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Albannach - 2016 August

In the northwest highlands is the most northerly Michelin-starred restaurant in the UK. The Albannach, which means Scottish in Gaelic, is set on a steep hillside in a 200 year old

Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester - 2016 November

Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester has an attractive dining room with a view out over Park Lane and the park beyond. Since January 2016 the head chef has been Jean-Philippe Blondet

Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester - 2012 June

Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester had a troubled start (I was here on the opening night) but it has gradually settled down and steadily improved in standard. Head chef Jocelyn

Alain Chapel - 1996 June

Sadly, the Alain Chapel restaurant closed in 2012. His son, Romain, is currently head chef of Sketch in London. The notes below are of historical interest only. Mionnay is a tiny

Al Waha - 2014 January

This Lebanese restaurant has been operating since 1998 on the busy Westbourne Grove thoroughfare; the name means “oasis”. The dining room is in two sections, one a few

Al Mare - 2022 April

Al Mare is an Italian seafood restaurant within the Carlton Towers Hotel in Knightsbridge. Executive chef since opening in July 2020 is Marco Calenzo, who was head chef and then

Al Fiori - 2012 June

Michael White was raised in Wisconsin but is known as a pasta chef, training in Chicago at Spiaggia and then for several years in Italy, prior to opening New York restaurants Al

Akira - 2019 February

Japan House in Kensington is the home of the Japanese cultural centre, hosting art exhibitions, lectures and events to promote Japanese culture. It features on its first floor a

Akelarre - 2002 September

A spectacular hillside vista overlooking the ocean means that the best time to visit here is either at lunch or on an evening with a late sunset e.g. in late June. The

African Queen - 2019 October

African Queen has been operating for fifteen years now in premises that used to be a pub called The Plough. I am guessing that it is named after the 1951 John Huston movie, but

Admiral Codrington - 2012 February

This fifty seat gastropub is named after Sir Edward Codrington, who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar and was later made an admiral. It is situated between Sloane Square and South

Adil's - 2017 March

Balti (which in Urdu, Hindi and Bengali means "bucket") is a term for a deep, circular iron or steel pot, also known as a karahi, used in the cooking of northern Kashmir and

Adam Byatt

Q. How long have you been cooking professionally? A. For 30 years now. I started as an apprentice at Claridge’s Hotel at the age of 16. It’s been quite the

Adaa at The Falaknuma Palace - 2016 December

Adaa is the flagship restaurant of the Falaknuma ("mirror of the sky") Palace hotel, the former Nizam of Hyderabad's palace, nestled at the top of a hillside overlooking the city

Acciuga - 2013 August

Editor's note: in December 2015 it was announced that the restaurant would close and relocate in 2016. This restaurant opened on the site of what was Timo in June 2013. The young

Abeno - 2014 June

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savoury pancake popular across western Japan, and especially in Hiroshima and Osaka. Having tried this recently in Hiroshima I was curious as to

Abajo by Humo - 2023 October

Humo (“smoke” in Spanish) is a grill restaurant that opened in February 2022. The main dining room is on the ground floor, with an open kitchen and flame grill to the

Aaya - 2008 July

Note that in January 2009 Aaya went into administration, after just seven months of operation. It has now been replace by Hix W1 The notes below are of historical interest

A. Wong - 2020 August

Andrew Wong took over the family restaurant Kyms, near Victoria station, back in December 2012. He has developed a modern style of Chinese cooking, a long way from the standard

A. Wong - 2018 March

Andrew Wong has completely transformed the Wilton Road restaurant that used to be Kym’s, since he took over the family business in 2013. The food that he cooks here explores