Charlotte Ivers
@charlotteivers.bsky.social
Sunday Times restaurant critic and staff writer
It’s big, it’s brash, it’s the most controversial restaurant event of the year. It’s Carbone, London.
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Carbone review — Posh Spice and inedible chicken at London’s new dream factory
The Mayfair branch of the famous Manhattan eatery isn’t selling food, it’s selling the American dream to the highest bidder
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September 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It’s big, it’s brash, it’s the most controversial restaurant event of the year. It’s Carbone, London.
www.thetimes.com/article/d95a...
www.thetimes.com/article/d95a...
Always nice to hear from a reader!
Starmer at PMQs: “The Leader of the Opposition said… to The Sunday Times… ‘I’ve inherited a gigantic mess and I’m cleaning it up.’ She said ‘It’s very difficult, it’s going to take a while.’ I know exactly how she feels.”
Starmer at PMQs: “The Leader of the Opposition said… to The Sunday Times… ‘I’ve inherited a gigantic mess and I’m cleaning it up.’ She said ‘It’s very difficult, it’s going to take a while.’ I know exactly how she feels.”
September 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Always nice to hear from a reader!
Starmer at PMQs: “The Leader of the Opposition said… to The Sunday Times… ‘I’ve inherited a gigantic mess and I’m cleaning it up.’ She said ‘It’s very difficult, it’s going to take a while.’ I know exactly how she feels.”
Starmer at PMQs: “The Leader of the Opposition said… to The Sunday Times… ‘I’ve inherited a gigantic mess and I’m cleaning it up.’ She said ‘It’s very difficult, it’s going to take a while.’ I know exactly how she feels.”
North London pub alert
The Salusbury review — another posh pub but I’m not complaining
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The Salusbury review — another posh pub but I’m not complaining
www.thetimes.com/article/2fc7...
The Salusbury review — another posh pub but I’m not complaining
Charlotte Ivers has fun at an old-school boozer where people out for a fancy dinner rub shoulders with groups of lads four pints deep
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August 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM
North London pub alert
The Salusbury review — another posh pub but I’m not complaining
www.thetimes.com/article/2fc7...
The Salusbury review — another posh pub but I’m not complaining
www.thetimes.com/article/2fc7...
Exclusive: Kemi Badenoch speaks to The Sunday Times about:
Those who wish to replace her with Robert Jenrick (“sore losers”)
Racist critics suffering from “Kemi derangement syndrome”
Nigel Farage: “bullshit artist”
And the impact of the job on her family
www.thetimes.com/article/0370...
Those who wish to replace her with Robert Jenrick (“sore losers”)
Racist critics suffering from “Kemi derangement syndrome”
Nigel Farage: “bullshit artist”
And the impact of the job on her family
www.thetimes.com/article/0370...
Kemi Badenoch: Racists say I reached the top because I’m black
The under-pressure Tory leader says some critics are suffering from ‘Kemi derangement syndrome’. She takes aim at people who call her lazy, Nigel Farage and the ‘sore losers’ talking up Robert Jenrick...
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August 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Exclusive: Kemi Badenoch speaks to The Sunday Times about:
Those who wish to replace her with Robert Jenrick (“sore losers”)
Racist critics suffering from “Kemi derangement syndrome”
Nigel Farage: “bullshit artist”
And the impact of the job on her family
www.thetimes.com/article/0370...
Those who wish to replace her with Robert Jenrick (“sore losers”)
Racist critics suffering from “Kemi derangement syndrome”
Nigel Farage: “bullshit artist”
And the impact of the job on her family
www.thetimes.com/article/0370...
The Kerfield Arms restaurant review: ‘Is the menu designed for weaning babies?’
www.thetimes.com/article/e8cb...
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The Kerfield Arms restaurant review: ‘Is the menu designed for weaning babies?’
There are flashes of genius at this Camberwell gastropub, says Charlotte Ivers — if you can look past all the soup
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July 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Kerfield Arms restaurant review: ‘Is the menu designed for weaning babies?’
www.thetimes.com/article/e8cb...
www.thetimes.com/article/e8cb...
Lupa restaurant review: a terrific trattoria from a White Lotus star in Highbury
www.thetimes.com/article/ea64...
www.thetimes.com/article/ea64...
Lupa restaurant review: a terrific trattoria from a White Lotus star
The actor Theo James has opened a Roman restaurant in Highbury. Charlotte Ivers joins him for some ‘remarkable’ porchetta
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July 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Lupa restaurant review: a terrific trattoria from a White Lotus star in Highbury
www.thetimes.com/article/ea64...
www.thetimes.com/article/ea64...
Camp madness in Manchester, and coming soon in London
Fenix review: ‘A large, brash cabaret of a thing — good for them’
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Fenix review: ‘A large, brash cabaret of a thing — good for them’
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Fenix review: ‘A large, brash cabaret of a thing — good for them’
Charlotte Ivers finds a Greek temple of excess in an office block in Manchester
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July 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Camp madness in Manchester, and coming soon in London
Fenix review: ‘A large, brash cabaret of a thing — good for them’
www.thetimes.com/article/0d8b...
Fenix review: ‘A large, brash cabaret of a thing — good for them’
www.thetimes.com/article/0d8b...
Fat Badger, Notting Hill. Very chic, great food. One of the best new openings of the year.
