Harden's survey result
Summary
“It’s all about the food” – “thought-provoking flavour combinations that hit all the right notes” – at Mark Jarvis’s “incredible” venture, where the main options (other than a three-course menu at lunch) are its six- or seven-course tasting menus (alongside “drink pairings which segue into cider and sour beers for dessert – another sign of a willingness to break the mould”). “Service is less polished” though: ditto the surroundings – a “soulless”, “minimal room stuck in lawyer-land” near Hatton Garden. Still, “it’s hard to find the words to describe just what good value it is”. Come on Michelin, wake up and give the lad a star.
Summary
“If I could give it ten stars I would!” – “Forget the shopfront and the concrete floor” and the “cramped premises” of this Hatton Garden two-year-old. Mark Jarvis’s cuisine here is “brilliantly conceived, superbly prepared and keenly priced” and complemented by a “superb wine pairing”. Service is “knowledgeable and friendly” and the overall style “relaxed”. That it holds no Michelin star is bizarre.
Summary
“Light years ahead of some famous names in terms of quality” – Mark Jarvis and Jack Cashmore’s Hatton Garden yearling has “an unlikely location” (“you squeeze into a little shop” and its “slightly dull and muted”) but “don’t let the room put you off” – “the quality is arguably unbeaten for the price in Central London” and “to change the menu so regularly, but with such imagination and high quality every time takes some serious talent”. Top Tip – “the lunchtime menu with accompanying wines is a real bargain”.
Summary
“If Noma were to move to London... this is it!” Most early reports on Mark Jarvis and Jack Cashmore’s Hatton Garden newcomer – on the modest site vacated by Fabrizio (RIP) – describe “a superb dining experience”, particularly the “INCREDIBLE tasting menu of beautifully presented dishes” (anchored in British ingredients and cuisine). Its ratings are capped by a minority of refuseniks though who just decry “ridiculously small portions… at a price”.
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £24.50 |  |
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| Dinner | £55.00 | |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 50.00 | 7 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £20.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.50 |
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| Bread | £3.50 |
| Service | 12.50% |
30 St Cross Street, London, EC1N 8UH
Opening hours
| Monday | 6 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:15 pm, 6 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:15 pm, 6 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:15 pm, 6 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:15 pm, 6 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:15 pm, 6 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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