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Summary
The “fabulous Anglicised tapas” at this “hidden gem next to the Omeara music venue” have made a hit of Lucy Pedder and Natasha Cooke’s four-year-old venture. It’s “tiny and unpromising on the outside, but has a really lovely menu of superb small plates, generally modern British with an Iberian inflection”. There’s now a spinoff, Pomelo, at the new Goods Way food market in King’s Cross.
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This “wonderful” three-year-old is the brainchild of chefs Lucy Pedder and Natasha Cooke, whose “affordable” modern British small plates are “cooked to a very high standard” – so “full marks to these brave young women”. “Handy for Tate Modern” in the Flat Iron complex, they expanded their small space in early 2020 and it now has 44 covers. (Dishes are now also, apparently, 100% nut free).
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This “wonderful” two-year-old is the brainchild of chefs Lucy Pedder and Natasha Cooke, whose “affordable” modern British small plates are “cooked to a very high standard” – so “full marks to these brave young women”. “Handy for Tate Modern” in the Flat Iron complex, Lupins is “small”, so remember to book.
Summary
“Booking is essential – otherwise, be prepared to wait!” – if you want to sample Lucy Pedder and Natasha Cooke’s “tiny small-plates restaurant”, “in the Flat Iron complex near London Bridge” and “handy for Tate Modern and Borough Market”. It’s set over two floors: “a large café on the ground floor” and a “lovely”, “atticy” upstairs. “The all-women staff and owners have really gotten their act together” – “friendly service enhances the whole experience” and the “unusual tapas-style dishes” are “really great sharing food with some sublime flavours”; “writing my review has reminded me to go back immediately!”
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Lupins Restaurant Diner Reviews

"Wonderful, inventive, regularly changing menu. Very good friendly efficient service. Small but buzzy restaurant. Difficult to fault."
Prices
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Wine per bottle | £27.00 |
Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
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Service | 10.00% |
66 Union St, London, SE1 1TD
Opening hours
Monday | CLOSED |
Tuesday | CLOSED |
Wednesday | 5 pm‑10 pm |
Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
Friday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
Saturday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
Sunday | CLOSED |
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