Tag Archive | opening

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Raw Duck, Hackney Central (First through the door)

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Raw Duck, Hackney Central (First through the door)

  Raw Duck 5 Amhurst Road, London E8 1LL (map) Raw Duck is the little sibling of popular ‘Duck Soup‘ in Frith Street, Soho. However, unlike the Soho branch, this Hackney venue will be an all day cafe during the day which will morph into a wine bar in the evening. Clare Lattin and Rory […]

REVIEW: HKK (Hakkasan Kitchen) 8 Course Lunch Menu (28 Pics)

  HKK (Hakkasan Kitchen) Broadgate West II, Worship Street, London EC2A 2DQ “Bespoke Cantonese fine dining from the Hakkasan Group” is the claim from HKK, the second Hakkasan venture to open in The City this year. Does it deliver? Most definitely! Hakkasan Group has been busy lately. Opening two venues in just over two months. […]

REVIEW (OPENING DAY): BRGR.CO, Soho Burger Joint, (14 Pictures)

REVIEW (OPENING DAY): BRGR.CO, Soho Burger Joint, (14 Pictures)

  BRGR.CO 187 Wardour Street, London W1F 8ZB BRGR.CO have opened their first venue in the heart of Wardour Street, Soho, on the old site of Savanna Jerk. This burger chain from Beirut faces stiff competition with other large established chains nearby and the popular Honest Burger a few minutes walk away. So can they […]

NEWS: Mmmmm… donuts! Electric Donuts are giving away donuts for 3 days

NEWS: Mmmmm… donuts! Electric Donuts are giving away donuts for 3 days

Electric Donuts (Foyer of) Electric Cinema, 191 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London, W11 2ED To celebrate their opening, Electric Donuts are giving away free donuts from 08h00 Wed 28 Nov until Fri 30 Nov daily until they run out. Get down to the foyer of the Notting Hill Cinema on Portobello Road for a free […]

REVIEW (OPENING DAY): GrEAT British Food in Mayfair @EatBrit

REVIEW (OPENING DAY): GrEAT British Food in Mayfair @EatBrit

GrEAT British 14 North Audley Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 6WE VISIT DATE: Mon 05th Nov 11h50 The GrEAT British “Greasy Spoon Restaurant” (as their chalkbroud proudly announces) is a new informal restaurant from George Hammer, and Tony Zoccola (owner of East Dulwich Deli). FIRST IMPRESSIONS Amazingly, this GrEAT British does actually achieve the feel of […]

FAQ: Shoryu Ramen Opening Day

FAQ: Shoryu Ramen Opening Day

November 07, 2012 at 11:47AM via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/RuigrGCc62/ Shoryu Ramen 9 Regents Street, London, SW1Y 4LR Shoryu Ramen, the second ‘tonkotsu centric’ eatery in a week, opened at lunchtime today and this picture of their “Yuzu Tonkotsu” generated a lot of interest and many questions! Instead of trying to reply to them all in 140 […]

REVIEW (OPENING DAY): MASH Steakhouse (41 Pictures)

REVIEW (OPENING DAY): MASH Steakhouse (41 Pictures)

MASH – Modern American Steak House 81 Brewer Street, London, W1F 0RH Danish Steakhouse MASH – Modern American Steak House opened on Saturday evening in Piccadilly. As expected many of the art deco interior features from the former Titanic Restaurant site have been retained in the 300 seater venue. With a solid reputation from its […]

FOOD PORN: New York Strip! from MASH (Modern American Steakhouse)

FOOD PORN: New York Strip! from MASH (Modern American Steakhouse)

November 03, 2012 at 06:08PM via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/Rk66jWiczL/ UPDATE: 04-Nov-2012 Full Review Added… REVIEW (OPENING DAY): MASH Steakhouse (41 Pictures) MASH – Modern American Steak House 81 Brewer Street, London, W1F 0RH Danish Steakhouse MASH officially opened to the public Saturday evening. Given the red carpets and security I saw outside the venue late Friday […]

OPENING DAY: Lupita East (Spitalfields) Mexican Café (20 Pictures)

OPENING DAY: Lupita East (Spitalfields) Mexican Café (20 Pictures)

Lupita 60-62 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LT Lupita claims “Authentic Mexican City Cuisine in London”. Following the success of their first London venue in Villiers Street, they have now opened a second venue, a few minutes walk from Spitalfields Market in the heart of The City. According to their website, Lupita isn’t a new player […]

NEW OPENING: Zoilo (Marylebone) – Argentinian Dining from the Team behind Casa Malevo

NEW OPENING: Zoilo (Marylebone) – Argentinian Dining from the Team behind Casa Malevo

Zoilo 9 Duke Street, London W1U 3EG From the team behind Casa Malevo (Diego Jacquet and restaurateur Alberto Abbate). Popular Argentinian caterer ‘Zoilo’ will soft-launch on Thu 1st and Fri 2nd Nov in Marylebone Argentinian chef Diego Jacquet certainly comes with a great CV. With positions in Ferran Adria’s El Bulli and Marcus Samuelsson’s Aquavit […]