Edible Reading

NEW REVIEW! This week, a lunch for the ages that reminds me what eating out and hospitality is all about, and how magical it can be when it’s done well. I hope you enjoy this one.

https://ediblereading.com/2026/02/27/restaurant-review-pompette-oxford/

From the archives, 3 years ago I did something that almost qualifies as a scoop: I reviewed and loved Bristol restaurant COR before almost anybody, from national critics to restaurant bloggers to the Michelin Guide, spotted what a special place it was. I know it's in Bristol, but many ER readers have made the pilgrimage since then and all of them have told me they loved the place.

Restaurant review: COR, Bristol For once, I turned up for lunch in Bristol moderately ahead of the curve. COR, a cosy small plates restaurant in Bedminster, has only been open since October and, so far, has mostly been Bristol fa…

Updated on the blog, the full list of open venues outside London that I've reviewed sorted by ER rating, from the great to the greatly disappointing.

The list: By rating (outside Reading) RestaurantRatingWilsons, Bristol9.6COR, Bristol9.5RAGÙ, Bristol9.5Marmo, Bristol9.4The French House, London9.4Paulette, London9.3The Three Tuns, Henley9.3Orwells, Shiplake9.3Caper and Cure, Bristol…

“I’m going to talk about all the food first and get it out of the way, because a lot of it was rather good and yet it didn’t stop it being a deeply disappointing experience. We’ll get to that.”

The Devonshire is the most hyped pub in the U.K., allegedly its best gastropub and almost impossible to get a table at, over 2 years after it opened. So, what’s it like if you do actually manage to join the exclusive club? The new review is up.

https://ediblereading.com/2026/02/20/restaurant-review-the-devonshire-soho/