30th March 2007
British with a Caribbean twist
This may look like a shed tucked away in the leafy gardens of Lincoln's Inn Fields, but as soon as you get inside you see that it's anything but. The cool Scandinavian-looking light wood and pale blue furniture and the stylish flower arrangements are the backdrop to some seriously good food.
I've been here twice now, once for dinner on a chilly winter evening, and once for lunch on a not much warmer spring day, but I'm determined to come back again as it would make a really good summer destination.
On my first visit I had an excellent Caesar salad with jerk chicken and pancetta, good duck leg (and beautifully cooked vegetables with plenty of bite), and finished with a very good crme brulee with wild berry compote. Chris had caramelised onion tart with goats cheese, jerk chicken with garlic mash, cheese plate all very good. The food was all nicely presented. With a bottle of Spanish wine and water this came to 85 (including and service). Talking of service, this was OK but occasionally a bit odd e.g. the waiter didn't seem to know they had mixed vegetables as a menu item. Similarly on a recent lunch time visit there was a bit of a gap between the arrival of our main courses and the mashed potato we'd ordered to accompany them but when the mash came it was excellent as was my warm squid salad and my friend's curried goat. At lunch time they do a bargain 2 courses for 11.50, or 3 for 13.95, but we went for the a la carte with its more adventurous and varied options.
By the way, if you visit in winter the gate to the park closes at about 8.30 so you need to be inside the restaurant by then a waiter will escort you to the gate when you leave to unlock it for you.
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