Ben's Canteen - a relaxed neighbourhood hangout that does Dinner, cracking Cocktails and exciting wines. Then, come the weekend, a really indulgent Brunch with banging Bloody Marys.
Hakkasan Hanway Place is the original restaurant of Hakkasan which was founded in London in 2001 and has since become one of the world’s most distinguished global restaurant, lounge and nightlife brands.
Hidden away in the back streets of Fulham, the Harwood Arms offers award-winning food and wine in a casual and relaxed setting.
Forest restaurant and bar on the rooftop of Selfridges, inspired by the turning British seasons and abundance of locally grown and foraged ingredients.
Part of the Disappearing Dining Club is this cleverly named restaurant, Back in 5 Minutes, hidden down some stairs at the back of the clothes shop, Ante, on Brick Lane. It offers seasonal, elegant and unfussy dishes in an intimate and homely setting.
Dans le Noir is a restaurant where you dine in absolute, total darkness; really, it's pitch black. The waitstaff — all of whom are blind — coach you through the experience and give you a taste of what it's like to be sightless for an evening.
Ben's Canteen - a relaxed neighbourhood hangout that does Dinner, cracking Cocktails and exciting wines. Then, come the weekend, a really indulgent Brunch with banging Bloody Marys.
http://www.benscanteen.com/
Hakkasan Hanway Place is the original restaurant of Hakkasan which was founded in London in 2001 and has since become one of the world’s most distinguished global restaurant, lounge and nightlife brands.
http://hakkasan.com/
Hidden away in the back streets of Fulham, the Harwood Arms offers award-winning food and wine in a casual and relaxed setting. They champion the very best British produce with a focus on game and wild food. They are also currently the only Michelin-starred pub in London.
The Harwood was built in about 1840 as a pub, but the story starts in 2008, with the collaboration of Brett Graham (The Ledbury), Mike Robinson (The Pot Kiln), and Edwin Vaux (The Vaux Brewery).
Alex began his career working under Mark Wilkinson at Latymer. He then worked for 3 years at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons before taking the head chef role at Texture. From 2011, Alex worked under Brett at the Ledbury before taking the reigns at the Harwood in April 2014.
Provenence is key to the success at the Harwood, and they have developed relationships with the best suppliers to keep consistency of quality.
They offer a set-priced menu for lunch and dinner, priced at £33.50 for two course and £39.50 for three courses.
From Tuesday to Friday at Lunchtime (excluding December), they also offer our daily starter, main course and dessert from our blackboard, priced at two courses for £20.00 and three courses for £25.00.
Forest restaurant and bar on the rooftop of Selfridges, inspired by the turning British seasons and abundance of locally grown and foraged ingredients.
Breakfast will be served from 11am until 12pm Monday - Saturday and includes Avocado on toast with spiced pumpkin seeds and cress, Cinnamon french toast, and their famous Chocolate toasted marshmallow and hazelnut waffle.
Lunch and dinner offers Tuna crudo, Ox cheek with polenta, Roast Devon chicken and Cornish lemon sole.
The dessert menu includes Apple and blackberry tart, Banana rice pudding and Chocolate and hazelnut delice.
The Terrace Bar, which operates first come first served, offer a bespoke list of seasonal House Cocktails as well as wine, beer and champagne.
Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks overlooking the iconic London skyline.
Part of the Disappearing Dining Club is this cleverly named restaurant, Back in 5 Minutes, hidden down some stairs at the back of the clothes shop, Ante, on Brick Lane. It offers seasonal, elegant and unfussy dishes in an intimate and homely setting.
Menus change daily and draw upon Head Chef Fred Bolin's Swedish roots, and his time spent running British, French and Italian kitchens in Stockholm, London and New York.
As illicit a dining experience as you can expect to find in London, Back In 5 Minutes’ hidden, candlelit dining room, provide the starkest of contrasts to anything else you’ll find on Brick Lane. The ideal date spot, everything about it feels adulterous: from the suspicious clothes shop entrance and the heavy curtains hiding the intimate restaurant, to the candlelit tables and the conspiratorial whisperings of the other diners.
They have 28 seats with guests sharing the three dining tables. For larger groups they have the new dedicated private dining room, inside a fashion studio, just above the shop.
Dans le Noir is a restaurant where you dine in absolute, total darkness; really, it's pitch black. The waitstaff — all of whom are blind — coach you through the experience and give you a taste of what it's like to be sightless for an evening. It's a great, fascinating, and very strange experience, and definitely worth trying.
The front bar area of Dans le Noir is lit normally, and there you can talk to the hostess, listen to an overview of what to expect, and discuss the menu. I recommend going with the surprise menu, so you can enjoy eating stuff that you can't see and trying to identify all the flavours and textures; it's harder than you'd think! The front area also has lockers where you can leave your coats, bags and your phones since it'd be nigh impossible to locate your affairs at the end of the meal in the pitch-black dining room, not to mention the danger of tripping on things in the dark.
When it's time to enter the dining room, a member the waitstaff escorts you through a heavy black curtain and into the dining room, and seats you at your table.
Once you're seated and your meals come out, you'll be given a bit of instruction by your server — using clock positions to indicate where things are on your plate — and a great method for pouring wine when you can't see: just bend one finger into your glass as you pour, and when the wine touches your fingertip, stop! It's amazing how nervewracking this is the first time you do it and then how completely natural it is by the third time. But I'd avoid wearing white, in any case!
Dans le Noir is pretty expensive but you're paying for the experience, not the meal, and the strangeness of the whole thing makes it worth doing once.
