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Red Pocket

The Verta Hotel on Battersea Wharf opened in late 2010, on the river next to the London heliport. When I say next to the heliport, I mean actually adjacent: the helicopters land

Red Pepper - 2003 November

Dining here is a is a bit like being in an episode of that old Tv series “Land of the Giants”: you are seated at a tiny table, and are brought the smallest breadbasket

Reale - 2014 February

Reale opened in 2003 in the ski resort of Rivisondoli, but moved to its current premises in late 2011. It is situated on the outskirts of a small city (with a population of around

Raunka Punjab Diyan - 2015 December

There is no shortage of Indian restaurants in Southall. On a warm summer’s day in the Broadway if you blink then you could almost imagine you are in India. Every shop seems

Rasoi Vineet Bhatia - 2008 February

Editor's note: in September 2015 it was announced that this restaurant would be closing "soon". The last service was actually on October 8th 2017. Vineet Bhatia trained at the

Rasika - 2019 May

Rasika, meaning “flavour” in Sanskrit, opened in December 2009, the second restaurant of Ashok Bajaj, who had formerly opened Bombay Club near the White House way back

Rasa Sayang - April 2009

This Malaysian restaurant opened in Chinatown in December 2008, and was packed with Asian diners on the night of our visit. It is a basic dining room with small tables packed

Rasa - 2003 June

The excellent Rasa reproduces the cooking of Kerala. The dining room is very simple, and service relaxed and friendly. You can nibble on the unusual popadom selection, which

Ramon Freixa - 2011 November

This eponymous restaurant showcases the cooking of Ramon Freixa, who trained in several restaurants in Belgium, including the famous Comme Chez Soi, and also with Michel Bras in

Rambla - 2017 November

Editor's note: in the autumn of 2019 Rambla changed format to become Sola, a fine dining restaurant. It has the same owner and chef. This is the third restaurant in the small but

Rajdoot - 2024 April

This Indian restaurant opened in 1969 and is one of the oldest in the city (the Taj Mahal on Theatre Approach has been running since 1962, Akash on Pershore Road since 1965 and

Radio Alice - 2017 May

Radio Alice, named after a 1970s Italian pirate radio station in Bologna, was set up at the end of 2016. The menu proclaims its dedication to producing quality pizzas. They use

Racine - 2012 November

Editor's note: As of Friday 9th January 2015 Racine in its present form breathed its last. The business has been sold and will continue as a restaurant, but with different

Quo Vadis - 2012 February

In early 2012 Quo Vadis reopened after a short refurbishment with a bright new look and a new chef, Jeremy Lee, lured away from The Blueprint Café, where he was head chef

Quique Dacosta - 2013 September

Quique Dacosta first started working in 1989 (when he was 17) in a family restaurant called El Poblet that had opened in 1981. He stayed, eventually taking over the business in

Quinlan's Seafood Cork

Quinlan’s seafood, one of a small group of seafood restaurants in southern Ireland, is set on a pedestrianised street in the centre of Cork, with outside tables in good

Quince - 2013 February

Michael Tusk opened Quince in December 2003. Unusually for a chef he has a degree in art history, training at various restaurants in the Mediterranean before returning to

Quilon - 2015 December

Quilon opened in 1999 and specialises in the cuisine of southern India. It won a Michelin star in 2008, the kitchens led by chef Sriram Aylur, who has worked in the Taj hotel

Quilon - 2010 November

The dining room has a low ceiling but is smartly decorated, with a mural of a tropical scene along one wall. The floor is carpeted, avoiding the excess noise which wooden

Quay - 2011 August

The first time I visited these premises it was a restaurant called Bilsons (now moved elsewhere) and the potentially lovely view over Sydney Harbour was blocked by a vast cruise