Harden's survey result
Summary
“A Georgian mansion on a huge roundabout in Vauxhall, surrounded by high-rise apartment blocks” makes a “fabulous”, “brilliantly quirky and enjoyable place for a meal that feels more like being at a brilliant dinner party than a restaurant”. A showcase for LASSCO (‘England’s prime resource for Architectural Antiques, Salvage & Curiosities’), “the room is uniquely bonkers” – crammed full of antiques and architectural salvage, all for sale and lending the space “a slightly faded elegance”. Service is “charming”, and the food a “good example of seasonal-British (although many of the dishes have been around for a few seasons now)” from chef Jackson Boxer and his team. There’s a “disparate and varied crowd at lunch time – thus it’s rather good for discrete business – and an edgier, clubbier (younger) crowd of an evening”. Top Menu Tip – “the Dexter beef with bone marrow and crispy shallots is the best steak tartare in the world!”
Summary
A “quirky” but “gorgeous restaurant in a listed building” surrounded by modern skyscrapers – this “Vauxhall institution” occupies a much-chandeliered showroom of architectural antiques (run by LASSCO), which adds a unique sense of occasion to chef Jackson Boxer’s “assured” and “interesting” preparation of “modern British classics”. “Quiet and serene, with a diverse and older crowd of a lunchtime – it’s buzzing and vibrant with a younger clubbier crowd on a weekend”. Top Tip – “the Dexter beef and bone marrow tartare with shallots is the best steak tartare in London”.
Summary
“An architectural salvage display room” lit by chandeliers – in a Georgian mansion fronting the Vauxhall Cross gyratory system – provides a “lively, boho and very relaxed” backdrop for this unusual but successful venue. Amazingly, it “works so well”, with “above average (if expensive) modern British fare” from highly regarded chef Jackson Boxer. (“Well worth the detour/ taking your life in your hands navigating the Vauxhall one way!”).
Summary
You “dine under chandeliers” in the “unique ambience” of a Georgian mansion at Vauxhall Cross which doubles as an architectural salvage emporium and restaurant with “an ever-developing, innovative menu”. Chef Jackson Boxer has “turned things up a notch – the food is really very interesting again after a little dip in form over recent years” – while “the atmosphere remains fantastic: louche at lunchtime, party vibes in the evening”.
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30 Wandsworth Rd, London, SW8 2LG
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £15.00 | £19.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Pudding |
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| £14.00 | £25.00 | £11.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £36.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £0.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
30 Wandsworth Rd, London, SW8 2LG
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Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑5 pm |
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