Monday Bulletin: The Horses | Major’s | The Poet
Published 21 September 2026
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THE HORSES
Bookings are now live for The Horses on Ray Street in Clerkenwell, Public House Group’s first venture east of central. Officially opening next Monday 28 September, The Horses is a four-storey affair, with a British pub at street level – yes, you can pop in for a pint and a bacon and scallop bap; an oyster bar on the first floor; an open kitchen and seafood counter on the second floor; and a private dining room for up to 30 on the top floor. Seafood is the focus with signatures including fish pie, Dover sole, and whole fish from the grill with sides and sauces like lobster gravy. Perfect with the Mediterranean wines and Grower Champagnes that sit on the multi-format wine list alongside classics from Burgundy, Bordeaux and beyond.
STOKE PARK
Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire enters a new chapter this October with the opening of five new dining concepts, including flagship restaurant The Penn, in partnership with two Michelin star chef Tom Sellers. Studio Shayne Brady has overseen the extensive redesign.
MAJOR’S
Further details have been revealed about Major’s, Major Food Group’s American grill room and courtyard restaurant launching at Cambridge House, Auberge Collection, on 1 February. Attractions will include seafood towers, formal caviar service, and 10 martini variations.
THE POET
The Poet, a pub and dining room from Sune’s Honey Spencer, Charlie Sims and Spencer Large, will open in one of the six ‘Houses’ at the new London Museum in November. Charlie Tayler (ex-Aulis) will lead the kitchen. His Scampi Fries scotch egg sounds like a viral dish in the making.
The Garden Café’s Alex Jackson is cooking an end-of-summer Provençal menu at Bistro Freddie from 12pm to 9pm this Saturday 26 September. Book here for stuffed tomatoes, bourride, lamb chops and more.
Islington’s Bistro Sablé is running a pop-up at The Princess of Shoreditch, from 1 October until the end of the year.
Camille has a name for its Farringdon follow-up: B. Penhale (aka Penhale’s), named after chef patron Elliot Hashtroudi’s grandmother. Opens October.
Tom Kemble’s NY-style Spring St. Pizza in Southwark is expanding into the railway arch next door with a new bar with space for up to 200.
AJ Records, taking over the old Hakkasan Hanway Place site in 2027, will be London’s first “urban culture dining club”. Which translates to a 160-cover French restaurant, bar, live music venue and recording studio.
Lilibet’s in Mayfair is celebrating its birthday – and British bluefin tuna season – with the establishment of “The Lilibet’s Tunny Club”. Join the fun from 21-27 September when specials will include tuna-wrapped oysters with oscietra.
It’s Georgian Wine Month in October. Peckham Cellars kicks it off with a “Georgia On My Mind” tasting of wines, traditional and modern, with Sager and Wine on 12 October. Tickets, £35.
Maison François’ ‘Beyond the Big Smoke’ series will see three out-of-town restaurants take over Frank’s: The Three Horseshoes on 24 September; The Seahorse on 8 October; Bavette on 28 October.
WHAT WE’RE READING
THE DUMBWAITER
They’re glad at Kid that you’re all going on about the mystery door – stops people spreading the word about the secret table. We kid you not.
Bun House’s Z He and Alex Peffly revealed to the FT that it’s a regular occurrence for someone to peer in through the window of their Spitalfields townhouse and ask to book a table. This is what happens when your home looks like a chic East London supper club. Everybody wants in.
The Dumbwaiter is back to restaurant spotting on TV this autumn. First up, The Delaunay in season 2 of Mobland.
Meanwhile about town, Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton dined at Milos in St James’s last week.
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