Casual Dining

Hackney's Towpath Cafe reopens for summer

15-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Neighbourhood Hackney restaurant Towpath Café has reopened for the summer season.

The winners are revealed at the 2018 Publican Awards ceremony

14-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Last night saw the winners of this year’s 2018 Publican Awards announced during a ceremony at Battersea Evolution.

Laurent Tourondel to open at Hotel Café Royal

14-Mar-2018 By Joe Lutrario

High profile French chef Laurent Tourondel is opening a restaurant at London’s Hotel Café Royal.

Alcohol-free vegan restaurant launches crowdfund for global expansion

14-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Vegan, gluten-free, alcohol-free bar and restaurant Redemption Bar is launching a crowdfunding campaign in a bid to finance its ambitious growth plans.

Latest opening: The Bridge House Hotel

14-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Former Michelin-star chef Chris Staines has partnered up with the former assistant GM of the The Pig Hotel to purchase a Grade II listed country town hotel in Dorset.

The Pergola Group to reopen The Prince with new trader line-up

14-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The Prince, a restaurant and bar pop up from the team behind Pergola on the Roof, will re-open for the summer next month with a new line-up of food traders.

Caines' Lympstone Manor to produce its own wines

13-Mar-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Lympstone Manor in Devon is joining the English wine renaissance with the planting of its own vineyard within its 28-acre estate next month.

Cheeky Nando's: chicken chain takes on independent restaurant in trademark claim

13-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

An independent chicken shop claims it is being “bullied” by peri-peri chicken restaurant Nando’s, after the chain asked it to change its name and logo.

"The kebab shop is the light that never goes out": the British Kebab Awards 2018 winners are announced

13-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Politician and businessman Ibrahim Dogus warned that "Brexit must not be allowed to leave a damaging legacy on our catering sector, " at the sixth British Kebab Awards last night.

Nuno Mendes to launch intimate supperclub this spring

13-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Nuno Mendes is opening a kitchen, table and wine room in Shoreditch this spring.

BBC MasterChef Professional Matt Healy to launch Leeds restaurant

13-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

MasterChef: The Professionals runner up Matt Healy is launching a solo restaurant in Leeds’ institution The Foundry.

The Jeremy's team on their new Asian-influenced menu

13-Mar-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Change is afoot at Jeremy and Vera Ashpool’s West Sussex restaurant Jeremy’s following head chef Jimmy Gray's return from a year-long sabbatical in Asia and Australia.

Deliveroo launches 12-week pop-up concept for new traders

13-Mar-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Deliveroo has launched an initiative that it says will help the best street food startups reach new customers through delivery, with two out of the initial four operators vegan-only.

"We haven't been able to make it work": Foxlow Chiswick to close this week

12-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Hawksmoor owners Will Beckett and Hugh Gott are to close another underperforming Foxlow restaurant at the end of the week

Wasabi to expand two of its brands following £30m investment

12-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Sushi and bento chain Wasabi has secured a £30m investment to fund its expansion plans for the next two years.

Heston Blumenthal to open a Dinner restaurant in Dubai

12-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Heston Blumenthal has chosen a site in Dubai’s Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences to launch the third iteration of his Dinner restaurant.

Zizzi customers told to wash possessions after spy poisoning

12-Mar-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Customers who visited a Zizzi restaurant or the Mill pub in Salisbury have been told to wash their possessions following the discovery of traces of a nerve agent in the city used to poison a former Russian spy.

The world's first Michelin-starred street food operator is coming to London

12-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Famed Singaporean Michelin-starred street food trader Hawker Chan is popping up in London this month in collaboration with street food collective KERB.

Restaurant bosses call on Chancellor to help sector

12-Mar-2018 By Joe Lutrario

A group of high profile hospitality bosses have penned a letter to the government warning that it must act now to avoid “damaging closures and job losses”.

Restaurant radar: March 2018

12-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

From street food in Woolwich to oysters in the Cotswolds, we round up the restaurant openings you need to know about this month

Aktar Islam to launch solo restaurant in Birmingham this spring

09-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The former chef director of Birmingham’s Lasan Group is launching his first solo restaurant this spring.

The Weekender Interview: André Garrett

09-Mar-2018 By Joe Lutrario

André Garrett is executive chef at Cliveden House in Taplow, Berkshire. Born in Bath, he has a star-studded CV that includes spells with Nico Landenis, Guy Savoy and the Galvin Brothers.

