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
Nick on restaurants
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
More restaurant reviews
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This review appears as a matter of record only. The restaurants described are, sadly, closed until further notice.
On our...
Nick on restaurants
Two of London's finest Indian restaurants are now flourishing – or at least they were PC (pre coronavirus). A version...
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16 March 2020 Ben Howkins, UK wine-trade veteran and author of books on port and, most recently, sherry, adds his...
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The city that wine and flood-defences transformed.
In a striking demonstration of how the city of Napa has changed over...
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Nick falls for one of Sonoma's most famous restaurants. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
Nick on restaurants
How do winery owners put wine together with its most congenial partner? I can still vividly recall my first meal...
Nick on restaurants
A brave new Greek restaurant in Charlotte Street – very unlike the old White Tower. A version of this article...
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Nick meets Spain's culinary hero. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
I have known Ferran...
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A new restaurant in old hands by Tower Bridge in London.
The origins of chef Theodore Kyriakou’s passion for sourcing...
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Sunda, a recently opened restaurant in Melbourne’s Chinatown, astonished Nick for several reasons. A version of this article is published...
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Nick discovers the special challenges of operating a European restaurant in an Islamic country. The Alajmo brothers Raffaele and Massimiliano...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article about a new opening in London is published by the Financial Times. The first time...
Nick on restaurants
London is awash with hotel building sites. But who is going to work in them in post-Brexit Britain? The latest...
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London's most keenly anticipated restaurant opening. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. The recent opening...
Nick on restaurants
Nick, Unpacker in Chief, gets cross about how these bottles were packaged. It’s that time of the year again, the...
Nick on restaurants
Nick goes to Old Amsterdam and breaks a rule of restaurant reviewing. A version of this article is published by...