new openings
THE STEPPING STONE
123 Queenstown Road,
London SW8 3RH.
071-622 0555
Owners: Gary and Emer Levy
Head chefs: Laura Greenfield, Matthew Owsley-Brown
On the former l'Arlequin site, this 56-seat restaurant makes its own bread, pasta, sausages and ice-cream on the premises. Average spend including wine, £21.
ELENA'S L'ETOILE
30 Charlotte Street, London W1.
071-636 1496
Owner: The Restaurant Partnership
Head chef: Kevin Hopgood
With Elena Salvoni front of house (from Soho's the Gay Hussar), the restaurant offers an 80% French, 20% Italian menu. The dining room seats 76, and a private room up to 30. A £15 two-course menu changes daily, while the à la carte works out at £25 a head.
WILSONS
10 St Gregory's Alley,
Norwich.
0603 629122
Owner: Richard Hughes (chef-patron of Number Twenty Four)
Chef-manager: Nigel Crane
The 30-seat restaurant operates a brasserie-style menu at lunchtime and traditional English cooking in the evenings. Average spend is about £13 for two courses and £16 for three, excluding wine.
DEXTER'S RESTAURANT
Market Place, Deddington, Oxon OX15 OSE.
0869 338813
Owners: Jamie Dexter Harrison (chef) and
Roger Blackburn Serving modern British food, this 36-seat restaurant offers a daily changing menu at £12.95 for two courses and £15.95 for three.
LA FIESTA MEXICANA
30a Bishopthorpe Road, York YO2 1JJ.
0904 652260
Chef: Malcolm Colman
This 80-seat restaurant serves traditional Mexican food. Average spend per head is about £13 including drinks.
new OPENINGS in brief
FLEUR DE SEL
23-27 Lower Street, Haslemere, Surrey.
0428 651462
BELAMY
7 Kensington High Street, London W8.
071-937 5777
THE GABLES RESTAURANT
48 Stockport Road, Marple, Cheshire.
061-427 1200
NEW RESTAURANTS…
Please send details of restaurant openings to: Catey Hillier (openings), Chef, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, or fax on 081-652 8973.
Please give names of key personnel, details of food and a copy of your menus and wine list with prices.
