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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

Arkady Novikov - 2012 January

Arkady Novikov is a prolific restaurateur in Russia, opening his first restaurant in 1992 in Moscow and now having dozens of restaurants in Moscow and St Petersburg. He has

Araki - 2012 April

Editor's note: Araki has closed and has moved to London. His new restaurant will be in New Burlington Street, Piccadilly, reviewed here. Mitsuhiro Araki is a famous sushi master

Aragawa Mayfair - 2024 June

Aragawa in Mayfair opened in October 2023. The original Aragawa in Kobe dates back to 1956, set up by Jiro Yamada (RIP). There is also a Tokyo branch set up in 1967 run by his son

Aqua Kyoto - 2009 November

Aqua Kyoto (and its sister Aqua Nueva) are the first European ventures of the Asian Aqua restaurant group, who run several restaurants including the excellent Hutong in Hong Kong

Aqua - 2009 June

It is hard to think of a less likely setting for a three Michelin star restaurant than Wolfsburg, an industrial town between Berlin and Hanover known mainly for its Volkswagen car

Apsleys - 2013 December

Editor's note. This was the last meal I ate at Apsleys before it closed as part of the lengthy Lanesborough hotel refurbishment. It was planned to reopen in spring 2015, builders

Apsleys - 2011 March

Below are brief notes from a meal in March 2011.The conservatory at the Lanesborough has seen a number of restaurant incarnations over the years. The latest, opening in the

Apsleys - 2010 February

Below are notes from a meal in February 2010. I like the décor, which included art deco style panels and a lush, thick carpet; it is hard to get away from a hotel dining

Apero - 2013 July

Apero is the restaurant of the Ampersand Hotel, opening in May 2012. Chef Chris Golding was previously head chef of the short-lived Galoupet in Knightsbridge. Prior to that he

Anyukam Montda - 2015 June

This unassuming restaurant is in the sleepy village of Encs in the Tokaji wine region in northeast Hungary, a few miles down the road from the wine town of Mad. It is set

Antonin Bonnet

Antonin Bonnet is head chef of the Greenhouse, whose Mayfair news premises have for many years retained a Michelin star. Q – How long have you been cooking

Antidote - 2014 March

In a pedestrianised cobbled alley just off Carnaby Street, Antidote is not a new restaurant (it opened in 2006) but in March 2014 it underwent a complete change in the kitchen