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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...

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Granger and Vinoteca KX, April 2021
Nick on restaurants Considerations we might not have thought of, as UK restaurants start to reopen, in a particularly limited way. Some time...
Willoughby at Vinoteca, getting ready to reopen April 2021
Nick on restaurants Nick's life story … in this plea for a change from our dining table. My late mother never let us...
Alice Waters of Chez Panisse at Viader Vineyards
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Campari in a tumbler
Nick on restaurants Why a winter lockdown is better, or at least less awful, for chefs and their customers than a summer one...
Wontons and sauces on a table
Nick on restaurants Now Londoners can order delicious handmade pork dumplings delivered to their door. My article on Saturday 20 March that profiled...
On the Menu hardback on a table
Nick on restaurants 7 April 2021 The results, and the six winning entries! 27 March 2021 Nick would love to know reactions from...
Dumpling maker in Paris on his bike
Nick on restaurants What chefs in London, Paris and New York have variously been up to while their restaurants have been closed. A...
Mitch Tonks
Nick on restaurants The piscatorial empire of Mitch Tonks, pictured above. Fish seems to attract many of us in ways that meat does...
Open plan restaurant by Rod Long
Nick on restaurants When restaurants reopen, will we seek comfort or challenge? Image by Rod Long on Unsplash. Asked to give an online...
Delivery dish on polenta from Brassica of Dorset
Nick on restaurants What British restaurateurs are getting up to now that they are not allowed to be restaurateurs. A version of this...
Megrim sole
Nick on restaurants Nick investigates the sole of discretion. The Cornish fishing authorities appear to be at it again. I refer to the...
Valentine's mealkit from Park Chinois
Nick on restaurants How closed restaurants are doing their best to make the most of tomorrow. Above is Park Chinois' Valentine's meal kit...
Kolamba meal delivery
Nick on restaurants Nick eats at home. For a change. I have a confession to make. I did not pay for this particular...
Nick washing up
Nick on restaurants Nick took off his Marigolds to write this article, a version of which is also published by the Financial Times...
Bar at The Goring Hotel, London
Nick on restaurants Nick predicts a big change in restaurant design. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above...
Clipstone takeaway dinner 8 Jan 2021
Nick on restaurants As COVID bites, Britain's restaurateurs are having to flex muscles they never knew they had. The recently announced third lockdown...
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