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The Bottle and Glass - 2017 August

The Bottle and Glass near Henley was acquired in April 2017 by business partners David Holliday and Alex Sergeant, who worked together at The Harwood Arms. Mr Holliday used to be

The Bombay Palace - 2018 January

This Indian restaurant is situated in central Queenstown in a little parade of restaurants. Seating is spread over two floors and the place has a quite casual, relaxed atmosphere

The Bombay Brasserie - 2025 October

Bombay Brasserie is in the Bailey’s hotel in Gloucester Road, part of the huge Taj Hotel group of India, which has over a hundred hotel properties. It was the first really

The Blue Elephant - 2012 February

The Blue Elephant has been a fixture on the Fulham High Road since 1986, but has now moved to Imperial Wharf. The original Blue Elephant was set up in Belgium in 1980 by

The Bingham - 2018 April

The Bingham is a boutique 15 room hotel near the bottom of Richmond Hill, and has been open since 1984. It is spread across two Georgian town houses that had been built in around

The Balcon London - 2011 December

Editor's note: Balcon closed in february 2019. From June 2019 it is the new location for Wild Honey. The Sofitel in Pall Mall used to have Brasserie Roux as its main

The Araki - 2014 November

Editor's note: Mr Araki returned to Tokyo in March 2019. The restaurant is now in the hands of his former deputy, Marty Lau. When a well-known chef from abroad opens up a

The Angleea Arms - 2015 February

The Anglesea Arms was revamped in June 2014, under new ownership and with a fresh head chef in the form of Philip Harrison, who returns here after a stint at The Malt House

The Andover Arms

The Andover Arms is a pub tucked away in a quiet side street in what an estate agent would call Brackenbury Village. The building dates back to at least 1850, and the interior is

Thai Taste - 2011 May

Thai Taste has been around for many years, but has recently been smartened up. The dining room is now a long, narrow room with a mirror along one wall, and a raised area at the

Thai 101 Kitchen - 2023 April

Thai 101, with its bright pink décor, has long been a fixture of King Street in Hammersmith. It serves food from all over Thailand but specialising in the Isaan cuisine of

Texture - 2009 October

Below are notes from my most recent meal, with more detailed notes from an earlier meal further on. Bread is from Boulangerie de Paris and was fine (especially the brown bread

Test Kitchen - 2015 December

Editor's note: In July 2021 it was announced that test Kitchen would close at the end of September 2021. Located in a formerly industrial district of Cape Town called Woodstock

Terra Vergine - 2015 March

This restaurant opened in June 2012, showcasing the food of Abruzzo, a region of Italy east of Rome. As an area that has an Adriatic coastline but is also mountainous, the

Tendido Cuatro - 2009 February

A sibling of Cambio de Tercio, this restaurant also serves Spanish food, but in a more casual style. This was an “off menu” meal. Tuna tartare was served with avocado

Tendido Cero - 2012 September

Tendido Cera is the casual sibling of Cambio de Tercio, and indeed is located just over the road from it. It offers tapas rather than the more elaborate dishes of Cambio, though

Tempura Hasegawa - 2018 September

Tempura Hasgawa is located in Sumida in northeastern Tokyo. This edomae style tempura restaurant is run by head chef Tadahiko Hasegawa. He worked at a restaurant called Yoshimatsu

Tempo - 2010 March

Editor's note. In late 2013 temp closed. In February 2014 it reopened as Marani, a Georgian restaurant. Tempo offers Italian food, but with a Japanese chef. Yoshi Yamada trained

Tayyab - 2008 July

Tayyab seems to be an East London institution as much as a restaurant. It has expanded out of its original Whitechapel premises into what was the pub next door, and yet still

Tattu - 2025 April

Tattu is part of a mini chain, with branches in Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and London (in Denmark Street). This restaurant is in a basement, pretty much opposite the Grand