London adds Afghan‑Texan barbecue

Cue Point has opened its first permanent London home, bringing its Afghan-Texan barbecue to The Garden Bar Grill and Smokehouse in White City. (hot-dinners.com) (cue-point.co.uk) The restaurant is run by founders Mursal Saiq and Joshua Moroney, who launched Cue Point a decade ago after a string of pop-ups, residencies and festival appearances around London. Moroney previously worked as pitmaster and head chef at Smokestak in Shoreditch. (hot-dinners.com) (hardens.com) The permanent site officially launched on April 22, 2026, at 41 Bramley Road, London W10 6SZ. Hot Dinners listed it among the capital’s openings for the week of April 20, with an opening date of April 24 in one roundup and April 22 in Cue Point’s own launch notice. (cue-point.co.uk) (hot-dinners.com 1) (hot-dinners.com 2) The menu mixes Texas barbecue methods with Afghan flavors and live-fire cooking. Dishes listed in early coverage include oak-smoked wagyu brisket with Texas naan and saffron butter, black lime chicken, lamb shank Kabuli pilau and smoked pies. (hot-dinners.com) (hardens.com) The physical setup is built around scale. Hot Dinners said the garden smoker serves around 200 covers, while Harden’s reported seating for up to 200 outside and another 60 inside. (hot-dinners.com) (hardens.com) This opening gives Cue Point a fixed address after years of operating as a roaming brand. Time Out included it in its April 2026 list of the best new London restaurant openings and described the launch as one of several permanent-site moves by established kitchens. (timeout.com) The timing also sits against a choppier backdrop for London restaurants. Time Out noted a run of recent closures in Bethnal Green, Canary Wharf, Chiswick and Soho even as April brought a fresh crop of openings across the city. (timeout.com) For Cue Point, the shift is simple: after 10 years of temporary kitchens, the Afghan-Texan barbecue operation now has a permanent smoker, a permanent pub partner and a permanent west London address. (hot-dinners.com) (hardens.com)