This new Filipino venture has much to entice you – but bring a party of six for the best dish of allSarap Filipino Bistro, 10 Heddon Street, London W1B 4BX (020 3488 9769; saraplondon.com). Starters £8.50-£13; mains £18-£25; desserts £5.50-£7.50; wines…
Fadiga, London: ‘The pasta is bloody lovely’ – restaurant review
Tiny Fadiga is a wonderful place to let your hair down in SohoFadiga, 71 Berwick Street, London W1F 8TB (020 3609 5536). Starters £8-£12, mains £9-£18, desserts £8-£9, wines from £25I knew there was a point to my ludicrous hair. It’s this review. Becau…
Tofu Vegan, London: ‘Bring on the big hitters’ – restaurant review
With fresh, vibrant flavours at every turn, even old-school carnivores will be happy at Tofu VeganTofu Vegan, 105 Upper Street, London N1 1QN (020 7916 3304). Starters and dim sum £5.50-£8.50, large plates £7.90-£14.80, desserts £4.80, wines from £18.5…
The GPO, Liverpool: ‘They’re trying to work all the angles’ – restaurant review
Is it a post office, is it a shopping mall? Liverpool’s GPO may be first-class once it sorts itself outThe GPO, Metquarter, 35 Whitechapel, Liverpool L1 6DA. Book online at the-gpo.co.uk. All dishes across the menus £4-£16. Wines from £18The app wants …
Kurisu Omakase at Ichiban Sushi, London: ‘It is both dinner and theatre’ – restaurant review
London’s top sushi chefs are fighting to book a precious seat to see what this young man is doing in BrixtonKurisu Omakase at Ichiban Sushi, 58A Atlantic Road, London SW9 8PY. All bookings announced on Instagram @kurisuomakase. Dinner £108It is eight o…
The Polo Lounge at the Dorchester Hotel: ‘Dismal food at inexplicable prices’ – restaurant review
A Park Lane pop-up produces an eye-popping dinner53 Park Lane, London W1K 1QA (020 7629 8888). Starters £16-£42, mains £32-£135, desserts £16-£20, wines from £84Editors don’t send their journalists to cover wars because they like misery and carnage. Th…
Why are restaurants’ cheapest bottles of wine becoming so expensive?
Wine lists shouldn’t be terrifying but too often they make me feel like a second-class citizenIn matters of wine, I am not Withnail. I do not crave “the finest wines available to humanity”. I merely want something drinkable from the cheap end of the li…
Burnt Orange, Brighton: ‘Delivers on its smoky promise’ – restaurant review
Heat-blistered dishes raise the temperature at Burnt Orange in BrightonBurnt Orange, 59 Middle Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1AL (01273 929923). Starters £4-£10, mains £8-£19, desserts £4-£7, wines from £22Brown foods are the best. We know this. Br…
The Bradley Hare, Wiltshire: ‘The meat is impeccable’: restaurant review
This old country pub has raised its game. Some will groan, but for me it’s a winnerThe Bradley Hare, Church Street, Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire BA12 7HW (01985 801018). Starters £6.50-£10, mains £13.50-£23, desserts £7.50, wines from £20If you wanted a s…