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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This article was also published in the Financial Times. I arrived in Sydney feeling 'crook', or sick in Australian. This...
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This article was also published in the Financial Times.Over a glass of Dom Pérignon 2003 at the Room to Read...
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This article was also published in the Financial Times. On the waterfront at Hobart, the capital of Tasmania and the...
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This article was also published in the Financial Times. 'The steak comes on its own, sir', the waitress explained as...
Nick on restaurants
This article was also published in the Financial Times. The restaurant business harbours very few secrets. Its sales prices are...
Nick on restaurants
This article was also published in the Financial Times. At Pearl Liang, in the lower concourse of Paddington Central, west...