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Medlar - 2023 January

Medlar opened in 2011, gaining a Michelin star in 2013 before losing it in 2015. The chef since the outset has been Joe Mercer Nairne, who used to work at Chez Bruce, and before

Medlar - 2021 June

Medlar is named after an apple-like fruit that needs to be softened via a process called “bletting” in order to render it edible, tasting rather like a toffee apple

Medlar - 2019 December

Medlar has been open since April 2011, gaining a Michelin star in 2013 and 2014, though losing that star in the 2015 guide. The chef since the outset has been Joe Mercer Nairne

Medlar - 2015 February

Since my last meal here the wine list has expanded dramatically, under the guidance of 2013 Young Sommelier of The Year Clement Robert. There are now perhaps 500 wines

MEATliquor - 2012 February

Editor's note: In January 2019 it was announced that this branch of Meatliquor would close in February 2019 when its lease expired. MEATliquor is a cathedral to the burger:

Meat and Wine Company - 2009 December

The huge Westfield shopping complex has around fifty places to eat, though most of these are fast food or casual places. Along the Southern Terrace are a string of restaurants

Meadowood - 2011 May

Editor's note. On Sunday 27th September 2020 the property burned down. It is unclear at this point when it will reopen. Meadowood is a sprawling 250 acre resort in the Californian

Maze Grill - April 2008

The Maze Grill shares an entrance with Maze, its older sister. The grill iaims firmly into more meaty territory, although the menu has a decent selection of fish and seafood

Maze - 2013 September

Editor's note: it was reported in May 2018 that Maze would close by January 2019 and be relaunched as a "new concept". Since 2011 the head chef at Maze has been Tristan Farmer

Maze - 2005 October

What follows, by comparison, is a meal soon after it opened in 2005.You enter up a small flight of steps to the restaurant from Grosvenor Square. After passing the welcome desk

Maxela - 2013 August

Maxela opened in late 2012 in the Brompton Road, near South Kensington tube station. The dining room is in two parts. The first room as you enter features a large meat counter

Matsuhisa - 2001 March

A casual setting, with plain wooden tables, yet this was the place that later spawned the wildly successful Nobu in New York, and later in London. This restaurant seemed to be

Massimo - 2011 September

Editor's note: Massimo Riccioli left this restaurant in April 2012. Massimo Riccioli is the chef/owner of a long established seafood restaurant in Rome called La Rosetta. He

Masala Zone Piccadilly - 2023 September

The Criterion in Piccadilly Circus has one of London’s grandest dining rooms, dating back to 1873, complete with marble walls and gold mosaic ceiling. Designed by architect

Masala Zone - 2010 August

Masala Zone is the casual dining offshoot of the little restaurant empire than includes Amaya, Chutney Mary and Veerswamy. From the initial branch in Marshall Street the Masala

Masala Zone - 2001 May

Here are my more detailed notes on a meal at the first Masala Zone branch (Marshall Street) in May 2001. The Masala Zone is a brisk, lively restaurant serving authentic Indian

Maryam's Cafe - 2019 January

In May 2019 this restaurnt closed. Maryam’s Café opened on 31st December 2018, the first venture of food blogger and cookbook author Marayam Sinaiee, who was

Martin Berasategui - 2012 October

Martin Berasategui opened in 1993, gaining a third Michelin star in 2001. Mr Berasategui trained at cookery school in France in 1977, working over the next few years in several

Mark Jordan

How long have you been cooking professionally? I have been cooking professionally for 27 years. Due to a rather quick exit from school it forced me into getting a job and I opted

Marianne - 2013 September

I first experienced Marianne Lumb’s cooking at the quarterfinals stage of “Masterchef: The Professionals” in 2009, where she demonstrated culinary talent with