Harden's says
The chef's behind Stokey's mega popular brunch spot The Good Egg (just check out that weekend perma-queue) bring their unique mix of Middle Eastern cooking and spicing with British ingredients to Soho's Kingly Court. The follow-up draws on the distinctive Jewish café-culture of Montreal and Tel-Aviv's vibrant street-food scene for an all-day restaurant, bakery and bar.
Harden's survey result
Summary
“Utterly magic shakshuka served with chunks of roasted sourdough…”, “stand-out salt beef bagels…”, “incredible coffee with a selection of babka sweet breads (in different flavours!)…”, “ZFC – ‘za’atar fried chicken’ – to die for!…” – these “bustling” Israeli delis in Stoke Newington and Soho’s Kingly Court create queues (especially at brunch) with their “quite exceptional and startlingly fresh Middle-Eastern-cum-north-American food. They also make a worthwhile destination at dinner, when the pace is more sedate, the natural wines are flowing and you can actually book a table”. “Casual and relaxed”, they look “gorgeous” too.
Summary
“Utterly magic shakshuka served with chunks of roasted sourdough…”, “stand-out salt beef bagels…”, “incredible coffee with a selection of babka sweet breads (in different flavours!)…”, “ZFC – ‘za’atar fried chicken’ – to die for!…” – these “bustling” Israeli delis in Stoke Newington and Soho’s Kingly Court create queues (especially at brunch) with their “quite exceptional and startlingly fresh Middle-Eastern-cum-north-American food. They also make a worthwhile destination at dinner, when the pace is more sedate, the natural wines are flowing and you can actually book a table”. “Casual and relaxed”, they look “gorgeous” too.
Summary
“Exceptional breakfasts and exceptionally welcoming staff” are the two most highly praised features of this Israeli deli in Stokey, which now has a Soho offshoot too. One former fan however, complained of “corners cut” of late – hopefully just a blip.
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The Good Egg Restaurant Diner Reviews
"As a regular and big fan of the original N16 venture, the Soho outpost has alway been a notch or two below its older sibling. And especially inconsistent. So a return visit for the first time i ages was a real treat - the best it's ever been. Some of their distinctive treatments and flavours have found new life in new dishes - the Za'atar onion rings for instance are original and delicious. The covered food courtyard can be a bit noise and indoors a bit warm so choose your time/table carefully, otherwise if this is the new normal then long may it continue."
