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Small restaurant very near Rotherhithe Station.

Note that on weekdays they're only open in the evenings. It's quite small, so you probably want to book. There is a small outside seating area, but it's not covered.

Kake and doop visited on a Saturday evening in November 2007. When we arrived shortly before 7pm it was fairly empty, but an hour later it was practically full. There was piped music, but they had the very good sense to turn it down as the level of conversation increased. They offered us a choice of tables, which was nice. Service was fine, but for some reason they kept apologising for it; our waitress told us three times that it was her first night.

We started with bread and marinated olives (£2.50); we failed to properly communicate that we'd like two portions, but actually the single portion was plenty for two to nibble on. For mains, Kake had the ribeye steak with bearnaise sauce, sauté potatoes and seasonal veg (£14), which was fine if unexciting. doop had the duck breast with seasonal veg (£14, I think).

On another visit by Kake, bob, and family in April 2011, the place was basically empty at 1:30pm on a Sunday. Most of the menu options were brunch items, but they did have a few main courses such as sirloin steak (£15.25) photo and chicken salad (£13.35) photo. bob's full English breakfast (£8.25) photo used good-quality ingredients. Kake's vegetarian eggs benedict (£8) photo featured a perfectly-poached egg (though only one egg, not two), plenty of spinach, and a tangy but not overly-vinegary hollandaise sauce; the mature cheddar that was in there somewhere seemed unnecessary though. Fresh orange juice (£3.50) was pricey but pretty good.

Kake's verdict: Probably one of the best options in the area for British/European food (the Yellow House being the other), though perhaps not worth much of a journey.

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Last visited by Kake, bob, and family, April 2011. Opening hours taken from the Simplicity website, April 2011.

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