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Aulis London - 2021 June

Aulis is a tiny six seat restaurant in a Soho side street, showcasing the food of Simon Rogan from L’Enclume. The format is simple: a no-choice tasting menu with paired

Aubergine - 2009 May

Aubergine closed on September 8th 2010. This does not affect the sister restaurant in Marlow. The notes below are for historical interest only. In April 2015 the

Auberge du Lac - 2012 January

Editor's note. In February 2014 there was a change of head chef. Marcus McGuiness, formerly of Malt House, Hibiscus and Champignon Sauvage, is now head chef, with Anthony

Attica - 2011 August

In a former bank in a parade of shops in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea is Attica, where Ben Shewry (originally from New Zealand) has headed the kitchen since 2005. There was

Atrium - 2012 January

Editor's note: this has now been rebranded as The English Pig, but still with Johnny Mountain involved. Atrium is set within the 4 Millbank complex near Big Ben, (not, as I

Atrio - 2024 January

Atrio (“atrium”) restaurant is located within the walled old town of Caceres in Extremadura in western Spain. Caceres is about 300km southwest of Madrid, 315km east of

Atelier Robuchon Tokyo - 2018 September

This restaurant in the Roppongi Hills complex was the very first Atelier Robuchon to open globally in April 2003 (the first Paris one followed soon after). This upmarket chain has

Atelier Robuchon Tokyo

The very first Atelier de Joel Robuchon to open was not in Paris but here in Tokyo in April 2003. It is at ground floor level of the vast Roppongi Hills complex. It has the same

Atelier Robuchon Shanghai - 2018 August

This branch of the Atelier Robuchon chain is within number 18 The Bund, a grand, building dating from 1923 along this bank of the Huangpu river in Shanghai. It is easy to

Atelier Robuchon London - 2024 January

Atelier Robuchon opened in Mayfair in September 2023. from behind of the stoves of the legendary Jamin in Paris, where he earned three Michelin stars within three years of its

Atelier Robuchon London - 2013 January

Editor's note: Atelier Robuchon's fnal service was April 14th 2019. Atelier Robuchon is part of the ever-expanding empire of Joel Robuchon, the French master chef. When he was

Atelier Robuchon - 2008 February

This time we sat downstairs, at the bar stools that surround the open kitchen. These are quite tightly spaced, so any extravagant arm movement ended up bumping the neighbouring

Atelier Robuchon - 2006 September

Below are notes from a meal in September 2006, by way of comparison. The restaurant has smart décor, if rather 1980s in style, with lots of red velvet curtains and black

Atari Ya - 2011 March

Editor's note: this restaurant closed in 2020. Atari-ya is the top supplier of fish to Japanese restaurants in London, the fish supplier of choice to Umu, Nobu etc. They have now

Assunta Madre London

Editor's note: this restaurant has now closed. Assunta Madre opened in April 2014 on the old Semplice site, the sister of a well-established fish restaurant in Rome. Very

Assaggi - 2001 November

Editor's note: in Apri 2015 it was announed that the restaurant would close permanently within a few months, but as of February 2017 it seems to still be operating. Situated in a

Asakusa - 2014 October

Named after the oldest geisha district in Tokyo, this two-storey restaurant in Camden has simple décor, with red banquette seating and a separate area with counter seating

Art School - 2024 November

The Art School opened in September 2014 in the Georgian Quarter of Liverpool, with Paul Askew the owner and head chef. He previously worked at Liverpool restaurants such as the

Art du Fromage - 2010 April

This restaurant has an interesting theme – a restaurant specialising in cheese and dishes made with cheese (you can even have fondue, which I haven’t seen on a menu

Arros QD - 2019 July

Arros QD opened in June 2019, a paella restaurant with an interesting pedigree. It is owned by Quique Dacosta, whose eponymous restaurant in Denia, a port city near Valencia