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Grace Dent

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Grace Dent is the Guardian's restaurant critic. She is the author of Comfort Eating, published by Guardian Faber 

June 2026

  • Bar Shrimp, Manchester.A bartender pours a cocktail by upturning a bottle into a glass behind a bar for two customers sit on stools at the bar.

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    Bar Shrimp, Manchester M1: ‘This is meaningful, highly adept cooking’ – restaurant review

    One of the best seats in Manchester, if not the entire north

May 2026

  • Skof interior, Manchester.

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    Skof, Manchester M4: ‘Proof that fine dining can be magical’ – restaurant review

    Clever, emotional – and well worth the hype
  • Three women sit at a restaurant table with food and drinks while a waiter stands nearby. An interior shot in the day.

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    Fenix, London W1: ‘Big, bright, brash, dumbed down, shameless and open to all’ – restaurant review

    Can taramasalata, hummus or moussaka ever be fancy? Short answer: yes

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      Auguste, London E8: ‘Some fleeting moments of greatness’ – restaurant review

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      Mitsu, London EC2: ‘Determinedly fun and delicious’ – restaurant review

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      Willy’s, Margate, Kent: ‘It chortles in the face of small plates’ – restaurant review

April 2026

  • Diners at tables and bar inside Impala restaurant

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    Impala, London W1: ‘Shamelessly, brilliantly too much’ – restaurant review

  • Interior - Holy Carrot, Spitalfields, London. For Grace Dent review in Feast, 18th April 2025.

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    Holy Carrot, London E1: ‘As good as plant-based dining gets’ – restaurant review

  • A waiter serves diners in The Grand Divan at Simpsons on the Strand. Interior shot at The Grand Divan at Simpsons in the Strand .

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    Simpson’s-in-the-Strand, London WC2: ‘A rollicking list of cosy British joys’ – restaurant review

  • The maitre d' at her station with a waiter and customers behind, at Trattoria Burro restaurant in London

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    Burro, WC2: ‘Big but the opposite of brash’ – restaurant review

March 2026

  • Diners eating at the Wellington restaurant in Margate

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    The Wellington, Margate, Kent: ‘Worth risking a werewolf attack to get to’ – restaurant review

    The ever-changing menu is a paean to things that make me happy
  • Osteria Vibrato, London: ‘Has all the makings of an institution.’

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    Osteria Vibrato, London W1: “Worth singing loudly about” – restaurant review

    The cooking is precise, proud and purposeful

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      DakaDaka, London W1: ‘Like a 2am lock-in on a Tbilisi back street’ – restaurant review

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      Trillium, Birmingham B4: ‘There’s a general feeling of people – gasp! – actually enjoying life’ – restaurant review

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      Breakfast at Pavyllon, London W1: ‘Does fine dining strictly have to wait until lunchtime?’ – restaurant review

February 2026

  • Song Que Pho Bar, London, interior shot.

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    Sông Quê Phở Bar, London E1: ‘The best phở in town’ – restaurant review

  • Koba, London: ‘providing moments of joy for a solid 20 years.’

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    Koba, London W1: ‘I admire their chutzpah’ – restaurant review

  • Cylla, Birmingham.

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    Cylla, Birmingham: ‘Maybe the best potato side dish being served in the UK today’ – restaurant review

  • Guinness Open Gate Brewery, WC2 - Interiors

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    Guinness Open Gate Brewery, London WC2: ‘Absolute “will-this-do?” nonsense’ – restaurant review

January 2026

  • Tin Roof Cafe, Maldon: ‘Could this place be any more adorable?’

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    Tin Roof Cafe, Maldon, Essex: ‘Come for topsoil, stay for the shortbread’ – review

    This all-day Essex cafe next to a garden centre is a scone-fuelled delight
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