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The Crown at Burchetts Green - 2019 July

At The Crown, Simon Bonwick cooks entirely on his own in the kitchen, without even a kitchen porter to help him. His son Dean expertly manages the front of house, and to keep

The Crown at Burchetts Green - 2018 December

The Crown at Burchetts Green near Maidenhead operates with a solitary chef working in the kitchen. No sous-chef, chef de partie, commis or even a kitchen porter here, just Simon

The Crown at Burchetts Green - 2017 September

When someone describes a restaurant as “family-run” they don’t usually mean like this. Simon Bonwick operates on his own in the kitchen, with some occasional

The Clermont - 2024 October

The Clermont Hotel is adjacent to Charing Cross station and has a restaurant on the first floor. It is quite a grand building, built in 1865, with a sweeping staircase at its

The Chipping Forecast - 2016 July

I love a good pun, so a fish and chip shop with a name like this starts in my good books. I had been herring about this chippie since it opened in May 2016. It claims to have all

The Cellar - 2016 November

This restaurant, situated in a former smokehouse in the port of Anstruther, built up a strong reputation for three decades but closed in 2013 after the death of its long-time

Tasting Room at Quartier Francais - 2015 December

Editor's note: head chef Margot Janse resigned in October 2016. Le Quartier Francais is a boutique hotel in Franschoek, The Tasting room being its flagship restaurant. Head chef

Stucki - 2016 April

This restaurant was named after Hans Stucki, who ran it from the early 1960s and built its reputation before passing away in 1998. Its chef since 2008 has been Tanji Grandits, who

Spice at Gilpin Lodge - 2025 June

Spice is a pan-Asian restaurant in the Gilpin Lodge Hotel, near Lake Windermere. There is an open kitchen, with a mix of tables and counter seats, accommodating around sixty

Sollip - 2021 November

Sollip (“pine needle) opened in Southwark in September 2020. It is run by husband-and-wife team Woongchul Park and Bomee Ki; he has worked at The Ledbury and she is a pastry

Sketch Lecture Room and Library - 2019 November

Sketch in Mayfair occupies a large building that houses a ground floor casual restaurant as well as a bar and the upstairs flagship restaurant, which is called the Lecture Room

Sepia - 2018 January

Sepia opened in 2009, the first solo venture of chef Martin Benn. British born, he started his culinary career in London at The Oak Room in the days of Jean-Michel Lorain, and

Row On 5 - 2025 January

This restaurant opened in late 2024, the new home of talented chef Spencer Metzger, as part of the Jason Atherton restaurant empire. The name Row on 5 refers to “refinement

Purnells - 2017 March

Glynn Purnell set up this restaurant in July 2007 in central Birmingham, and was rewarded with a Michelin star in 2009, which he has retained ever since. Mr Purnell trained at

Pierre Gagnaire Seoul - 2017 April

This outpost of the far-flung Pierre Gagnaire empire is located on the top floor of the Lotte Hotel. From the 35th floor perch there is an understandably fine view over the city

Patrick Guilbaud - 2018 July

Patrick Guilbaud opened his eponymous French restaurant way back in 1981. It gained a Michelin star in 1988 and a second in 1996, which it has retained ever since. The restaurant

Osteria Romana - 2018 December

This restaurant is tucked away in a side street between Knightsbridge and Hyde Park, and opened in November 2017. Its website makes no mention of the background of the chef or

Ooty - 2019 March

In October 2020 it was announced that Ooty would close permanently. Ooty, named after a small town in Tamil Nadu in southern India, opened in February 2019. The main dining

Myrtle - 2019 July

This restaurant opened in May 2019, the first solo venture for Anna Haugh. Ms Haugh was previous head chef at Bob Bob Ricard as well at Gordon Ramsay’s Battersea restaurant

Michael Wignall at the Latymer - 2009 October

Editor's note: Michael Wignall moved to Gidleigh Park in early 2016. The restaurant is now The Latymer. Pennyhill Park is a sprawling (123 acre) country house hotel and spa