The credit crunch is going to be a test for restaurateurs as the capital's increasingly educated diners become more picky not only about the menu but the price tag attached to it. ... more
Gastropubs have come a long way in a few years. Now one of the swankiest - The Pantechnicon Rooms - has opened in the very heart of Knightsbridge.... more
The Mercer - opened in December on the site of a former champagne bar called The Ballroom by manager Jason Bedford and chef Warren Lee - is a truly proficient exercise in good taste.... more
Service may be a bit hit and miss at Le Café Anglais, but it has the most interesting and original combinations of food Mark Bolland has seen in ages.... more
From the finest buffalo mozzarella to fiery Sichuan hotpots and the freshest seafood, Fay Maschler names the final 25 of her top 50 restaurants.... more
Dark crusts revealed quite decent meat at Santa Maria del Sur, a restaurant specialising in Argentinian steaks, but it had the melancholy feel of an English barbecue, says Fay Maschler.... more
Kensington Place is certainly popular. David Cameron took his wife there on their first date, it's the media's favourite canteen and the Princess of Wales dined here regularly with Clive James.... more
The all-day menu is a sign of the times and this is what the recently opened Club Bar & Dining is offering. If its aim is to be all things to all people, it is succeeding well.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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