Latest reviews in Cannon Street, London, United Kingdom

Barcelona Tapas Bar & Restaurant - SO GOOD by wkent

wkent — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:58:42 +0000

Review by wkent

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7329 5111

Website: http://www.barcelona-tapas.com

Tags: tapas, toptable, vegetarian dishes

Had a great experience here, really good food and a great ambiance. Also really enjoyed the cured meats and cheeses. I definitely recommend this restaurant! Had a great experience here, really good food and a great ambiance. Also really enjoyed the cured meats and cheeses. I definitely recommend this restaurant!

Coq d'Argent - An oasis in the sky by herrylaw

herrylaw — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:50:45 +0000

Review by herrylaw

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7395 5000

Website: http://www.conran.co.uk

Tags: french, expensive, business

Little known outside the City's financial quarter, this is one of the best and most interesting restaurants in London. Accessed by discreet lifts on the ground floor of the unloved eyesore No 1 Poultry, one enters a magical rooftop garden and a calm, wide room with views over much of the City. Eyewateringly expensive and mouthwateringly good, a recent light lunch of a plate of fines de Claire and a vegetable tart washed down with a couple of glasses of house Sancerre knocked the top off £70. A dinner for two - still only drinking the house Sancerre - was £150. But after a meal, stroll outside onto the round terrace (where you can also eat among the wisteria) and through a gate, and be amazed at the view from the carefully-tended lawn and the lookout folly at the point overlooking Bank. Alternatively, just come up for a drink in the garden and watch the sun go down
Little known outside the City's financial quarter, this is one of the best and most interesting restaurants in London. Accessed by discreet lifts on the ground floor of the unloved eyesore No 1 Poultry, one enters a magical rooftop garden and a calm, wide room with views over much of the City. Eyewateringly expensive and mouthwateringly good, a recent light lunch of a plate of fines de Claire and a vegetable tart washed down with a couple of glasses of house Sancerre knocked the top off £70. A dinner for two - still only drinking the house Sancerre - was £150. But after a meal, stroll outside onto the round terrace (where you can also eat among the wisteria) and through a gate, and be amazed at the view from the carefully-tended lawn and the lookout folly at the point overlooking Bank. Alternatively, just come up for a drink in the garden and watch the sun go down

The Banker - Warring Bankers by nyamnyam

nyamnyam — Mon, 28 May 2007 09:34:48 +0000

Review by nyamnyam

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7283 5206

Tags: lively, good value, food

A few words of warning about this review: I'm giving the Banker five stars for what it's good at. Judging it as a geneal purpose pub or restaurant is unfair; it has a very very specific exact target market.

The Banker occupies the space underneath the Cannon Street Station railway tracks. It's big inside, it's got a big extension that hovers *over* the river but *under* the bridge, and it's got a big deck and lots of outside space. Because it's on the river, not the road, it's free of fumes and grit by City standards. Nice.

The Banker closes by 10pm, often earlier. What the heck's the good of that, you say? Simple! The Banker is a LUNCH pub and it's the best one in the City. Food is BIG and it's ENGLISH and stuff is ROASTED. Sometimes TWICE. There's a choice of six or seven things ALL of which come with roast carrots and parsnips -- yes, roast parsnips *on tap* as it were every day. There's enough space to accomodate an impromptu working lunch. It's a happy enough atmosphere for those 'welcome to the team' lunches. It's got enough dark corners and fast enough service for a plain solitary lunch too -- in fact there's a core of regulars who creep in singly at noon to gorge on parsnips, pork belly, and potatoes. And, gentle reader, I am one of them.

Afternoons see the Banker and its deck jammed with afternoon drinkers -- those for whom lunch starts at 1 and continues until the term loses all meaning.

Five stars to the Banker, then, for providing lunch (and only lunch) to City people (and only City people). On weekends and evenings it's not even *open*, so you non-City types need not apply. It's also not strictly speaking the best pub cuisine in the city, although it's far more convenient and versatile than its rivals. But if you feel the urge to consume five pounds of roast venison and mashed potato in between secondary bond derivatives deals (and who doesn't?) then the Banker is your best friend.

