Fine Dining

Uncorked: Matthew Davison

17-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Lancashire’s Moor Hall on having an 'adverse' reaction to Pinotage, Laurent Richet and a list that has something for everyone.

Latest opening: Outcrop

15-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

Brutalism meets bucolic at this indoor/outdoor restaurant space that melds British ingredients with Thai cooking.

Creative thinking: the group building a high-end London restaurant portfolio

14-Aug-2023 By Stefan Chomka

With restaurants including Endo at the Rotunda, HUMO, and 20 Berkeley and another in the works, Creative Restaurant Group is taking an inventive approach to growth.

Moscow-based Cutfish Sushi Bistro to make UK debut

11-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

Moscow-based restaurant group Cutfish Sushi Bistro will make its entry into the UK this year with a site in South Kensington.

Murano to relaunch with new head chef ahead of 15th anniversary

11-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Angela Hartnett’s Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Murano will relaunch next month with a new look and new head chef following a brief hiatus ahead of its 15-year anniversary.

11 international restaurant brands coming to London

10-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

The capital's appeal to overseas restaurant brands is showing no signs of waning. Here's our pick of the next bunch looking to make their mark on these shores.

Sexy Fish confirms Manchester opening

09-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Richard Caring's Caprice Holdings is taking its Sexy Fish brand to Manchester for its second UK outpost, which it claims will hold the ‘largest Champagne collection in the country’.

Uncorked: Alasdair MacLeod

09-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier at Glasgow’s Banca di Roma on Allegrini, Grand Cru Chablis, Ronan Sayburn and his exclusively-Italian list.

Journey Social pair make fine dining debut with Now Or Never

08-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The husband and wife duo behind Lancaster’s Journey Social have made their fine dining debut within a Grade-II listed site in the city’s historic quarter.

Hipping Hall seeks new owner following closure

03-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Hipping Hall, the three AA Rosette restaurant with rooms in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, is on the hunt for a new owner following its recent closure.

Uncorked: Alex Preston

03-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The well-known Brighton sommelier that now oversees the list at Embers on Koshu, Artelium and creating the country’s first exclusively-English wine list at Isaac At.

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Mýse en place: Joshua and Vicky Overington are all set to dazzle at their new restaurant

02-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The former Le Cochon Aveugle pair have launched a more ambitious yet ‘softer and customer-focused’ venture in the North Yorkshire countryside.

Mediterranean and Asian restaurant Geode to open in Knightsbridge

01-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

The group behind London restaurants Kutir in Chelsea and Manthan in Mayfair is to open a destination restaurant and bar in Knightsbridge this autumn.

Pamir Zeydan named as Kebab Queen head chef

01-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Covent Garden-based chef’s counter restaurant Kebab Queen has named Pamir Zeydan as its new head chef.

Latest opening: Studio Gauthier

28-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Increasingly prolific plant-based specialist Alexis Gauthier has opened a Fitzrovia restaurant that offers a short ‘bistro-ish’ menu of clever animal-product free dishes.

Wolfox group launches FUMI in Brighton

27-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Brighton-based coffee shop and restaurant group Wolfox has launched a new concept designed to merge ‘Japanese culinary culture with the local produce of Sussex’.

Uncorked: Chloe Hicks

27-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The wine manager at Hawksmoor Manchester on banning the word ‘juice’, California’s Paul Lato and her restaurant's now legendary 'Le Pin incident'.

Sally Abé’s The Pem to close for the summer and reopen with ‘refreshed offering’

25-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Sally Abé’s Westminster restaurant The Pem has closed for a ‘summer recess’ whilst a new kitchen is installed.

Latest opening: Tern

25-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Former Pascere chef Johnny Stanford has launched a fine dining restaurant at the end of Worthing’s Art Deco pier.

Glasgow’s Monadh Kitchen closes its doors

24-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Popular Glasgow restaurant Monadh Kitchen has closed its doors with immediate effect, with its owners blaming the ‘financial burden of the world we live in’.

Leicester restaurant The Case closes after 33 years

24-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Leicester restaurant and Champagne bar The Case has closed its doors after 33 years.

Jeremy King to launch two further restaurants

24-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Jeremy King has revealed plans to open a total of three new London establishments next year.

Dom Taylor and Michel Roux Jr. on bringing Caribbean food to The Langham, London

21-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Launched following his win on Channel 4’s Five Star Kitchen: Britain’s Next Great Chef, Dom Taylor’s debut restaurant is inspired by his Caribbean heritage and South London upbringing.

Latest opening: Pavyllon

21-Jul-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Yannick Alléno’s new London outpost brings French finesse to the Four Seasons.

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Tom Sellers: “We have an opportunity to create something for the next generation of hotel guests”

21-Jul-2023 By Stefan Chomka

With the launch of Dovetale at 1 Hotel Mayfair Tom Sellers is hoping to rewrite the rulebook for hotel dining in the capital.

