Roast
Stoney Street, London
020 7940 1300
British
London Bridge
About Roast
Within a landmark London building, a culinary treat awaits. Using the finest of the country's seasonal produce, a restaurant has been created dedicated to the best of British cooking.
Using British ingredients wherever we can, placing emphasis on the sourcing and provenance of products, we intend to explore dishes and recipes that also highlight seasonality.
>From succulent spit roasts and deeply flavoured puddings cooked over days, through to organically grown salad leaves that have real taste, British cooking can rightly take its place on the international stage.
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Added Fri 25 Jul 2008 by KimT
It's a bit weird (and scary) wandering through the deserted Borough market in the evening to reach Roast but my friend and I ventured out to find out what the fuss was about. We loved it from the moment we came up the stairs into the reception area with the real grass growing across the counter - we half expected a lamb or something to graze across it...
Actually, we weren't up to a full blown meal although we did look at the menu - which had all the old favourites like most types of roast meat, steak, liver and bacon, chops and some fish dishes (mackeral). It all looked tasty albeit a little expensive - but no more so than any other London restaurants. Starters are priced between £6 and £12 with a fair few at £8.50. Main courses are between £18 and £24 with vegetables and sides at around £4 each.
We laughed at the "Rare breeds Monday" - surely focusing on selling rare breeds would increase their rarity! But full marks for having a serious policy of local and seasonal sourcing...
We parked ourselves in the bar which was furnished with big squidgy sofas and low tables with views out from large windows over the empty market. We were sure that the views of the market in full swing would be much more interesting than the eerie night time view - so guess that lunch times are popular.
Anyway, the staff fell over themselves to be friendly and helpful - which is a rarity these days as many restaurants emulate the French model of "insult your customers". We enjoyed glasses of fine wine, some lovely non alcoholic cocktails (rhubarb was a frequent ingredient), a bowl of chips with curry dip and some designer fish fingers. The bar menu was extremely reasonable.
Roast is famous for its lovely location - the floral room architecture is really rather stunning. And also for the famous table where the profits are donated to the Princes Trust - so you can reduce your guilt with charitable giving whilst eating great food and drinking fab wine...The clientele were mostly well-heeled and upmarket, although there were a fair few young people in there with decidedly modern (and revealing) attire.
We had a marvellous time and it was only because sitting so near those fantastically panoramic windows became a little chilly that we moved on....But it gets our thumbs up and we will return to enjoy a full meal soon...