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Bruce Poole

Bruce Poole is head chef of Chez Bruce, the best restaurant in south London and one which in 2007 was voted London's favourite restaurant in the annual Hardens Guide poll. Q

Brooklands - 2023 November

Brooklands is on the 8th floor of the Peninsula Hotel on Hyde Park Corner. The Brooklands name is taken from the Surrey motor racing track that also is associated with flight

Brindisa - 2008 June

This is a simple tapas bar on the edge of Borough Market. It utilises the excellent Spanish produce of its sister shop, Brindisa, within the market itself. For example

Brilliant Gastro by Dipna Anand - 2025 May

This is the successor to the Brilliant, and set up by Dipna Anand, the daughter of the original Brilliant founder, Gulu Anand. The restaurant is set in a new housing development

Brilliant - 2019 May

The Brilliant in Southall has been serving Punjabi food since 1975, and I have been eating regularly there since I moved to west London in 1991. It has expanded and refurbished

Brilliant - 2016 January

Some of the most authentic Punjabi food in London can be found at this long-established fixture of the Asian community of Southall. The main dining room was completely

Brett Graham

Brett Graham is the chef/patron of The Ledbury, which has risen in London's culinary ranks and now has a second Michelin star. He is also part owner of the gastropub The Harwood

Brat - 2018 August

Brat opened in March 2018, ticking all the hipster boxes with its Shoreditch location, open wood fire grill, vaguely Basque theme and a head chef, Tomos Parry, formerly running

Brasserie Joel - 2010 July

Joel Antunes was chef of Les Saveurs, one of the top London restaurants in 1991, after working at prestigious kitchens such as Normandy at the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok. He was

Brasserie Chavot - 2013 March

Editor's note. In December 2015 it was announced that the restaurant would in due course be closing and relocating elsewhere due to rent issues. Eric Chavot was brought up in

Branka - 2012 October

San Sebastian flows around a crescent bay lined with sandy beaches, with Branka set at one end next to the cliffs. The restaurant has spectacular views, the waves crashing over

Braidwoods - 2013 May

Braidwoods is run by husband and wife team Keith and Nicola Braidwood, who opened it in 1994. The restaurant is in an isolated cottage near a small town called Dalry. As if to

Bradleys - 2012 December

Bradleys was opened in 1991 by the family team of Simon and Jolanta Bradley. Simon is the chef, and trained at The Intercontinental Hotel in the days of Peter Kromberg, prior to

Brackenbury - 2008 May

I was very sad to see this local favourite close in mid October 2008. It was a benchmark 14/20 restaurant. The sort of restaurant everyone wishes they had at the end of their

Boulestin - 2013 September

Soon after I came to London in 1983 I visited Boulestin, which was located in a basement just off the Covent Garden piazza and dated back to 1927. It had been quite the thing in

Bouillabaisse - 2015 October

Editor's note: It appears that this underwhelming restaurant closed in early 2016 after less than a year in operation. I am surprised it lasted that long. This 80-seat Mayfair

Bonhams - 2018 November

Editor's note: in November 2018 it was announced that Bonham's will be closing on 21st December. It will be missed. Since my last visit to Bonhams there has been a change in the

Bonhams - 2017 July

Editor's note: in August 2018 head chef Tom Kemble completed his last service at Bonhams. The head chef is now Tom's former sous-chef, Théo Clench. Bonhams, situated

Bonhams - 2016 January

Bonhams is located in the main offices of the auction house on Bond Street, though it has its own dedicated entrance accessed via Haunch of Venison Yard. There is a bar downstairs

Bonhams - 2015 November

At this meal a tasting menu was offered in addition to the usual carte, so we ventured down this path. Bread is getting even better here, the chef now achieving a better crust