Test Drive
- Test Driving Koyn - fire in the kitchen at this Mayfair Japanese restaurant
From the team who brought us Jamavar and Mimi Mei Fair comes this hot new Japanese spot that's already causing a stir. We went down to try this restaurant of two halves.
- Test Driving The Barley Mow - a Mayfair pub reborn
The latest addition to Mayfair's pub dining scene has arrived with a very clubby dining room and plenty of theatrical flourishes.
- Test Driving the Sunday roast at Kudu Grill - perfection in Peckham
It turns out that Sunday roasts are just one more thing this Peckham restaurant does brilliantly.
- Test Driving Milk Beach - an Australian oasis in Soho
Milk Beach has been a success in Queen's Park, and now it's brought its Australian cuisine to a prime new Soho space. We went down for a look.
- Test Driving Scully in St James - a new tasting menu brings us back
Ramael Scully's eponymous restaurant on St James's Market has switched up its evening offering to an all tasting menu affair. We went to try it out.
- Test Driving Barrafina Borough Yards - same brilliant tapas but this one's good for groups too
Just around the corner from Borough Market, you'll find the latest Barrafina, and this one is particularly good if you're dining as a group. We took a stool up at the marble counter to give their specials a go.
- Test Driving Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal - the hotel gets a real destination restaurant
Alex Dilling at the Hotel Café Royal promises to deliver an elevated Frech dining experience from a lauded chef. We went along to see if the hotel has finally landed a full-on destination restaurant.
- Test Driving Sunda Kitchen - Covent Garden's new Southeast Asian winner
Out of almost nowhere, an interesting new South East Asian restaurant has appeared in Covent Garden. Sunda Kitchen has some very impressive names behind it - and they've managed to create something that easily meets the high expectations we had for the place.
- Test Driving M Canary Wharf - wagyu steaks meet Provencal cooking
The latest M Restaurant in London has arrived in Canary Wharf. They still have all the steaks - but there are some added Provencal-style dishes. We went to take a look.
- Test Driving Mambow - a Malaysian wonder in Peckham
Chef Abby Lee brings Malaysian cuisine to Peckham with Mambow. Already an instant hit, we popped into Market Peckham to try it out.
- Test Driving Pivot Bar & Bistro - a dining room with a stellar London view
Scottish chef Mark Greenaway has found a prime spot for his London restaurant, right on the piazza at Covent Garden. We booked a table with a great view to check it out.
- Test Driving Cadet - an instant wine and charcuterie hit on Newington Green
Bring two wine importers, a charcuterie genius and a chef trained up at London's hottest restaurants together and you have the team behind this hit wine bar on Newington Green.
- Test Driving Bottle + Rye - a Parisian-style wine bar in the heart of Brixton
Robin and Sarah Gill, who are the people behind Darby's The Dairy and more, have transformed a corner of Brixton into a small Parisian-style wine bar. We went down for a look.
- Test Driving Roji - an omakase hideaway in Mayfair
Top Japanese restaurant Chisou has opened a tiny (but beautiful) omakase restaurant called Roji next door. We went down to try out the experience.
- Test Driving Caia - an absolute gem of a neighbourhood wine spot on Golborne Road
Notting Hill has a bouji new wine bar with some serious open-fire cooking going on. We headed west to try it out.