Eating Out

London posh nosh for less dosh

Swanky London restaurants aren’t out of your price range – take advantage of their bargain set lunch menus, says The Good Food Guide London. Some highly regarded restaurants offer excellent three-course set lunch deals, often for less than a meal in a standard gastropub. Eating at these top-end establishments in the evening could cost £100 or more, so lunch for less than £20 is a steal.

Brighton restaurants hit the UK top 10

OpenTable, the leading provider of free, online restaurant reservations for diners as well as guest and table management systems for restaurants, is pleased to announce that Brighton’s Momma Cherri restaurant has made it into their Top 10 Booked Restaurant List.

Harvey Nichols to host wine dinner with Lebanese Winery

Harvey Nichols Fifth Floor Restaurant will host a special wine dinner on Wednesday 23 April with boutique Lebanese Winery Massaya. Massaya’s three reds, two whites and rosé wines will be matched to a three course tasting dinner exclusively created by Executive Chef Jonas Karlsson. Priced at £40 per person, customers will also have the chance to meet acclaimed winemaker, Sami Ghosn on the evening.

Gaucho launches summer menu

Gaucho Restaurants are launching their new Summer Menus on April the 14th, which will include a mouth-watering range of seasonal Argentine food specialities rarely seen in the UK. Famed for their Argentine gastronomy and for the UK’s largest collection of Argentine wine, the Gaucho Restaurants’ summer menu will focus on Argentina’s indigenous foods, with a special emphasis on Patagonia in the south.

A new pearl in an old shell

Now in its ninetieth year, Bentley’s first opened its doors in 1916 in the same beautiful old Victorian building it occupies today on the borders of Soho and Mayfair. Bentley’s combines a relaxed oyster bar with a more formal Grill restaurant, plus three private rooms, arranged over three floors.

Chocolate heaven at Harvey Nichols’ Fifth Floor Café

Throughout the month of March, Harvey Nichols will be celebrating the extravagance of chocolate with a series of exclusive promotions and product launches in London. Chocoholics will be pleased to hear that Harvey Nichols Fifth Floor Café will be serving an inspired chocolate laced dinner menu for a limited period of time from 17-31 March, with each dish featuring everyone’s favourite indulgence.

Locale announce new venue in East Dulwich

Locale, a neighbourhood Italian restaurant, has announced the opening of their fourth restaurant in East Dulwich, London in late April 2008. Locale’s winning combination of excellent Italian cuisine, intimate, comfortable atmosphere, friendly service as well as value for money has meant that their restaurants have become a firm favourite with diners in their existing restaurants in Blackheath, County Hall and Fulham.

Discreet dining at The Commonwealth Club

The Commonwealth Club’s Head Chef Mark Page is devising bespoke seasonal menus that feature a number of growing dining trends. Set in the heart of England’s establishment, the Commonwealth Club is home to the Royal Commonwealth Society. Its central location and exclusivity make it the perfect location for private, discreet dinners, to upscale social sit-downs for up to 220 people.

A new chapter for Brunello Restaurant

This Spring sees the launch of a new chapter at Brunello Restaurant in the five star Baglioni Hotel, London. From the 10th of March 2008, Brunello introduces newly appointed Head Chef Andrea Vercelli, alongside a stunning new Back to Basics menu that features a simplified range of comforting Italian classics.

Young Chefs on the rise in the Michelin Guide France 2008

Featuring more than 600 new addresses, the 2008 edition of the Michelin Guide France attests to the growing stature of a new wave of young chefs who emphasise product quality while expressing their own personalities through the dishes they serve.

June roses and rosé

For the month of June 2008, Jeremy’s Restaurant in the heart of the West Sussex countryside, will be realising the cooking potential of flowers, namely roses, to coincide with Borde Hill Garden’s Rose Month in June.

Buckinghamshire restaurant launches mobile menu

Award winning restaurant, The Plough in Wavendon, Buckinghamshire is extending its offering with a unique mobile phone tool designed to give customers an unsurpassed level of service ‘in their pocket’. Already The Plough has received praise for its excellence of service, culinary creativity and not to mention a national award for the restaurant’s garden and landscaping.