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Daffodil Mulligan - 2021 September

Daffodil Mulligan opened in December 2019, backed by Richard Corrigan (of Bentleys and Corrigan Mayfair) and on the site of the now closed Nuala. There is an upstairs bar in

Dabbous - 2012 April

Dabbous is the first stand-alone venture of Ollie Dabbous, formerly chef at Texture; it opened in late January 2012. The premises had the industrial look that is the fashion

Da Terra - 2021 July

Da Terra opened in early 2019 on the site that used to be Typing Room in the Bethnal Green Town Hall. Head chef Rafael Cagali runs the restaurant with his business partner Paulo

Da Nang - 2012 November

There are certain cuisines that London does well, and others with which it struggles. In the latter category comes Malaysian, Mexican and Vietnamese food. Each of these has a

Cut - 2011 November

Wolfgang Puck is perhaps the best-known restaurateur in America. With an empire ranging from celebrity haunt Spago in Los Angeles through to sandwich outlets at US

Crown at Burchetts Green - 2018 March

The Crown at Burchett’s Green is run by chef/owner Simon Bonwick, with no kitchen staff but some help from his extensive family; his son Dean runs the front of house

Crown at Burchett's Green - 2017 January

The Crown is very much a family-run affair, with chef-patron Simon Bonwick operating on his own in the kitchen but with assistance from some of his nine children. The restaurant

Criterion - 2004 June

Perhaps the most beautiful dining room in London, the Criterion was once a tavern and then a large restaurant and entertainment complex, Victorian style. The spectacular gilt

Crispy Dosa - 2024 November

Crispy Dosa is a small but growing chain of south Indian vegetarian restaurants, established in 2000. There were thirteen branches at the time of writing, stretching from Bristol

Cricket Lounge - 2022 December

The Cricket Lounge in Cheam opened in Cheam, founded by Vinu Kalia, who has a long background in hospitality and has a passion for cricket. The head chef Mr Mohamed Asrar trained

Coworth Park - 2016 November

Set in 240 acres of parkland near Ascot, Coworth Park has had a lot of turnover of chefs in recent years. The latest recruit is Adam Smith, Roux Scholar and formerly premier sous

Courtyard - 2006 May

Literally just outside the outer wall of the Forbidden City, this place refutes the notion that eating in Beijing is unsophisticated. The décor could easily be from

Cotidie - 2012 March

What follows are notes from a meal in March 2012.Nibbles consisted of a surprisingly good miniature salad of barley, potato and broccoli with marinated artichoke, the latter

Cotidie - 2012 August

Cotidie (“everyday”) opened in March 2012 in Marylebone. It is the first restaurant venture outside Italy of chef/owner Bruno Barbieri, who has earned Michelin stars

Cornus - 2024 November

This was my second visit to Cornus, the sister of Medlar. In my previous review I discussed the background to the restaurant and its head chef. This time we went for an extended

Cornus - 2024 August

Cornus (another name for the plant dogwood) opened in summer 2024, and is the sister of Medlar. It is on the top floor of a building called The Ice Factory (that is what the

Core - December 2023

Core opened in 2017 in the former location of Leiths in Notting Hill, which became the Notting Hill Brasserie and then the Notting Hill Kitchen prior to its current

Core - 2018 July

Core opened in August 2017, the new home to Clare Smyth, who for years retained three stars for Gordon Ramsay at his eponymous restaurant in Chelsea. The tasting menu was

Core - 2017 August

Core opened in August 2017 on the site of what was originally Leith’s and later became the Notting Hill Brasserie and then the Notting Hill Kitchen. The large site has been

Cord - 2024 December

This restaurant is associated with the Cordon Bleu cookery school. This institute was established in Paris in 1895 and it taught culinary luminaries such as Julia Childs and Mary