The Fat Badger review: ‘The genius is that it seems so simple — it isn’t’
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The Fat Badger review: ‘The genius is that it seems so simple — it isn’t’
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The Fat Badger review: ‘The genius is that it seems so simple — it isn’t’
Charlotte Ivers’s posh pub lunch in Notting Hill might be the best one she’s had yet
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June 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Fat Badger, Notting Hill. Very chic, great food. One of the best new openings of the year.
The Fat Badger review: ‘The genius is that it seems so simple — it isn’t’
www.thetimes.com/article/40ff...
The Fat Badger review: ‘The genius is that it seems so simple — it isn’t’
www.thetimes.com/article/40ff...
Have been getting into watching films, basically from a standing start, at the age of 30. It’s been lovely but it does mean I keep saying things like “Hey did you know these guys the Coen brothers? They make really good films!” Absolute clownshow behaviour.
June 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Have been getting into watching films, basically from a standing start, at the age of 30. It’s been lovely but it does mean I keep saying things like “Hey did you know these guys the Coen brothers? They make really good films!” Absolute clownshow behaviour.
Game changer noodle situation in Chinatown
Noodle and Beer review — ‘It’s a little bit magical’
www.thetimes.com/article/a4bc...
Noodle and Beer review — ‘It’s a little bit magical’
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Noodle and Beer review — ‘It’s a little bit magical’
Skip the tourist traps and bring your date to this winner in Chinatown instead, says Charlotte Ivers
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June 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Game changer noodle situation in Chinatown
Noodle and Beer review — ‘It’s a little bit magical’
www.thetimes.com/article/a4bc...
Noodle and Beer review — ‘It’s a little bit magical’
www.thetimes.com/article/a4bc...
Sometimes you just walk into a restaurant and think YES. THIS. THIS IS IT.
www.thetimes.com/article/8078...
www.thetimes.com/article/8078...
One Club Row review — ‘Nowhere on earth could possibly be more fun’
New York comes to London. Book it now, before everyone else does, says Charlotte Ivers
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June 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Sometimes you just walk into a restaurant and think YES. THIS. THIS IS IT.
www.thetimes.com/article/8078...
www.thetimes.com/article/8078...
Just been at a bougie coffee shop and they have espresso tonic on the menu which has reminded me I used to host ‘espresso martini nights’ at university where I’d dissolve instant coffee in basics gin and add tonic water. Halcyon days.
May 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Just been at a bougie coffee shop and they have espresso tonic on the menu which has reminded me I used to host ‘espresso martini nights’ at university where I’d dissolve instant coffee in basics gin and add tonic water. Halcyon days.
Lower Marsh in Waterloo. Pedestrianised and clearly with very chill licensing laws. Even the greengrocer has people on tables outside drinking wine! More of this! A more fun world is possible!
May 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Lower Marsh in Waterloo. Pedestrianised and clearly with very chill licensing laws. Even the greengrocer has people on tables outside drinking wine! More of this! A more fun world is possible!
Oh this is awful - Pembrokeshire Council are trying (successfully so far) to close down this wonderful restaurant I reviewed only last Sunday. If you have visited, think you might want to, or just care about good restaurants, please do write to the address they advise.
May 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Oh this is awful - Pembrokeshire Council are trying (successfully so far) to close down this wonderful restaurant I reviewed only last Sunday. If you have visited, think you might want to, or just care about good restaurants, please do write to the address they advise.
Affordable Japanese food ✅
In Soho ✅
All your umami dreams come true ✅
www.thetimes.com/article/7dd6...
In Soho ✅
All your umami dreams come true ✅
www.thetimes.com/article/7dd6...
Himi review: ‘You won’t find better Japanese food for this price’
If you’re a fan of umami, this restaurant is paradise, writes Charlotte Ivers
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April 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Affordable Japanese food ✅
In Soho ✅
All your umami dreams come true ✅
www.thetimes.com/article/7dd6...
In Soho ✅
All your umami dreams come true ✅
www.thetimes.com/article/7dd6...
Delighted to be co-hosting this series of Wine Times with @Will_Lyons. Each episode we’ll be talking wine, food and the gaps between meals that make up life.
Starting with a classic: wines to go with cheese. I’d love if you’d give it a listen.
open.spotify.com/episode/338d...
Starting with a classic: wines to go with cheese. I’d love if you’d give it a listen.
open.spotify.com/episode/338d...
Enjoy three wines with cheese (including Camembert!)
Wine Times · Episode
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April 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Delighted to be co-hosting this series of Wine Times with @Will_Lyons. Each episode we’ll be talking wine, food and the gaps between meals that make up life.
Starting with a classic: wines to go with cheese. I’d love if you’d give it a listen.
open.spotify.com/episode/338d...
Starting with a classic: wines to go with cheese. I’d love if you’d give it a listen.
open.spotify.com/episode/338d...
Oh sure but when I pitch that column idea it’s ’upsetting your colleagues’ and ‘a bit weird that you keep bringing that up every week’
April 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Oh sure but when I pitch that column idea it’s ’upsetting your colleagues’ and ‘a bit weird that you keep bringing that up every week’
This week’s restaurant review is written in praise of those who keep slogging away for years, in pursuit of excellence, and achieve it.
www.thetimes.com/article/44d4...
www.thetimes.com/article/44d4...
Wilsons restaurant review: everything is delightful at this Michelin-star restaurant
Great food and no table-cloth faffing at this Bristol restaurant — what’s not to like, says Charlotte Ivers
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April 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This week’s restaurant review is written in praise of those who keep slogging away for years, in pursuit of excellence, and achieve it.
www.thetimes.com/article/44d4...
www.thetimes.com/article/44d4...