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St Barts - 2023 November

St Barts restaurant is in the old Smithfield Market, near St Bartholomew’s Church. This is the oldest surviving church in London, dating back to 1123 when it was a priory

Spring - 2014 November

According to Tolstoy (in Anna Karenina), spring is the “time of plans and projects”. This particular Spring is the latest kitchen project of Skye Gyngell, which

Spondi - 2017 May

Spondi was opened in 1996 by Apostolos Trastelis, and was the first restaurant in Greece to receive two Michelin stars. It has had several chefs over the years, including Jerome

Spice Market - 2011 March

Spice Market is in the flashy W Hotel near Leicester Square, and is outlet of the Jean Georges Vonvichteren restaurant empire, whose flagship restaurant is in New York. I am old

Spago - 2001 Spago

Spago, which has now moved premises since its appearances in Julia Philip’s great book “You’ll Never eat Lunch In this Town Again”, was actually quite good

Source - 2014 January

Source has taken over from Martin and Vanessa Lam’s Ransome’s Dock in Battersea, which closed in August 2013. New owners Johan and Elsa De Jager have worked together

Sorrel - 2018 December

Steve Drake won the Roux Scholarship in 2001 and over the years trained in some serious restaurants, including The Oak Room, Aubergine and l’Auberge de l’Eridan. He

Sonny's Kitchen - 2012 July

Sonny’s had a makeover in May 2012, and reopened as Sonny’s Kitchen. The chef is now Alex Marks, who used to work at Maze and at Foliage before it became Dinner. The

Sonargaon - 2016 February

Sonargaon ("golden village") is the Indian restaurant within the Taj Bengal hotel - there are eight different places to eat here in total if you count the lounges. It is on the

Som Saa- 2016 October

Som Saa began as a pop-up in Climpson’s Arch before a wildly successful crowd-funding exercise that led to these spacious premises towards the south end of Commercial

Sollip - 2021 November

Sollip (“pine needle) opened in Southwark in September 2020. It is run by husband-and-wife team Woongchul Park and Bomee Ki; he has worked at The Ledbury and she is a pastry

Sola - 2025 January

My latest meal at Sola began with a flurry of canapes. Winter gazpacho was a savoury zephyr (a mousse that is made with egg whites instead of cream) of Marinda variety winter

Sola - 2023 March

Sola, located in the heart of Soho, has earned a Michelin star for its French/Californian food with an emphasis on luxurious ingredients. The small dining room went through a

Sola - 2023 December

Sola underwent a major refurbishment in late 2023, with the restaurant expanding to include the basement and a floor above the dining room. The ground floor dining room now has 32

Sola - 2022 May

Sola is in the heart of Soho, a small dining room with a tasting menu format. I have reviewed Sola several times, so for background on the chef/owner etc see my previous reviews

Sola - 2022 December

Sola is a regular haunt of mine, so please see my earlier reviews for the background of the restaurant, the head chef and a discussion of the wine list. This particular meal was

Sola - 2021 May

Sola opened in November 2019 in the heart of Soho, initially focusing on Californian cuisine though recently the cooking has looked further afield. Chef/owner Victor Garvey was

Sola - 2021 December

I have been to Sola a few times now, so for background and comments on the wine list please see my previous reviews. In this review I will focus just on the food served at this

Sola - 2021 August

Sola, set in the heart of Soho, is run by Victor Garvey, who previously ran tapas bar Rambla on the same site. The style of cooking is notionally Californian, though there is

Sola - 2020 January

This was my second meal at Sola. I wrote about the background of chef/patron Victor Garvey in my previous review, as well as the wine list. Victor works in the kitchen with sous