Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites

In restaurant news this week: Dining out in the UK is predicted to fall by over a third in September, London wine bar Top Cuvée gets ready to open a shop, and a MasterChef: The Professionals finalist prepares to open a West African restaurant in October. 

The Ritz

New scores for 2020 to be published in May

The Ritz confirms sale to private investor

Iconic London hotel The Ritz, home of Michelin-starred The Ritz Restaurant, has confirmed its sale to a private Qatari investor, reportedly for around £750 million. 

WLC Eats: The Ritz Restaurant

WLC’s resident sybarite, Lucy Shaw, heads to one of the grande dames of the London dining scene, The Ritz Restaurant in Piccadilly, for a five-hour lunch of many acts.

Wine List Confidential revisited: The Ritz

A classic looking palace hotel The Ritz, near London’s Green Park, boasts a vigorous, modern wine list matched with precision to colourful, pristine plates.