Right then,
Actually went there last night. Girlfriend chose the venue after I took her to the Phoenix at the weekend. (what can i say, I'm a cheap date)
First off, the inside is basically the same as Pangea but the tables are a ridiculously low to the ground. You end up half bending over the table with your knees around your ears as you eat.
Staff were very friendly without being overbearing - gave us plenty of time to make our order and when we were finished didn't make any attempt to hurry us out. Asked us about where we came from in brixton and seemed genuinely interested to find out about us. Music was relaxed stylebar-ish Ibiza chill out type stuff. Not my personal tastes but inoffensive enough for a restaurant.
When we got there it was pretty empty and, as with Pangea, the back room was completely empty. It did fill up a bit as the night went on. Everyone in there looked like your typical young urban professional types - a bit Claphamesque. This will probably wind some people up but I can't raise the effort to be arsed about it.
Drinks were pricy - they've got Stella and some german lager on tap at £3. I think the bottled beers were more expensive but to be honest I didn't really look past the Stella. There was a wine list and some extrodinarily expensive cocktails but I didn't see anyone drinking them when we were there. everyone else seemed to also be drinking Stella.
Now the food - It was tapas so the portions were tiny. The menu was also quite small (about 15-20 choices) but....
the food was absolutley amazing. figs with goats cheese and pancetta, deep fried anchovies wrapped in sage, lamb medallions, fresh bread and tapenade, flame grilled king prawns - while it may all sound a bit wanky it was probably the best tasting food i've had since coming down to London four years ago.
But, as I say the portion's were tiny and at up to £5.50 a plate it doesn't make for a cheap meal considering you'd have to have at least three or four plates to calm a hunger (or at least I did).
If it was slightly cheaper I would probably go back regularly. As it is I'm going to stick with Fujiyama as first choice restaurant in Brixton and maybe go back there every now and again for a special occasion. If the beers were cheaper I'd probably also go in there for a quiet pint.
In brief 7/10? Good effort, but a bit pricy.
LJ "Egon Ronay" Bundy
Actually went there last night. Girlfriend chose the venue after I took her to the Phoenix at the weekend. (what can i say, I'm a cheap date)
First off, the inside is basically the same as Pangea but the tables are a ridiculously low to the ground. You end up half bending over the table with your knees around your ears as you eat.
Staff were very friendly without being overbearing - gave us plenty of time to make our order and when we were finished didn't make any attempt to hurry us out. Asked us about where we came from in brixton and seemed genuinely interested to find out about us. Music was relaxed stylebar-ish Ibiza chill out type stuff. Not my personal tastes but inoffensive enough for a restaurant.
When we got there it was pretty empty and, as with Pangea, the back room was completely empty. It did fill up a bit as the night went on. Everyone in there looked like your typical young urban professional types - a bit Claphamesque. This will probably wind some people up but I can't raise the effort to be arsed about it.
Drinks were pricy - they've got Stella and some german lager on tap at £3. I think the bottled beers were more expensive but to be honest I didn't really look past the Stella. There was a wine list and some extrodinarily expensive cocktails but I didn't see anyone drinking them when we were there. everyone else seemed to also be drinking Stella.
Now the food - It was tapas so the portions were tiny. The menu was also quite small (about 15-20 choices) but....
the food was absolutley amazing. figs with goats cheese and pancetta, deep fried anchovies wrapped in sage, lamb medallions, fresh bread and tapenade, flame grilled king prawns - while it may all sound a bit wanky it was probably the best tasting food i've had since coming down to London four years ago.
But, as I say the portion's were tiny and at up to £5.50 a plate it doesn't make for a cheap meal considering you'd have to have at least three or four plates to calm a hunger (or at least I did).
If it was slightly cheaper I would probably go back regularly. As it is I'm going to stick with Fujiyama as first choice restaurant in Brixton and maybe go back there every now and again for a special occasion. If the beers were cheaper I'd probably also go in there for a quiet pint.
In brief 7/10? Good effort, but a bit pricy.
LJ "Egon Ronay" Bundy