Friday Five: the week's top news

09-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

We round-up the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Deliciously Ella closes two restaurants to focus on largest site

09-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Wellness blogger and entrepreneur Eleanor Mills has announced that she is closing two of her delis to focus on her business’ largest site.

Wagamama and TGI Friday's fined for failing to pay minimum wage

09-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Wagamama has blamed confusion over staff uniform costs for its inclusion on a list of employers fined by the government for failing to pay the minimum wage.

The lowdown: baobab

09-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

2018 is all about baobab, the Zimbabwean 'superfood'.

Emily Roux planning to open first restaurant with husband Diego Ferrari

09-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Emily Roux has revealed she is hoping to open her first restaurant in London later this year.

KFC renews contract with Bidvest Logistics following supply cock up

08-Mar-2018 By Joe Lutrario

KFC has made a dramatic U-turn in the wake of its unprecedented supply problems, renewing its contract with Bidvest Logistics.

Middle Eastern-based restaurant group Caramel is spreading itself in London

08-Mar-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Middle Eastern-based restaurant group Caramel will open its first venue in the UK, in Knightsbridge, later this month.

Chewton Glen team to open Chelsea bar and grill

08-Mar-2018 By Stefan Chomka

The team behind Chewton Glen, Lygon Arms, Cliveden and 11 Cadogan Gardens will open Hans’ Bar & Grill in Chelsea this Spring.

Burmese restaurant Lahpet to reopen in Shoreditch

08-Mar-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Burmese restaurant Lahpet is to reopen at the former Tapas Revolution site in Shoreditch next month.

Tossed buys Vital Ingredient creating new healthy eating group

08-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Salad bar group Tossed has acquired the Vital Ingredient chain for an undisclosed sum - months after it was bought out of administration.

Singapore's Old Chang Kee chain to open in London

08-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Singaporean snack chain Old Chang Kee is bringing its curry puffs back to London with the launch of its first permanent site this year.

Fish, bread and dairy price inflation falls

07-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Foodservice price inflation fell to 2.5% in January 2018 - the lowest figure since early last year - according to the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.

Hospitality salaries rise above the UK average to attract more candidates

07-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Salaries are rising in the hospitality sector as employers push to attract more candidates ahead of impending staff and skill shortages, according to research.

Nuno Mendes to "reinvent" Taberna do Mercado at new site

07-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Nuno Mendes has closed his London restaurant Taberna do Mercado in Old Spitalfields Market after three years.

Tom Oldroyd to relaunch 1840s Dalston pub with a French twist

07-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Chef and restaurateur Tom Oldroyd is renovating Dalston pub The Richmond to reopen as a restaurant at the end of spring.

Dough boys: how Yard Sale Pizza is aiming for a bigger slice of the London pie

07-Mar-2018 By Finn Scott-Delany

The hip pizza chain is confounding expectations with its low-rent sites and in-house delivery.

Joe's Southern Table is closing in April as Maxwell's Bar moves in to the Covent Garden site

06-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

American diner Maxwell’s Bar and Grill is closing its restaurant in Covent Garden’s James Street next month to relocate to the site currently occupied by Joe’s Southern Table and Bar.

The Clink to launch its first restaurant outside of prison grounds

06-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Prisoner-rehabilitating restaurant charity The Clink is launching a new café in Manchester, staffed by offenders and homeless young people.

Bristol's Wallfish Bistro announces plans to close later this year

06-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

An award-winning bistro in Clifton Village has announced that it will be closing down later this year.

The Fat Duck returns to profit after 2016 losses

06-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck restaurant returned to profit last year after recording losses in the wake of its temporary migration to Australia.

Branching out: Mark Jarvis on creating a three-strong restaurant group

06-Mar-2018 By Stefan Chomka

With the opening of Stem in Mayfair next month, Mark Jarvis continues to bring his award-winning cooking to new parts of the capital.

Honi Poké to double up with second site opening this week

06-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Hawaiian poké restaurant Honi Poké is opening its second site this spring after settling on a site in the City.

Iconic Napoli pizzeria to open first UK site this spring

06-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

One of Naples’ most loved pizzerias is making its UK debut at a Trafalgar Square site this spring.

One in three of the UK's Top 100 restaurant groups is now loss-making

05-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

35 of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups are now loss-making, according to research by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young.

Industry experts to launch speakeasy-themed Brighton bootleg bar

05-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Protégés of master sommelier Gerard Basset are opening a ‘bootlegger’ bar in Brighton this month, which they say will offer the city’s most extensive wine menu.