A few words of warning about this review: I'm giving the Banker five stars for what it's good at. Judging it as a geneal purpose pub or restaurant is unfair; it has a very very specific exact target market.

The Banker occupies the space underneath the Cannon Street Station railway tracks. It's big inside, it's got a big extension that hovers *over* the river but *under* the bridge, and it's got a big deck and lots of outside space. Because it's on the river, not the road, it's free of fumes and grit by City standards. Nice.

The Banker closes by 10pm, often earlier. What the heck's the good of that, you say? Simple! The Banker is a LUNCH pub and it's the best one in the City. Food is BIG and it's ENGLISH and stuff is ROASTED. Sometimes TWICE. There's a choice of six or seven things ALL of which come with roast carrots and parsnips -- yes, roast parsnips *on tap* as it were every day. There's enough space to accomodate an impromptu working lunch. It's a happy enough atmosphere for those 'welcome to the team' lunches. It's got enough dark corners and fast enough service for a plain solitary lunch too -- in fact there's a core of regulars who creep in singly at noon to gorge on parsnips, pork belly, and potatoes. And, gentle reader, I am one of them.

Afternoons see the Banker and its deck jammed with afternoon drinkers -- those for whom lunch starts at 1 and continues until the term loses all meaning.

Five stars to the Banker, then, for providing lunch (and only lunch) to City people (and only City people). On weekends and evenings it's not even *open*, so you non-City types need not apply. It's also not strictly speaking the best pub cuisine in the city, although it's far more convenient and versatile than its rivals. But if you feel the urge to consume five pounds of roast venison and mashed potato in between secondary bond derivatives deals (and who doesn't?) then the Banker is your best friend.

The Livery - Lovely by lisac

lisac — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:19:35 +0000

Review by lisac

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7600 9624

Tags: friendly, cozy, quiet

A very nice bar with friendly staff and lots of space.A very nice bar with friendly staff and lots of space.

Taberna Etrusca - Al Fresco Italian in the "City" of London by Formaggio_Amore

Formaggio_Amore — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:37:44 +0000

Review by Formaggio_Amore

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7248 5552

Website: http://www.etruscagroup.co.uk

Tags: italian, restaurant, food

This is a nice, little Italian restaurant in the financial district of London (City), just off Bow Lane, hidden away from the frantic activity of the main streets. With its outdoors tables in its inner terrace and on the alley-way, it is ideal for eating lunch outdoors.

The food is good, well presented and without fuss. I went there with a friend last week and we had delicious ravioli, spaghetti, bruschetta and pomodoro with a glass of Rose wine each.

Service is good, swift and attentive. Anti-pastis/starters are at around £6-£8 and mains at around £12-£14. Portions are reasonable.

Little downside: they charged us an unexpected £1 each for "covers" -an old fashion, non-transparent and bad pratice you still sometimes find in a few restaurants in London, which I am against. The bill came also with double the charge for the Rose wine but was promptly corrected when I told the otherwise amicable waiter that I have 20 Italian friends in London with "Cosa Nostra" and "Camorra" roots, including a "Capo dei Capi" (Boss of bosses).

Otherwise, highly recommended if you work in the City and want to lunch Italian and/or Al Fresco with friends, colleagues or clients. This is a nice, little Italian restaurant in the financial district of London (City), just off Bow Lane, hidden away from the frantic activity of the main streets. With its outdoors tables in its inner terrace and on the alley-way, it is ideal for eating lunch outdoors.

The food is good, well presented and without fuss. I went there with a friend last week and we had delicious ravioli, spaghetti, bruschetta and pomodoro with a glass of Rose wine each.

Service is good, swift and attentive. Anti-pastis/starters are at around £6-£8 and mains at around £12-£14. Portions are reasonable.

Little downside: they charged us an unexpected £1 each for "covers" -an old fashion, non-transparent and bad pratice you still sometimes find in a few restaurants in London, which I am against. The bill came also with double the charge for the Rose wine but was promptly corrected when I told the otherwise amicable waiter that I have 20 Italian friends in London with "Cosa Nostra" and "Camorra" roots, including a "Capo dei Capi" (Boss of bosses).

Otherwise, highly recommended if you work in the City and want to lunch Italian and/or Al Fresco with friends, colleagues or clients.