Tag Archive | opening

FIRST LOOK: The Giaconda Dining Room (First ‘Post Refurbishment’ Lunch Service)
The Giaconda Dining Room 9 Denmark Street, London, WC2H 8LS The Giaconda Dining Room is a popular venue serving ‘Modern European’ cuisine. Situated in the middle of Denmark Street it closed to refurbish and to expand it’s tiny 2m x 2m kitchEN earlier this year. Denmark Street is London’s answer to ‘Tin Pan Alley’, Lined […]

REVIEW (FIRST LOOK): Colbert Chelsea, soft opening on the former site of Oriel, Sloane Square
Colbert Chelsea 50-52 Sloane Square, Chelsea, London, SW1W 8AX Colbert Chelsea soft opens today bringing French Grand Café style to the former site of ‘Oriel’ on Sloane Square. Brought to you by the team behind of ‘Brasserie Zedel and The Wolseley, Rex Restaurant Associates. Claiming to be “inspired by the great boulvard cafés of Paris” […]

NEWS: Bookings UPDATE: for @HawksmoorLondon Air Street soft-launch w/50% off
Hawksmoor (Air Street) 5a Air Street, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0AD Hawskmoor, the highly acclaimed steakhouse will be ‘soft-opening’ on Monday 22nd of October until Wednesday 31st, with 50% food! This is the fourth Hawksmoor venue and their largest to date. With 235 seats in the restaurant and 50 more seats in the bar. Previous openings […]

Tramontana @Brindisa – So new they’re still taking publicity shots!
September 04, 2012 at 01:37PM via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/PJ1ZuTic5F/ Tramontana Brindisa 152 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3AT Bridisa opened it’s 4th tapas restaurant in Shoreditch today and I was their first customer! (A feat I’ve only managed a handful of times this year (Hix Tramshed, Burger & Lobster, Flatiron Steak…) The venue is so new […]

The “K-Dawg” Kimchi HotDog! from @BubbleDogsUK
August 29, 2012 at 12:49PM via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/O6THV9Cc3g/ Bubbledogs70 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 4QG This is the “K-Dawg” from new hot dog and champagne purveyors Bubbledogs which opened today. As part of a lineup of hot dogs created to be eaten along with champagne, (hence the name, ‘bubble-dogs’), this offering is smothered with an […]

FULL REVIEW: Anyone fancy a @DirtyBurger?
Dirty Burger79 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 1TL The amply named Dirty Burger opened today in Kentish Town with the aim to serve no-nonsense, good, ‘back-to-basics’ burgers Their location behind Pizza East is no co-incidence, since the owner of Pizza East is behind them too! As a venture by Soho House Group, this is […]

PHOTO ALBUM: @DirtyBurger Opening Day! (18 Pictures)
Dirty Burger79 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 1TL Fancy a Dirty Burger? Dirty Burger officially opened their shanty-town-esque tin shack serving up a ‘single burger menu’. A hidden add on behind Pizza East (and ironically behind a L.A. Fitness Gym) they are going back to basics, serving up non-nonsense cheese burgers. Perfect if you’re […]

Tommi’s @BurgerJointUK: Now Open for Business
August 06, 2012 at 11:46AM via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/N-9nnCicyO/ Tommi’s Burger Joint, 58 Marylebone Lane, Marylebone, London, W1U 2NX Tommi’s Burger Joint opened today at 11h30 Better known as ‘Hamborgara Tómasar’ in their native Iceland, this Nordic Burger Chain are well known for their burgers at home in Reykjavik. Owner Tommi Tómasson now opens his first […]

NEWS: TOMMI’S BURGER, London Opening (Update II)
So what’s happening with Tommi’s London? The long anticipated Tommi’s Burger Joint first London venue seems to be delayed again. Last week I reported that they would open over the weekend after a conversation with the owners. When I meandered past on Tuesday the “Coming Soon” sign was up and the guys were having a […]

BREAKING NEWS: @HawksmoorLondon announces a fourth London venue
Hawksmoor, the suppliers of mouthwatering steak to Londoners, have just announced plans to open a fourth venue in Piccadilly! If you ask most Londoners where to get a good steak in London, Hawksmoor will always be one of the recommendations. With plaudits and booking from all corners of food community it’s not surprise that they […]