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Summary
Some of “the best smoked meat in London” (including “excellent brisket”) is prepared on the charcoal in front of you, alongside “some fantastic sides” at David Carter’s rugged, southern US-style grill-house, just off Brick Lane. Just one complaint: “the room is nice, but smokey”.
Summary
Some of “the best smoked meat in London” (including “excellent brisket”) is prepared on the charcoal in front of you, alongside “some fantastic sides” at David Carter’s rugged, southern US-style grill-house, just off Brick Lane. Just one complaint: “the room is nice, but smokey”.
Summary
“Incredible, slow-cooked smoked meats” makes David Carter’s moodily designed grill-house, just off Brick Lane – arranged around a 2m width of glowing charcoal, complete with grilling paraphernalia and dudish chefs – a mecca for meat-hungry hipsters. “Good beer and cocktail selection” too.
Summary
David Carter’s “super-on-trend” yearling has left its street food origins behind, “taking smoked meats to a more civilised level” at the 2m wide charcoal grill of this “well-designed and stripped-back” site, just off Brick Lane. “The smokey room adds to the atmosphere” and although “it’s so much more expensive now that it’s gone permanent” the “very imaginative BBQ” served tapas-style makes it “arguably the best smokehouse in London” right now. Just one thing: “the interior’s extremely dark (your camera phone lights may be needed to read the menu!)”. Top Menu Tips – the brisket (“like butter”), and the crispy pig tail (“taking pork scratchings to supreme heights!”).
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £38.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4.80 | £13.00 | £4.50 | £3.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £27.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
35 Sclater Street, London, E1 6LB
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑5 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑5 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
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