No. Fifty Cheyne, London SW3: ‘A good laugh’ - restaurant review | Grace Dent
The perfect storm of very posh yet also pub-likeAs we approached No Fifty Cheyne, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, of a Saturday evening, the streets felt quaintly pretty and soothingly...
View ArticleScully, Mayfair: ‘The cooking is vivid, inventive, idiosyncratic’ | Jay Rayner
This week’s review is that rarest of things, a showy restaurant with striking food that justifies its priceScully, 4 St James’s Market, London SW1Y 4AH (020 3911 6840). Snacks and small plates £8-£14....
View ArticleDon’t be shy about asking for a doggy bag: you deserve a round of applause
The government may soon force restaurants to offer takeaway leftovers – a sensible solution for a nation that wastes 10.2m tonnes of food every yearI still remember the fluttering heart and dry mouth...
View ArticleThe Rose, Deal, Kent: ‘London has arrived’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent
A plutonium-grade revamp has turned this old-school boozer into a chic magnet for mini-breakers down from the capitalOne of the perils of living in a seaside resort such as Deal on the east coast of...
View ArticleBistro Lotte, Frome, Somerset: B&B review
In this Somerset town known for indie shops, a makeover of a former grocery has fabulous French food and fuss-free roomsSt Catherine’s Quarter in Frome looks like the set for an English rom-com....
View ArticleJay Rayner: 'I have no time for exclusionist food fads'
Following the publication his latest book, we talk to the Observer’s restaurant critic about his 20-year careerHow did you first start out writing about food? Can you tell us about the early steps in...
View ArticleI wanted to order my breakfast from a waiter not an iPad
Eating is a social pleasure – touchscreens just serve to make it more solitaryLast month, in New York, I saw the future, and I didn’t like it. Let me first set the scene. Booked on an eye-scorchingly...
View ArticleCoconut Tree, Cheltenham: ‘laid-back and on point’ – restaurant review
Cheap and full of charm, the Coconut Tree captures the vivid flavour of Sri LankaThe Coconut Tree, 59 St Paul’s Road, Cheltenham GL50 4JA (01242 465 758). Also in Bristol and Oxford. Dishes £2.50-£8;...
View ArticleWhat's it like to live with a chef?
Long hours, early starts: three couples reveal how they juggle the demands of the job with domestic life – and who does the cooking at homeJames “Jocky” Petrie, group executive development chef for the...
View ArticleJamie Oliver's empire collapses as 22 UK restaurants close
About 1,000 staff expected to lose their jobs as administrators called inJamie Oliver restaurants to close: the full listAll but three of Jamie Oliver’s 25 UK restaurants have closed, with the loss of...
View ArticleNo wonder Jamie’s went bust: Brits have lost their appetite for samey chains...
His mid-market restaurants once brightened a drab culinary landscape, but they’ve outlived their purpose nowIn September 2017, Jamie Oliver received the kind of phone call that causes the bottom to...
View ArticleJamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall still open for business
As the chef’s restaurant empire collapses, outpost still planning to train new apprenticesFifteen Cornwall in Watergate Bay, one of the last outposts of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire, is still open...
View ArticleMomo, London: ‘An unexpected joy’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on...
Our reviewer returns to the place that made her want to be a restaurant critic more than 20 years agoMomo, the Berber restaurant on Heddon Street in Mayfair, is 22 this year, and has been overhauled...
View ArticleAs Jamie's goes to the wall, we run the rule over other Italian dining chains
How do Franco Manca, PizzaExpress, Carluccio’s and Jamie’s Italian rate in our finance and food tests?Following the demise of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire, the Guardian has run a finance and food...
View ArticleAshburn SW7, South Kensington: ‘A dirty stain on its postcode’ | Jay Rayner
Thinking of grabbing a meal at this airport hotel? Be prepared for a very bumpy ride…Ashburn SW7, Inside the Holiday Inn, 97 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4DN (0871 942 9100). Starters £6-£14; mains...
View ArticleJamie Oliver gave us our big break in the kitchen – and he’s still our hero
Jobs are at risk as his restaurant chain collapses, but apprentices from the Fifteen project say they will always back their mentorWhen, in 2002, Jamie Oliver launched Fifteen, a not-for-profit...
View ArticleGordon Ramsay defies restaurant industry struggles with rise in sales
Celebrity chef’s company overcomes multimillion losses to record pre-tax profit of £0.5mGordon Ramsay’s restaurant empire is back in the black despite tough conditions in the restaurant industry.The...
View ArticleMaster Wei, London WC1: ‘An assertive culinary hug’ – restaurant review |...
You get way more biang for your buck at this inconspicuous noodle house where comfort food is kingOn a Saturday lunchtime in Bloomsbury, central London, very few people were eating in Master Wei. This...
View ArticleWagamama to make its toilets gender-neutral
Chain says changes will be made in 40% of its restaurants by September Wagamama has committed to introducing gender-neutral toilets in 40% of its restaurants by September, and says it plans to make all...
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