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Dip In Brilliant - 2018 May

This oddly named restaurant is related to the long established Brilliant in Southall, and opened in February 2018. It is a essentially a more casual version of The Brilliant

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal - 2011 March

As the first London venture of Heston Blumenthal, Dinner caused not so much a stir as a whirlwind in the press. Ashley Palmer-Watts has long been Heston’s right-hand man at

Dinings - 2010 November

Dinings is a small Japanese restaurant under the direction of chef/patron Tomanari Chibo, who cooked for some time at Nobu. He has not over-invested on the décor here. On

Din Tai Fung - 2011 August

A Taiwanese chain with branches in Japan, Korea, China and further afield, this restaurant specialises in soup dumplings. The original restaurant popped up in the 1980s in Taipei

Deya - 2007 June

This restaurant closed in summer 2007. A shame. The notes that follow are of historical interest only. The restaurant is owned by Sir Michael Caine, Claudio Pulze and

Delhi Social - 2025 April

I have written previously about the background to Delhi Social. A new dish on the menu tonight was fried pieces of machi pakora (£9) using tilapia flavoured with ajwain

Delhi Social - 2024 December

I have written previously of the background to this restaurant and its head chef. It has a large dining room in the former pub premises, with several sections and a garden in the

Delhi Social - 2023 November

Delhi Social is the creation of chef Manish Sharma and general manager Avi Patel, who previously worked together at Black Salt on East Sheen. It is in a former pub called

Dehesa - 2008 February

The new, slightly more casual, offspring of Salt Yard offers a similar formula to its parent, but with the unwelcome twist of a no-booking policy. While I am sure this makes

De Karmeliet - April 2002

De Karmeliet moved to its current premises in 1992, with the owner and head chef Geert van Hecke having previous worked under legendary chef Alain Chapel before he opened his

Davies and Brook - 2019 December

Editor's note: in November 2021 it was announced that Claridges and chef Daniel Humm would part company at the end of 2021, based on Mr Humm's desire to change to a vegan-only

Dastaan - April 2017

This Indian restaurant in Ewell, near Epsom, was opened in late 2016. There are two key people that set it up. Sanjay Gour, originally from Mumbai, worked at Gymkhana and the

Dastaan - 2024 September

I have written previously about the background of the founders of Dastaan, a gem of a restaurant in an unlikely location in Ewell. The small, simple dining room in a terrace of

Dastaan - 2024 May

Dastaan was opened in late 2016, situated in an unpromising terrace of shops in Ewell, not far from Kingston. Head chef Nand Kishor runs the kitchen, ably assisted by Saiful Alom

Dastaan - 2022 May

Dastaan has become a great favourite of mine ever since it opened, in the unlikely setting of a terrace of shops in Ewell. It is hard to believe the standard of food that emerges

Dastaan - 2021 July

Dastaan opened in late 2016 in an unpromising terrace of shops in Ewell, far from the fashionable restaurant hubs of central London. Its founders, chefs Sanjay Gour and Nand

Dastaan - 2021 August

Dastaan has become one of my favourite restaurants in and around London. Located in a terrace of shops in Ewell, the kitchen team here delivers some remarkably impressive food

Dastaan - 2020 August

Dastaan serves some of the very best Indian food within the M25. It is situated in Ewell in Surrey, a rather unlikely spot for two of the senior chefs of Michelin-starred Gymkhana

Dastaan - 2019 October

Dastaan has become a favourite restaurant of mine, despite its slightly out of the way location in Ewell in Surrey. Two senior chefs from Gymkhana set up shop here and are cooking

Dastaan - 2019 May

Dastaan is in a distinctly unpromising parade of shops in Ewell, with quite cramped premises, though they have recently upgraded the seating. Yet lurking in this unlikely setting