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A fine vegetarian restaurant on Whitecross Street, near the Barbican.

The restaurant itself is laid out over several small, rather cramped rooms. However, the atmosphere is pleasant and the service attentive.

Starters come quickly, after complimentary bread and dipping oil, with a butternut squash soup being soup of the day on our visit (adjudged excellent by those who had it), while my stuffed courgettes were cooked to a perfect consistency. The main courses seem quite pricy at £11.50 but the food doesn't disappoint. Most of our group had the potato cakes with casserole, which were lovely, light and not stodgy at all.

Wines are organic and vegetarian as you'd expect, with the waiter recommending the French house red over the Italian (slightly more expensive, and not available on our visit). His judgement was sound, and the house red was well received.

See also:

• Time Out review
• London Eating comments