The Sea, The Sea Hackney moves to become ‘more inclusive’ with £95 tasting menu

21-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

14-cover chef’s table restaurant The Sea, The Sea Hackney will shake up its offering later this year by reducing its menu from £150 to £95 per head, with plans to introduce two sittings per night before the end of the year.

Uncorked: Gavin Hills

20-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The wine director and assistant restaurant manager at Marlow’s The Hand & Flowers on Lismore Estate’s Samantha O’Keefe, Uruguayan Tannat blends and poor wine chilling technique.

Nest to relocate to Shoreditch

20-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

The team behind Hackney restaurant Nest have confirmed the restaurant will relocate to a ‘bigger, bolder space’ in Shoreditch in the autumn.

“For now, I just need to say goodbye” – Sven-Hanson Britt closes Oxeye

18-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Chef Sven-Hanson Britt has permanently closed his debut London restaurant Oxeye, less than two years after opening it.

How I Got Here: Alex Hunter

18-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

The founder of restaurant-cum-fishmonger The Sea, The Sea, which has sites in Chelsea and Hackney, on his favourite place to eat in London, championing 'better restaurants', and who inspires him.

Michel Roux Jr. confirms the permanent closure of Roux at the Landau

17-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Michel Roux Jr. has confirmed that his Roux at the Landau restaurant at London’s The Langham hotel will not reopen.

Chef Dom Taylor launches The Good Front Room at The Langham following TV competition triumph

17-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Chef Dom Taylor has launched his debut restaurant at The Langham, London, after being crowned the winner of Channel 4 series Five Star Kitchen.

Jason Atherton secures new Mayfair outpost

14-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Jason Atherton is to open a new Mayfair restaurant having secured a site on Bruton Place that was previously occupied by Les Platanes.

Latest opening: Mountain

14-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Spanish food meets Welsh ingredients at the new restaurant from the team behind Brat.

Simpson’s in the Strand’s symbolic carving trolleys to be auctioned as restaurant ‘enters new chapter’

14-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Historic London dining destination Simpson's in the Strand is to auction off assets including its symbolic Drakes silver carving trolleys as the restaurant prepares to ‘enter a new chapter’.

Italian restaurant Bocconcino to open in Soho

13-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Russian restaurateur Michael Gokhner is to open a second site of his high-end Italian restaurant Bocconcino, with a third planned for next year.

Uncorked: Johanna Cole

13-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurant manager at Edinburgh’s Eleanore on Melbourne, the whites of Savoie and Burgundy producer Athanais Beru.

Stuart Ralston to launch restaurant on the site of Paul Kitching’s 21212

12-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Edinburgh-based chef Stuart Ralston will launch a seafood-focused tasting menu restaurant on the former site of the late Paul Kitching’s 21212 this October.

Latest opening: The Portrait Restaurant

11-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Richard Corrigan has taken the reins of the National Portrait Gallery’s signature restaurant.

Harry Kirkpatrick named head chef at Trinity

10-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Chef Harry Kirkpatrick has returned to Trinity in the role of head chef.

Cocktail List of the Year 2023: Roots

10-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Tommy and James Banks' York restaurant was recognised for its adventurous and creative approach to its mixed drinks list at this year's National Restaurant Awards.

Latest opening: Pêtchi

07-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Joe Baker’s new Jersey restaurant is inspired by the Channel Islands with a nod to the Basque country.

Em Sherif to launch second London restaurant

07-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Mireille Hayek's Beirut-born Em Sherif group is to open a second London site in Mayfair.

Ximena Gayosso Gonzalez to lead the kitchen at new Chelsea restaurant Ixchel

05-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Former Treehouse London chef Ximena Gayosso Gonzalez is to oversee the stoves at contemporary Mexican restaurant Ixchel when it launches on the King’s Road in Chelsea in September.

How I Got Here: Scottie Bhattarai

05-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

The Nepal-born CEO of Isabel Mayfair, who's preparing to launch MAYA in Manchester, on promoting hospitality as a successful career path and the importance of staff retention.

Latest opening: The Grill by Tom Booton

04-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

The talented young chef now has his name above the door at the Park Lane hotel restaurant.

The Service Award winner 2023 - The Ledbury

03-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Brett Graham's Notting Hill restaurant was recognised for its superb front of house operation at this year's National Restaurant Awards.

Restaurant radar: July 2023

03-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

New openings from Tomos Parry, Tom Sellers, and Paul Foster, as well as from a certain multi-Michelin starred French maestro are among this month's key restaurant launches.

Manchester's Stock Market Grill closes mere months after launch

03-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

The Schofield brothers' first restaurant space within Manchester's Stock Exchange Hotel has closed suddenly.
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Restaurateur of the Year 2023: Samyukta Nair

30-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

The restaurateur behind super chic Mayfair venues Bombay Bustle, Jamavar, Socca Bistro, KOYN and MiMi Mei Fair has been named Restaurateur of the Year at the National Restaurant Awards 2023.