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British restaurant near [[Rotherhithe Station]].
 Small restaurant very near [[Rotherhithe Station]].
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It's quite small, seating only about 40 people, so booking is recommended on the weekends. There's also a small outside seating area, but it's not covered.
 Note that on weekdays they're only open in the evenings, but on weekends they open from 10am and serve breakfast until 6:30pm. It's quite small, so you probably want to book. There is a small outside seating area, but it's not covered.
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[[Kake]] and friends have visited several times now, most recently in April 2015.
 Evenings, they offer a set menu with starters and desserts at £4.50 and mains at £10.50; if you want three courses then there's a £2 discount. Specials are also available, for around £10-15 for a main course.
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[[Kake]] and [[doop]] first 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. 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).
 [[Kake]] and [[doop]] visited on a Saturday evening in November. 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.
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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 (&pound;15.25) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/5676506745/ photo]</small> and chicken salad (&pound;13.35) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/5677066100/ photo]</small>. [[bob]]'s full English breakfast (&pound;8.25) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/5677065468/ photo]</small> used good-quality ingredients. [[Kake]]'s vegetarian eggs benedict (&pound;8) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/5676505807/ photo]</small> 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 (&pound;3.50) was pricey but pretty good.
 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.
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[[Kake]], [[Bec]], and Pippa visited for brunch in April 2015. There were only two other customers in when we arrived around 11am, but several tables had "reserved" signs on them, and the place started filling up around noon. Music was playing, not too loud. Eggs florentine (&pound;8) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/16534892623/ photo]</small> was an improvement on the version we tried in 2011; two nicely poached eggs with a generous amount of spinach and no unnecessary cheese. The muffin was a little too chewy though.
 We started with bread and marinated olives (&pound;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 (&pound;14), which was fine if unexciting. doop had the duck breast with seasonal veg (&pound;14, I think).
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[[Kake]]'s verdict: Probably one of the best options in the area for British/European food (the [[Yellow House Bar, SE16 2UE|Yellow House]] being the other), though perhaps not worth much of a journey.
 Kake's verdict: probably not worth much of a journey, but it does the job. Might be handy for taking parents out, etc, since it's very near our house, but I don't think I'll rush back. The prices are good though.
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Accessibility: A step to get in. No further steps to the toilets, but there is a tight corner on the way.
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* [[Kake]]'s photos of the main menu: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2166734589/sizes/l/ Dec 2007], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/5585315107/ Mar 2011], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/16534889483/ Apr 2015]
* [http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20090315064936/http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/10685.html Time Out review]
 * [http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/00,news,6703,6501,00.htm Southwark News review]
* [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/28759.htm London Eating comments]
* [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/10685.html Time Out review]
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* [http://themightyaubergine.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/restaurant-review-simplicity.html Mighty Aubergines review]
* [http://iliveinse16.com/lawrence-lingard-and-simplicity-restaurant/ I Live In SE16 article]
 * [http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2166734589&size=l Kake's photo of the menu as of December 2007]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], [[Bec]], and Pippa, April 2015. Opening hours taken from the Simplicity website, April 2015.</div>
 <div class="last_verified">Last visited 10 November 2007 by [[Kake]] and [[doop]]. Opening hours taken from the Simplicity website, October 2007; prices taken from menu seen outside in December 2007.</div>
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summary='Small restaurant very near Rotherhithe Station.'
 summary='Small restaurant near Rotherhithe Station.'

Small restaurant very near Rotherhithe Station.

Note that on weekdays they're only open in the evenings, but on weekends they open from 10am and serve breakfast until 6:30pm. It's quite small, so you probably want to book. There is a small outside seating area, but it's not covered.

Evenings, they offer a set menu with starters and desserts at £4.50 and mains at £10.50; if you want three courses then there's a £2 discount. Specials are also available, for around £10-15 for a main course.

Kake and doop visited on a Saturday evening in November. 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).

Kake's verdict: probably not worth much of a journey, but it does the job. Might be handy for taking parents out, etc, since it's very near our house, but I don't think I'll rush back. The prices are good though.

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Last visited 10 November 2007 by Kake and doop. Opening hours taken from the Simplicity website, October 2007; prices taken from menu seen outside in December 2007.

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