Interior
(Visited December 2012)
Squid and mackerel ‘burger’, Cornish razor clams. £11.95
Saddle of rabbit, slow cooked shoulder cottage pie, red endive, pancetta. £18.50
Squid and mackerel ‘burger’, Cornish razor clams
Saddle of rabbit, slow cooked shoulder cottage pie, red endive, pancetta
Who can complain about gutsy, easy flowing Michelin starred cuisine like this, at these prices? Well, perhaps only a morose saddo who noticed the slight excess of salt in the otherwise delicious,moist, flavour packed burger. But even he will admit that it’s not so common to eat so well in London, even aside of pricing.
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We never had a poor dish here, no matter how low-cost the menu from which it was taken. If Michelin stars reward consistency in quality, Arbutus is exemplary as a deserving establishment.
Maybe Arbutus lacks the environment to be the place for a great relaxed meal in the complete sense. Everything feels a bit rushed and cramped and noisy and the waiters always appear a little inexperienced and we would not take a friend there unless she was a terminal foodie like us. But certainly it’s one the best places we know of where to have a great lunch, especially solo (or a duo or a small bunch of foodies), straight to the point. A longer description of a (very) old meal is here.
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