A new kind of bar experience has launched in the Square Mile with the opening of Reserve Bar Stock Exchange on Gresham Street, EC2. Capturing the excitement of the money markets, the bar has three floors of music, food and dance combined with new technology to bring the venue to life. Live market prices for drinks The venue is The City’s first real time stock market for … [Read more...]
Hungry Donkey: modern Greek food in the city
Hungry Donkey is a new, environmentally conscious Greek restaurant strongly influenced by Hellenic street food, which opened in April 2015 in Aldgate, London. Located just off Commercial Street, the 42 cover restaurant serves simple, top quality Greek food and drink in a contemporary and casual setting. Do we need another Greek restaurant joining the crowded London dining … [Read more...]
London’s Best Beer, Pubs & Bars highlighted in new guide
A new edition of (The CAMRA Guide to) ‘London’s Best Beer Pubs & Bars’ has been published, following the huge growth in the number of Microbreweries and renewed interest in real ale in the capital. From railway arches, to the back of pizza restaurants, it seems that London has got the craft beer bug, and new breweries are springing up across the capital at an alarming … [Read more...]
Marco Pierre White to open at Hinckley Island Hotel
Marco Pierre White has announced plans to open a Steakhouse Bar & Grill at The Hinckley Island Hotel, Leicestershire, this summer. The new restaurant will serve a handpicked range of contemporary British classics and is expected to open in August 2015 following a £310,000 refurbishment of the hotel’s restaurant. The new 180-seat restaurant will be operated under a … [Read more...]
Heineken invests up to £30m in Star Pubs & Bars
Heineken is on target to invest up to £30 million in upgrading its Star Pubs & Bars estate by the end of 2015, a 60% increase on 2014 and a demonstration of the company’s long-term commitment to the leased pub sector. In the first six months of 2015, Heineken has spent the same on Star Pubs & Bars as it did in the whole of 2014, and by the end of 2015 Star will have … [Read more...]