Restaurants
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, with occasional contributions from other food-obsessed members of the JancisRobinson.com team.
Restaurant reviews
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Alta, an oasis of calm – for now
A new restaurant in one of central London’s busiest fast-food nuclei is strongly Spanish-influenced. Brave the crowds on Regent Street and Carnaby Street in London’s West End; ignore the charms...
Nick Lander
Sunday 30 November 2025
• 1 min read
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Farewell Rachel Cooke and Skye Gyngell
Nick Lander
Saturday 29 November 2025
• 1 min read
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A trip to Japan, China and Thailand without leaving London.
With travel to China currently impossible and likely to remain...
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Are restaurateurs as likely to smile as much as their customers? Will Beckett of the Hawksmoor Group above.
I wonder...
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Thinking of opening a restaurant? Read on. In the make-up of restaurants across the UK, Europe, the US, the Middle...
Nick on restaurants
Where does your restaurant's loaf come from? A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Every time...
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What does it take to make a great chef? I was left considering the possible answers to this question after...
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A local need addressed. Partially. Photo above (by John T on Unsplash) of what washes down all that solid matter...
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What do you want your waiter to wear? A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
One...
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Neville Abraham is still campaigning for a fairer deal. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the...
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The popular Dishoom group sets an example. What is the connection between good service and a game of cricket? Between...
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From an island torpedo store to Mayfair, a pair of foragers' unlikely journey. The location is not initially that exciting...
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How has the pandemic affected the UK's restaurants and bars? COVID-19 has hit those working in the hospitality industry harder...
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24 March 2022 Harking back a long way for a seasonal look at spring produce.
Nick writes The unusual inclusion...
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A most unusual Parisian restaurant, in terms of its decor, menu – and opening hours. If, as the saying goes...
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A successful Soho partnership celebrated.
Many different qualities are required of successful modern chefs. They must be able to cook...
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A significant British exporter highlighted. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. One piece of relatively...
Nick on restaurants
Calling the sweet-toothed…
I have felt sorry for pastry chefs for the past 41 years. It was in the summer...