David Ellis is the London Standard's restaurant critic and Going Out editor. He writes regularly about eating and drinking, and is a keen practitioner of both
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David Ellis is the London Standard's restaurant critic and Going Out editor. He writes regularly about eating and drinking, and is a keen practitioner of both
Tommy Banks's Easter recipe for hogget meatballs with mushroom sauce
Tommy Banks shares his recipe for an Easter feast with a twist
Country pub of the week: The Thatcher's Arms, Bures
It sits with its gaze over green fields smudged with yellow
The best London restaurants of the year, according to David Ellis
London offers restaurants of varying quality, and of varying interest and originality, writes David Ellis
David Ellis reviews Cafe Mondo: Probably Britain's best sandwich shop
David Ellis basks in the incandescent brilliance of this Peckham bar
Country pub of the week: The Packhorse, Mapledurham
In southern Oxfordshire is a charming collection of pubs. One, The Packhorse, is of particular repute
AngloThai review: How to make a stellar Thai? Slow cook for six years
Anglothai, famous before first service — can it possibly live up to the hype?
Soho's famous Groucho Club closes amid 'serious crime' claims
The Groucho first opened in 1985 and has long been a hit with the Soho crowd
Country pub of the week: The Old Neptune, Whitstable
On its shingled stretch of beach in Whitstable, the Neppy stands alone, with nothing but its own picnic benches for company
Things to do in London this weekend, from Spellbound to Wizkid
From a floating igloo to a peek inside Vogue, here’s everything to get up to in town this weekend
Ellis on Vatavaran: the name means atmosphere — if only it had any
Whoever persuaded Rohit Ghai to sell this place as “a taste of the Himlayas” did him a disservice, and diners too
Forget 'a war on sandwiches' — here are 10 of London's best
From mortadella rolls to plump egg sandos, London has a sandwich culture to rival any in the world
David Ellis on the Yellow Bittern: Life before everyone became a bore
David Ellis goes for lunch in 1982
David Ellis on Canteen: You'll hate your date if they make you share
David Ellis discovers a daydream of an Italian on the Portobello Road
Things to do in London this week, from Gladiator II to Stunt Saturday
The very best ways to spend the weekend, whether you’re heading out or staying in
Beigel Bake releases football shirt to celebrate 50th anniversary
The retro shirts are a throwback to the shop’s earliest years in the mid-Seventies
No proper pub would ever adopt surge pricing — shame on O'Neill's
It might just be business, but the practice seems inhospitable, greedy, and counter to the very essence of what pubs are meant to be about
Angus Steakhouse, review: Sad steaks seasoned with despair
David Ellis sinks his teeth into a restaurant that feels ‘unpatriotic in its crapness’
The best gigs and club nights to book in London this week
David Ellis rounds up the best musical happenings around town
A tribute to Grumbles at 60, forever a locals' favourite
Grumbles has become a Pimlico favourite for its straightforward cooking, comforting welcome and cracking wine list
Country pub of the week: the Pub with No Name
Cosy up in this joyfully crooked pub, says David Ellis
Things to do in London this weekend
The very best ways to while away the weekend, whether you’re heading out or staying in