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Mango & Silk - 2008

Udit Sarkhel used to run the excellent Sarkhels (and a couple of other places in south London) but after a divorce in 2007 he was forced to sell up, and initially left London

Mandalay - 2011 February

The Mandalay is a rarity in London, a Burmese restaurant. Burmese food is broadly speaking a cross between Chinese and Indian, with a bit of Thai thrown in. My experience of

Malt House - 2013 January

Editor's note. In February 2014 Marcus McGuiness left Malt House to become head chef of Auberge du Lac. The Malt House is a Fulham pub now taken over by Claude Bosi of Hibiscus

Malina - 2011 September

Malina opened in early 2011 in Brook Green (next to Kerbisher and Malt), serving Polish food in an area of London with such a large Polish population that bus-stop adverts in the

Malabar Beyond India - 2018 January

This restaurant is located in central Taupo in a little parade of other restaurants and businesses, in what in America would be called a strip mall. The owners are actually

Maison Ruggierei - 2024 September

Maison Ruggieri opened in October 2022 in the 8th arrondisement, not far from Parc Monceau. The room is at ground level, seating around twenty guests. The dining room has a view

Maison Francois - 2022 May

Maison Francois is an all-day French brasserie in St James that opened in September 2021. The head chef is Matthew Ryle, who was formerly at The Dorchester; he is supported by

Magpie Cafe - 2014 June

The Magpie Café is housed in a distinctive black and white building overlooking the harbour in the historic port of Whitby. The building was originally a

Magdalen - 2007 February

Magdalen is set in an unpromising location near London Bridge Street. There is a downstairs bar and a few tables, but the main dining area is upstairs. The decor is simple and

Magazine - 2014 November

The Magazine is attached to The Serpentine Galleries in Hyde Park. The name is a reference from the history of the building, which was originally built in 1805 to store

Madhus of Mayfair - 2021 November

Madhus of Mayfair opened in June 2021, sister to the original Madhus in Southall and Madhus at The Sheraton. It is located inside a rather grand room within the Dilly Hotel, just

Madhu's Brasserie Richmond - 2022 April

Madhu’s in Richmond opened in April 2022, a restaurant within an expanding Madhu’s group that originated with Madhu’s in Southall. There are other branches

Madhus at the Sheraton - 2016 March

This establishment is sister to Madhu’s in Southall, a restaurant of which I have been a regular customer for decades. The room here is much smarter, on the ground floor of

Madhus at the Sheraton - 2016 August

This restaurant is the younger sibling of the long established Madhu’s in Southall. Located on the ground floor of the Sheraton Skyline hotel, the dining room is a lot

Madhu's at The Sheraton - 2015 December

Madhu’s at The Sheraton is a smarter sister to the long established Madhu’s in Southall. The dining room is carefully fitted out and could easily past muster in

Madhu's at the Sheraton

Madhu’s in Southall has long been a regular haunt of mine, and they have now opened a second restaurant. This one, also called Madhu’s, is on the ground floor of the

Madera - 2020 February

Madera is on the fifteenth floor of the Treehouse Hotel (formerly the St Georges Hotel) in north Regent Street, and opened in November 2019. The restaurant is run by a Los Angeles

Lyles - 2015 April

Lyles opened in April 2014, a casual, airy dining room on the Shoreditch High Road, with an open kitchen, white tiles passing for décor and no tablecloths. The room can

Luxe - 2010 June

Editor's note. In August 2013 Luxe closed. It will be converted into a branch of Smiths of Smithfield. The Luxe is just next to Spitalfield market, and is a large building with a

Lutyens - 2010 January

Lutyens is a Terence Conran restaurant, which often spells smart design, attention to detail and pleasant but rather ordinary food. However in this location, in the old Reuters