Bray in Berkshire comes to Oxshott in Surrey in the form of the rejuvenated community dining pub, The Victoria. This is the first independent venture of Matt Larcombe, former Head Chef at Heston Blumenthal’s The Crown, and Simon King who was Heston’s Operations Director.

Joshua Khan and Sam Cary have formed an exciting partnership at The Great Shefford Pub. 

Married couple Daniel Crump and Margriet Vandezande-Crump have rapidly developed a strong industry reputation as modern restaurateurs combined with a customer led devotion to front of house.  Here the couple speak to Simon Carter of fine dining guide about their lives and professional journeys to the present day and beyond. Daniel Crump grew up with […]

Much to report after a busy 2018.  The site maintained a focus on restaurant reviews supplemented with feature articles, interviews and broad guide coverage.  The iTunes podcast series remains – as always the links are to the written transcripts, you may find the podcast series on iTunes by typing “Restaurant Dining (UK)” into the main […]

Much to report after a busy remainder to 2015 which has continued through 2016.  The site maintained a focus on restaurant reviews supplemented with feature articles, interviews and broad guide coverage. The iTunes podcast series remains – as always the links are to the written transcripts, you may find the podcast series on iTunes by […]

A news round up of 2014 and looking ahead to 2015 in the top end restaurant world