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Jay Rayner
Jay Rayner is the Observer's restaurant critic and a feature writer. His most recent book is Wasted Calories and Ruined Nights. He keeps an archive of all his journalism at jayrayner.co.uk
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Jay Rayner on restaurantsSam & Jak, Cirencester: �A story of skills and good taste’ – restaurant reviewIf you’re looking for a restaurant worth being on first-name terms with, book a table at Sam & Jak
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Finding its feet in a baffling new venue, Epicurus will soon win you over with its exuberant excess, writes Jay Rayner
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Unimpressed by a novelty hanging kebab, Jay Rayner owns up to being a food snob when it comes to novelty dishes
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There are many pluses to be had from eating alone at a wonderful restaurant. Being charged double isn’t one of them
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For a smart original take on great seafood, visit a railway arch close to the Thames in Deptford
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An uncomplicated, comforting pleasure that harks back to childhood – post-Covid, it’s no surprise that ice-cream parlours are coming in from the cold