Noak is on a mission to become the best neighbourhood restaurant in London which means serving seasonal tasty food, with high standards and none of the pretension.
Our menu features local produce made with love from a passionate kitchen team for one reason: to make you happy.
Noak
European Restaurant in Brockley
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All In London Review
All-day dining spot with a slice of the Scandihygge on the side
Located in Brockley, on what might be deemed as the wrong side of the tracks – given that the neighbourhood’s other similarly trendy eating spots seem to be the other side of the railway footbridge – Noak cuts an enticing figure. Beyond the expansive awning lies an even more expansive restaurant, whose stripped back combination of chunky wooden furniture, exposed brick work counters and neutral walls keep the Danish design notes flickering.
Rumored to have once served a mean sourdough roll as well as the occasional artisan pizza, the sight of the wood burning oven lingering beside the open kitchen is a nod to the past. These days the menu focuses on modern dishes cooked with fresh, seasonal produce – all the buzzwords of the contemporary kitchen then. Not that we can complain, when we would happily eat everything on the perfectly compact menu, which includes the likes of duck breast and butternut squash puree and salmon rillettes with chilli aioli. What we do decide to choose, is all grand. Starting with the prawn and avocado, a warm, chunky, well-seasoned dish, we next go for the rib eye steak for main. Bathed in a rich, salty sauce that covers a bed of spring onion and kale, the steak is expertly cooked. Cut through and the blood mixes with the salty sauce and the rich yoke of the poached duck egg that tops the plate.Opting for cocktails to join the steak, we’re pleased to see the Godfather on the menu, the under-utilised mix of bourbon and amaretto that’s as sweet as it is strong.
Surprisingly empty for a Thursday night, Noak must be waiting for word of mouth to spread about the undoubtedly fine food the restaurant is now serving. Given the quality of our meal and the relaxed environment the place seems to promote; it won’t be too long before people start crossing that bridge for Noak.
Reviewed by T.A.O
anonymously
on Jan 12, 2017
Published on Jan 12, 2017
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