Pub

  • Trying a Mayfair breakfast upstairs at The Barley Mow

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    Mayfair has a new pub breakfast offering we think you're going to want to know about. We took the stairs to The Barley Mow's first floor dining room to find out more. 

  • London pubs with great upstairs dining rooms

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    We love a good gastropub, but sometimes it’s nice to step away from the noisy boozer into a more calm dining environment. And that’s where the upstairs dining room comes in. Here’s our pick of London’s best.

  • The Guinea in Mayfair has just got a lot bigger

    The Guinea in Mayfair has just got a lot bigger

    While there's been a LOT of attention on the opening of The Devonshire, there have also been some changes at Oisin Rogers' old Mayfair haunt The Guinea. During Rogers' tenure, we'd heard about some very big plans there and now those plans have finally come to fruition. 

    The pub has managed to nab an extra building next door, so the pub has significantly increased its dining space. However,

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  • Nancy Spain's Irish pub is opening in Shoreditch

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    If there's one date you want to open in time for if you're a new Irish pub, it's St Patrick's Day. So Shoreditch pub Nancy Spain's is coming in just under the wire with the intention of flinging open its doors a few days before the big day.

    The folks behind it are Kerry-born brothers Peter and Nicholas O’Halloran and they're hoping their pub will bring something new to Shoreditch. Interestingly,

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  • The Tipperary, London's "oldest" Irish pub in the City is reopening with a complete makeover

    The Tipperary is coming back - the classic Irish pub in the City is getting a complete makeover

    It's been closed since 2020 but now the pub that's touted as being London's oldest Irish pub, although that claim is contested, is coming back.

    Long a City haunt - there's been a pub on this spot since the 15th century with the current building dating back to just after the Great Fire of London -  The Tipperary was forced to close during the height of

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  • Tom Kerridge is opening the Butcher's Tap and Grill in Chelsea

    Tom Kerridge is opening the Butcher's Tap and Grill in Chelsea

    29/11/23 - updated with the opening date

    Tom Kerridge is planning something new for London. The chef has been running Kerridge's Bar & Grill in Corinthia London for nearly five years but for his second place, he's heading west to Chelsea. And this time he's opening a pub. 

    It's not Kerridge's first pub, of course. He already runs the only two-Michelin-starred

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  • Test Driving The Devonshire - the perfect pub and grill for Soho

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    A new pub has arrived in Soho with a dream team attached and a very impressive grill restaurant upstairs. We take a proper look around The Devonshire.  

  • The Tamil Crown is the second Islington pub from the Tamil Prince team

    The Tamil Crown is the second Islington pub from the Tamil Prince team

    5/11/23 - updated with the opening date

    We have some exciting (and exclusive) news for fans of South Indian food. Following the successful 2022 launch of The Tamil Prince in Islington, the owners are bringing a second restaurant to the neighbourhood – just a

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  • Oisin Rogers and Charlie Carroll are opening The Devonshire in Soho

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    Oisin Rogers and Charlie Carroll have been hard at work on The Devonshire, their first joint pub, which is tucked away behind Piccadilly Circus. Here's what you can expect from what will be a must-visit pub in Soho. 

  • Madame Pigg returns, coming to the new Islington Arts Club

    Madame Pigg returns, landing at Islington Arts Club

    Once known for its particularly strong Sunday lunches, chef and owner Adam Hardiman was forced to close Madame Pigg in Dalston after the particularly tough pandemic years. But now he's back, resurrecting Madame Pigg in Islington.

    It's part of the pub that used to be The Library (and still has

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  • The Knight of Notting Hill takes over from The KPH

    The Knight of Notting Hill takes over from The KPH

    Updated 6/10/23 with opening date

    The pub that was once The KPH in Notting Hill is going through another big revamp and is set to emerge as The Knight of Notting Hill. 

    It'll be the second free house pub from Zora Singh, who also opened Three Falcons in St John's Wood, which ...

  • The Walmer Castle is reopening in Notting Hill with (another) new owner in charge

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    Another day, another news story about Notting Hill. That part of London is on fire at the moment when it comes to interesting food and drink openings. Today we bring you news not of a new opening but a reopening. Two prominent teams have so far failed to turn The Walmer Castle into a thriving business. First up we had David Beckham

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  • London's best pub gardens for foodies

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    We look at some of the best pub gardens in London, where the alfresco space is more than matched by a great food menu.

  • The Watermans Arms is reopening in Barnes with a dream team behind it

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    Every once in a while we hear about an opening with a dream team that really makes us sit up and pay attention. That's definitely the case with The Watermans Arms in Barnes which is reopening next month. The waterside pub had been closed for a year, but when it flings opens its doors once more it will be with the former head chef of the Camberwell Arms running the kitchen.

    Head chef Sam Andrews is being joined by manager

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  • London Fields pub The Prince Arthur scores a hot new head chef

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    With all the comings and goings in the London food world, we took note when The Prince Arthur in London Fields announced the arrival of its new head chef. Joe Couldridge arrives at the pub with a very interesting career history. Pre-lockdown he was at Hawksmoor before spending the Covid period down in Cornwall with ex-Fera chef Dan Cox on his farm, Crocadon. After that, he was a year at Leroy before most

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