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Nick Lander – aka Mr Jancis Robinson – was the Financial Times restaurant critic from 1989 to 2022. Now, every Sunday, he writes about restaurants exclusively for us. To stay abreast of his reviews – which are free for everyone to read – sign up for our weekly newsletter

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Ballymaloe House May 2026
Nick on restaurants Ballymaloe's charms

An international institution in the southern Irish countryside. In 2011 I travelled to Ballymaloe House, a 40-minute drive from Cork, Ireland, to stay the night and to interview the late...

Sally Abé of Teal
Nick on restaurants Abé and Abe, a winning combo at Teal

An exciting new addition to the East London restaurant scene. Above, Sally Abé. Everything is on the small side at Sally Abé’s new restaurant, Teal, a short walk from Hackney...

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Ma Cuisine exterior
Nick on restaurants Walking the streets of Burgundy's most famous tourist destination recently, everything looked as though the world was completely back to...
Le Colombier, London SW3
Nick on restaurants Le Colombier – a long-standing London treasure of particular interest to French-wine-loving bargain-hunters. Reservations in restaurants depend on a number...
Lodi interior
Nick on restaurants Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nick has fun. Above, the interior of Lodi, where, as with so many New York restaurants...
Union Square market
Nick on restaurants A grower's recommendations … (for the UK). Nick took the picture above in Union Square market this week. The text...
Restaurant bills
Nick on restaurants What goes on behind the scenes before you pay for your meal. Your rights explained. The restaurant bill, or check...
bread and Barolo at Locanda Locatelli
Nick on restaurants We enjoyed a superb Italian meal and chose from possibly London's best Italian wine list. Twenty years ago, Giorgio Locatelli...
Toklas interior
Nick on restaurants … and a smart new chef. Matthew Slotover, 54, and his business partner Amanda Sharpe (whose age I am too...
Interior of Plaza Thai cafe
Nick on restaurants A trip to Japan, China and Thailand without leaving London. With travel to China currently impossible and likely to remain...
Will Beckett of the Hawksmoor Group
Nick on restaurants Are restaurateurs as likely to smile as much as their customers? Will Beckett of the Hawksmoor Group above. I wonder...
Ted Schama
Nick on restaurants Thinking of opening a restaurant? Read on. In the make-up of restaurants across the UK, Europe, the US, the Middle...
Adam Sellar at The Walnut Tree
Nick on restaurants Where does your restaurant's loaf come from? A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Every time...
Shaun Hill
Nick on restaurants What does it take to make a great chef? I was left considering the possible answers to this question after...
Drinks stall in Singapore
Nick on restaurants A local need addressed. Partially. Photo above (by John T on Unsplash) of what washes down all that solid matter...
Waitress
Nick on restaurants What do you want your waiter to wear? A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. One...
Dishoom Covent Garden cricket team
Nick on restaurants The popular Dishoom group sets an example. What is the connection between good service and a game of cricket? Between...
Ceviche at Native
Nick on restaurants From an island torpedo store to Mayfair, a pair of foragers' unlikely journey. The location is not initially that exciting...
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