We head down to see what's up.

• London barbecue with an eastern twist - we Test Drive Berber and Q

  The latest barbecue joint to hit London really does add something different, with an middle eastern cooking touch throughout. We take a look.

• The Ivy gets a new lease of life - we Test Drive the revamp of one of London's oldest restaurants

  It's just undergone a huge revamp, so we decided it was time to put the nearly 100 year old London restaurant through its paces. 

• Parisian bistronomy hits London - we Test Drive Le Chabanais

  One of Paris's hottest restaurants has landed in London. We check in to see how they're faring this side of the Channel.  

• Spanish buzz in the City - we Test Drive José Pizarro in Broadgate

  It's another huge success for the Spanish chef's first foray north of the river. 

• We try the new Blackfoot Bar and Backroom Dining

  

  Last week, we popped by to see how things were going at the recently re-launched Blackfoot Bar and Backroom Dining.

  As you would’ve read here, the restaurant has been given a bit of a reshuffle- with the addition of a spacious bar, the centrepiece of which is an elegantly

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• Nuno goes back to his roots - we Test Drive Taberna do Mercado

  Nuno Mendes almost manages to open a new restaurant on the quiet. But once news gets out, this is going to be every bit as hard to get into as Chiltern Firehouse.