Possibly one of Edinburgh’s most anticipated restaurant openings, The Lookout by Gardener’s Cottage opened on November 24th. It’s the first ever restaurant on Calton Hill, and one that promises diners breath-taking views across the Firth of Forth and the city skyline.Built on a cantilever so the restaurant is partially suspended over Calton Hill’s northwest slope, the … [Read more...]
New opening | The Oak SW11 | Italian small plates in Battersea
Launching January 2019, The Oak SW11 will be the fourth restaurant and bar in a small, but perfectly formed group. The new Battersea opening will follow in the footsteps of hugely popular flagship, The Oak W2 on Westbourne Park Road in Notting Hill. Restaurateur Jasper Gorst and his team are delighted to announce their expansion south of the river, occupying the space that was … [Read more...]
Bank report shows: diners select and spend in, the more social restaurants
If anyone still wonders why top chefs and restauranteurs dedicate so much marketing time and money to social media... Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, has shared the answers.Eat-commerce: 15 per cent of diners rule out visiting restaurants that lack a social media presence or menu to view online.Instaurant: 41 … [Read more...]
Happy Face pizzeria now open in King’s Cross
Introducing Happy Face pizzeria, a fresh and stylish take on the classic Neapolitan pizza joint, from the team behind Spiritland. The first and only pizzeria within the new King’s Cross Estate, the launch of Happy Face is accompanied by an intimate and retro-inspired late-night subterranean cocktail and vermouth bar, SUPERMAX.Happy Face offers a short but crowd-pleasing … [Read more...]
Gaucho reports encouraging numbers in November
Gaucho led by recently appointed new CEO Martin Williams has seen record numbers of diners returning to the much-loved brand. In the four weeks of November 2018, Gaucho saw over 8% growth in covers for November 2017. Williams states: “We are delighted to see that nearly 80,000 diners returned to Gaucho last month to try the new higher quality, lower priced menus and see … [Read more...]
KALA, Gary Usher’s sixth restaurant announces opening date
The sixth restaurant in the Elite Bistros group, KALA is set to open in Manchester city centre early next year in February. KALA will present diners with a 55-cover restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner and a separate 15-cover bar space available for customers to enjoy a drink.Headed by Zhelyazko Zhelyazkov, or ‘Jiji’, who has previously worked at the two Michelin … [Read more...]
Aiden Byrne back home in Tower 12 as he launches restaurant MCR
Chef Aiden Byrne has returned to Tower 12 with the launch of restaurant MCR. Open from Friday 7 December, restaurant MCR is focused on the quality of its food and the warmth of its welcome. Aiden and his team will deliver an unsurpassed dining experience with the option of 6 or 12 course tasting menus that showcase the very best of the reinvented classic dishes he has become … [Read more...]
Restaurant Sat Bains named fourth in world and the UK number one
Nottingham’s Restaurant Sat Bains has been named the fourth best-rated restaurant in the world according to the 2018 Travellers’ Choice awards, announced today by TripAdvisor. As well as finishing up fourth in the world fine dining restaurants rankings, Restaurant Sat Bains tops the UK top ten in this year’s awards, ahead of Adam’s in Birmingham and Raymond Blanc’s Belmond Le … [Read more...]
D&D London secure second and rhubarb first with New York restaurant openings
A new restaurant at Hudson Yards, New York has been announced by D&D London, its second restaurant in New York. Located in the emerging Hudson Yards neighbourhood the restaurant named queensyard will open in March next year.The new restaurant will be and open in eleven thousand square feet of space on the fourth floor of The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards. It … [Read more...]
Glasgow’s latest restaurant, Public House by Nico, set to open this month
Chef Nico Simeone's latest restaurant, Public House by Nico, is set to open on December 14th, 2018. The new gastropub will open at 333 Great Western Road in Glasgow, offering modern British cuisine to Glasgow's West End.Following in the success of his award-winning sister restaurants Six by Nico and 111 by Nico, Public House by Nico will offer a broad selection of seasonal … [Read more...]
Xier by Carlo Scotto to open 1st February 2019
New London restaurant, Xier, will launch in February 2019 as the latest addition to the fashionable Marylebone neighbourhood’s growing restaurant scene.The first solo project of Carlo Scotto, Xier will be located on Thayer Street which links Oxford Street and St Christopher’s Place with Marylebone High Street. The restaurant will be split into two distinct spaces, a … [Read more...]
National Apprentice Awards recognise Rising Star from Mitchells & Butlers’ apprenticeship programme
Earlier this year Joe Buck, an apprentice at Toby Carvery Aintree, won the 'Rising Star' category at the National Apprentice Awards in the North West Region. And on the back of his regional win, Joe headed to London this week for the grand final!Now in its fifteenth year, the awards are the largest and most prestigious celebration of apprentices and apprentice employers … [Read more...]
Welsh restaurant will pay homage to the history of the Welsh coal mining
Richard Palethorpe Culley was one of the most well-known and respected Welsh philanthropists and entrepreneurs of his time. Following an extensive £42M investment of the former Coal Exchange by Signature Living - RP Culley will once again return to the Exchange Hotel 127 years later where it all first began.On Thursday 29th November 2018 Signature Living and The Exchange … [Read more...]
Michael Caines joins Exmouth waterfront development
Award-winning chef Michael Caines has been revealed by Exeter-based developer Grenadier as the latest tenant to join the new scheme on Exmouth waterfront. Michael Caines, who grew up in Exeter, will be opening a restaurant with a bar and café area on the Exmouth waterfront with a brand-new food and drink offering for visitors.Caines’ plans for the scheme are very different … [Read more...]
