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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Poon's – now of Somerset House
A daughter revives memories of her parents’ much-loved Chinese restaurants. The surname Poon has long associations with the world of hospitality and Chinese cooking. From a restaurant in Macau where...
Nick Lander
Sunday 7 December 2025
• 5 min read
Nick on restaurants
Alta, an oasis of calm – for now
Nick Lander
Sunday 30 November 2025
• 1 min read
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