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Morgan M was a French restaurant in [[Locale Holloway|Holloway]]; it has now closed. In November 2011 the chef, Morgan Meunier, opened another restaurant in [[Locale Smithfield|Smithfield]] (Morgan M Barbican) and reduced the opening hours of the Holloway branch to dinner only, Wednesday to Friday, then later closed it permanently.
French restaurant in [[Locale Holloway|Holloway]], offering very good quality food.
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As of September 2012, the site was occupied by another restaurant called Assiette Anglaise <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/tehbus/8560506290 photo]</small>. This closed in its turn, and as of August 2014 it's a restaurant called Bosco <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14784651359/ photo]</small>.
Opened in 2003, and refurbished in early 2007, possibly in the quest for a Michelin star (though they haven't got one yet). Gets busy, and they only have one evening sitting, so booking is recommended.
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The information below is retained for people who want to know what it was like as Morgan M.
There is a good selection of meat dishes on the a la carte menu, and unusually they also have a six-course vegetarian tasting menu ("From the Garden") for &pound;43 (which they can make vegan). The corresponding meaty tasting menu is &pound;48. (Prices as of July 2009.) You can have wines matched to your menu for an additional &pound;28 (or &pound;24 without the dessert wine).
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<div class="old_info">A French restaurant in [[Locale Holloway|Holloway]] which opened in 2003, and was refurbished in early 2007.

There is a good selection of meat dishes on the a la carte menu, and unusually they also have a six-course vegetarian tasting menu ("From the Garden"), which they can make vegan on request. There is also a corresponding meaty tasting menu, and matched wines are available.

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NB: I don't want to be critical here &#8212; it was still very good food. Just not (in the vegan version) spectacular overall, although two of the five dishes were verging on that. The wines don't match quite as well, either &#8212; most notably for the first course, which for veggies was a cream of broad bean soup. The very light supplied wine was great with that, but didn't stand up at all well against the beetroot soup offered as vegan option. Still, they get vegan-friendly points for doing it as well as they did!
NB: I don't want to be critical here &#8212l it was still very good food. Just not (in the vegan version) spectacular overall, although two of the five dishes were verging on that. The wines don't match quite as well, either &#8212l most notably for the first course, which for veggies was a cream of broad bean soup. The very light supplied wine was great with that, but didn't stand up at all well against the beetroot soup offered as vegan option. Still, they get vegan-friendly points for doing it as well as they did!
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* [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/3818.htm London Eating comments]
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* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/264479 Qype comments]
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* [http://lizzieeatslondon.blogspot.com/2009/08/morgan-m-islington.html Hollow Legs review]
* [http://eatmynels.blogspot.com/2009/09/morgan-m.html Eat Mynels review]
* [http://laissezfare.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/morgan-m-%E2%80%93-you-can-go-your-own-way/ Laissez Fare review]
* [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/3818.htm London Eating comments]
* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/264479#PlaceReviews Qype comments]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Juliet]] and Pete, April 2008. Opening hours taken from Caterersearch article, November 2011.</div></div>
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Juliet]] and Pete, 9 April 2008. Opening hours taken from the Morgan M website, July 2009.</div>
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category='Featured Article,Now Closed'
category='Featured Article,French Food,Restaurants,Tasting Menus,Vegan Friendly,Vegetarian Friendly'
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formatted_website_text='morganm.com/home.htm'
host='81.187.166.218'
hours_text=''
formatted_website_text='http://www.morganm.com/home.htm '
host='213.165.225.132'
hours_text='closed Mon; dinner from 7pm Tue-Sat; lunch from noon Wed-Fri, Sun'
latitude='51.547700'
locale='Highbury,Holloway,Lower Holloway,N7'
longitude='-0.108733
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summary='Now closed; was a small French restaurant in Holloway with a vegetarian tasting menu. The chef now has a new restaurant in Smithfield.'
opening_hours_text='closed Mon; dinner from 7pm Tue-Sat; lunch from noon Wed-Fri, Sun'
os_x='531123'
os_y='184949'
phone='020 7609 3560'
postcode='N7 8NS'
summary='Small, good French restaurant in Holloway, offers vegetarian tasting menu.'

French restaurant in Holloway, offering very good quality food.

Opened in 2003, and refurbished in early 2007, possibly in the quest for a Michelin star (though they haven't got one yet). Gets busy, and they only have one evening sitting, so booking is recommended.

There is a good selection of meat dishes on the a la carte menu, and unusually they also have a six-course vegetarian tasting menu ("From the Garden") for £43 (which they can make vegan). The corresponding meaty tasting menu is £48. (Prices as of July 2009.) You can have wines matched to your menu for an additional £28 (or £24 without the dessert wine).

The space inside is quite open with large tables, though the atmosphere is kept hushed and reverent. The waiters are attentive and happy to provide diners with tap water (which is kept filled at all times). Every course and its accompanying wine is announced (so quietly it was hard to make out at times), and napkins are obsessively refolded by staff when diners venture to the toilets.

The food itself has an emphasis on light textures — sorbets, carpaccios, soups and purees dominate. On Ewan's October 2007 visit, the most substantial course on the vegetarian tasting menu was a stuffed pepper, but even this was filled with a light and creamy goats cheese. Nevertheless, the food is expertly done, impeccably presented and, importantly, very tasty.

Juliet visited in April 2008. They are happy to veganise the veggie tasting menu, and although I did warn them in advance, they didn't seem remotely bothered by this and I think would probably manage fine without warning. The vegan version was nice, but IMO not quite as good as the veggie one (which Pete had). It was also a lot less filling, probably because it didn't have the cheese, butter, etc of the regular veggie menu. Pudding was fruit with very nice sorbet — good, but I always feel a little disappointed by fruit salad as a vegan pudding, even if it is very good fruit salad!

NB: I don't want to be critical here —l it was still very good food. Just not (in the vegan version) spectacular overall, although two of the five dishes were verging on that. The wines don't match quite as well, either —l most notably for the first course, which for veggies was a cream of broad bean soup. The very light supplied wine was great with that, but didn't stand up at all well against the beetroot soup offered as vegan option. Still, they get vegan-friendly points for doing it as well as they did!

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Last visited by Juliet and Pete, 9 April 2008. Opening hours taken from the Morgan M website, July 2009.

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