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| A bar and grill just south of [[Locale Smithfield|Smithfield]] Market. The restaurant area is at the back. Toilets are downstairs, in the basement. |
A bar and grill just south of [[Locale Smithfield|Smithfield]] Market. |
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[[bob]], [[elvum]], [[billy]], Steve and Phil visited on a Thursday evening in January 2009. The bar and restaurant were full when we turned up at 8:30pm. Thankfully we had booked a table, so we could take advantage of the January 50% off sale on food. When we visited, there was a musician playing live, which contributed to a very noisy atmosphere. |
[[bob]], [[elvum]], [[billy]], Steve and Phil visited on a Thursday evening in January 2009. The bar and restaurant were full when we turned up at 8:30pm. Thankfully we had booked a table, so we could take advantage of the January 50% off sale on food. |
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Since it is also bar there is quite an extensive cocktail list. [[Billy]] had a Manhattan (£6.95) which he described as almost as good as the ones he makes himself. Steve had a 750ml bottle if Duvel (£10.50) - one of only two or so non-lagers - which he found to be quite good. We also had a decent enough bottle of Malbec for £18. They brought us two jugs of iced tap water when asked. |
Since it is also bar there is quite an extensive cocktail list. [[Billy]] had a Manhattan (£6.95) which he described as almost as good as the ones he makes himself. Steve had a litre bottle Duvel (£10.50) - one of only two or so non-lagers - which he found to be quite good. We also had a decent enough bottle of Malbec for £18. They brought us two jugs of iced tap water when asked. |
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We had some acceptable bread (£2.75) and olives (£2.75) while deciding what to have. [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/13619.html Another reviewer] expressed dissatisfaction at the manner in which these high-markup extras were offered, but if you're reading this review, you probably won't be disagreeably surprised... |
We had some acceptable bread (£2.75) and olives (£2.75) while deciding what to have. |
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[[bob]] had some really good calamari (£5.95) to start. The flesh was cooked was just right, and the batter was light. Tentacles are always fun. Phil and Steve had the chicken satay (£5.95), quite a large piece of chicken with quite a decent spicy peanut sauce, although a little dry for Steve's tastes. [[Billy]] had beef carpaccio (£7.50), while [[elvum]] had a warm mushroom salad (£5.95) with shredded bacon and bread which was really excellent. |
[[bob]] had some really good calamari (£5.95) to start. The flesh was cooked was just right, and the batter was light. Tentacles are always fun. Phil and Steve had the chicken satay (£5.95), quite a large piece of chicken with quite a decent spicy peanut sauce, although a little dry for Steve's tastes. [[Billy]] had beef carpaccio (£7.50), while [[elvum]] had a hot mushroom salad (£5.95). |
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For his main [[bob]] had an 11oz fillet steak rare with chips (£25) and peppercorn sauce as an extra (£1.75). The steak was really good, charred on the outside and red and warmed through on the inside. The chips were fine. The peppercorn sauce actually tasted strongly of peppercorns. [[Elvum]] didn't seem to impressed with his 10oz Sirloin (£18.50), which was slightly overcooked and a little bland. The accompanying horseradish mash was excellent though. He also had a small avocado side-salad (£5.50). Phil had a Chateau Briand (£39) to himself. It looked somewhat small but the bone had been removed, and Phil seemed happy with it. Phil also had some roasted beetroot (£2.95), which was good. [[Billy]] had a lamb steak (£15.95). |
For his main [[bob]] had an 11oz fillet steak rare with chips (£25) and peppercorn sauce as an extra (£1.75). The steak was really good, charred on the outside and red and warmed through on the inside. The chips were fine. The peppercorn sauce actually tasted strongly of peppercorns. [[Elvum]] didn't seem to impressed with his 10oz Sirloin (£18.50). He also had a small avocado salad (£5.50). Phil had a Chateau Briand (£39) to himself. It looked somewhat small but the bone had been removed, and Phil seemed happy with it. Phil also had some roasted beetroot (£2.95). [[Billy]] had a lamb steak (£15.95). |
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Verdict: [[bob]] feels it was really good at 50% off. At full price it would have been fine too, even with the considerable background noise. [[elvum]] felt that it was good value with the 50% food discount, although little things like the facts that bread was an expensive extra and that the 12.5% service charge was calculated on the undiscounted bill left him with the impression that the proprietors had a passion for profit more than they had a passion for food. |
Verdict: [[bob]] feels it was really good at 50% off. At full price it would have been fine, although the space was noisy and cramped and there was live music later (a guy playing 90s indie hits on guitar). |
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A bar and grill just south of Smithfield Market.
bob, elvum, billy, Steve and Phil visited on a Thursday evening in January 2009. The bar and restaurant were full when we turned up at 8:30pm. Thankfully we had booked a table, so we could take advantage of the January 50% off sale on food.
Since it is also bar there is quite an extensive cocktail list. Billy had a Manhattan (£6.95) which he described as almost as good as the ones he makes himself. Steve had a litre bottle Duvel (£10.50) - one of only two or so non-lagers - which he found to be quite good. We also had a decent enough bottle of Malbec for £18. They brought us two jugs of iced tap water when asked.
We had some acceptable bread (£2.75) and olives (£2.75) while deciding what to have.
bob had some really good calamari (£5.95) to start. The flesh was cooked was just right, and the batter was light. Tentacles are always fun. Phil and Steve had the chicken satay (£5.95), quite a large piece of chicken with quite a decent spicy peanut sauce, although a little dry for Steve's tastes. Billy had beef carpaccio (£7.50), while elvum had a hot mushroom salad (£5.95).
For his main bob had an 11oz fillet steak rare with chips (£25) and peppercorn sauce as an extra (£1.75). The steak was really good, charred on the outside and red and warmed through on the inside. The chips were fine. The peppercorn sauce actually tasted strongly of peppercorns. Elvum didn't seem to impressed with his 10oz Sirloin (£18.50). He also had a small avocado salad (£5.50). Phil had a Chateau Briand (£39) to himself. It looked somewhat small but the bone had been removed, and Phil seemed happy with it. Phil also had some roasted beetroot (£2.95). Billy had a lamb steak (£15.95).
bob was happy enough his apple crumble (£9.90). Steve had sticky toffee pudding (£5.75) which came with ice cream and was very good without being overly sweet. Elvum had melba mess (£5.50), while Billy had lemon sorbet (£3.50).
Verdict: bob feels it was really good at 50% off. At full price it would have been fine, although the space was noisy and cramped and there was live music later (a guy playing 90s indie hits on guitar).
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