Tasting Menu
Coverage highlights how chefs and operators across the UK are using curated multi-course formats to drive revenue, showcase creativity, and elevate guest experience. We report on pricing strategies, menu design, wine pairings, kitchen logistics, and consumer expectations, with insights from both fine dining establishments and ambitious independents adopting this format as part of their culinary and commercial approach.
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Oct- 2025 -2 OctoberRestaurants
The Cocochine reopens in Mayfair
The Cocochine has reopened in London’s Mayfair with a new menu from chef Larry Jayasekara, centred on produce from Rowler Farm in Northamptonshire. Jayasekara previously worked with chefs including Marcus Wareing, Alain Roux, Michel Bras, Raymond Blanc and Gordon Ramsay. He launched The Cocochine to focus on fine dining built…
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Sep- 2025 -23 SeptemberRestaurants
Cameron House opens new Loma restaurant
Cameron House in Loch Lomond has opened a new fine dining restaurant, Loma, which is sourcing much of its produce from a kitchen garden in the hotel grounds. The resort’s garden now provides around 60% of the restaurant’s herbs, vegetables and flowers, reducing food miles and adding to its wider…
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9 SeptemberRestaurants
The Clove Club appoints Rhys Lebreux as head chef
Rhys Lebreux has been appointed as head chef at The Clove Club. Lebreux was previously senior sous chef at the two Michelin-starred restaurant, where he has been an “instrumental part of the kitchen team”, and now brings seven years of training and professional experience to the role. He will focus…
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5 SeptemberRestaurants
Rafael Cagali to open new restaurant in Hove
Chef Rafael Cagali will open a new restaurant, Marea, in Hove on 10 September, working with his partner Charlie Lee and head chef Ewan Waller. The Church Road venue will seat 38 diners and aims to combine seasonal Sussex produce with Cagali’s Brazilian-Italian influences. The menu will sit between the…
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Jul- 2025 -31 JulyRestaurants
Michelin-starred chef Nathan Davies opens Vraic in Guernsey
Michelin-starred chef Nathan Davies has opened Vraic, a new 24-cover restaurant overlooking Chouet Bay in Guernsey, bringing his signature fire-led cooking to the Channel Islands. Named after the Guernésiais word for seaweed, the restaurant focuses on local fish, shellfish and seaweeds native to Guernsey’s coastline. Davies, who previously ran SY23…
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Jun- 2025 -26 JuneRestaurants
Mark Pounton to launch The Ancient Shepherds
Michelin star chef Mark Poynton is set to launch a new restaurant, The Ancient Shepherds, three miles outside Cambridge in Fen Ditton. Set in the former premises of his earlier venture, MJP at The Shepherds, the restaurant will open in partnership with long-time village residents and business owners Gareth and…
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16 JuneRestaurants
Holborn Dining and Ollie Bass partner to unveil new seafood counter
Holborn Dining Room has launched a new seafood counter in collaboration with Ollie Bass, executive chef at sustainability-focused restaurant Faber, bringing a seasonal coastal menu to central London. The counter, located at the centre of the restaurant, will serve a rotating selection of dishes made with British seafood sourced from…
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Mar- 2025 -19 MarchRestaurants
Tom Brown at the Capital to open in Knightsbridge
Chef Tom Brown is set to unveil his new flagship restaurant, Tom Brown at The Capital, opening its doors on 10 April in Knightsbridge. Marking a return to the hotel, The Capital Hotel, where he first made a name for himself as head chef at Outlaw’s, the 28-cover restaurant will…
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Feb- 2025 -24 FebruaryRestaurants
Six by Nico opens new Bristol site
Six by Nico, the restaurant group renowned for its six-course tasting menus, officially opened the doors to its new Bristol venue. The new restaurant is located at Unit SU9, Quakers Friars Cabot Circus, blending “contemporary elegance with a welcoming atmosphere”. Founded by chef Nico Simeone, Six by Nico offers an…
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19 FebruaryRestaurants
Luna Omakase to open new London site in March
The team behind Los Mochis and Juno Omakase is set to open Luna Omakase, an exclusive 12-seat restaurant set within Los Mochis London City in March. At the helm is executive head chef Leonard Tanyag, who with his 20 years of experience and international expertise will bring a “refined and…
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