Baltic

Eastern European Restaurant in Lambeth
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9 / 10 from 4 reviews
Address
74 Blackfriars Road
Lambeth
London
SE1 8HA
Map
Telephone
020 7928 1111
Other Branches
Wodka Restaurants
Region
Lambeth
Nearest Station
Southwark
0.03 miles
Opening Times
Monday Open 17:30 - Closes 23:15
Tuesday Open 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Open 17:30 - Closes 23:15
Wednesday Open 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Open 17:30 - Closes 23:15
Thursday Open 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Open 17:30 - Closes 23:15
Friday Open 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Open 17:30 - Closes 23:15
Saturday Open 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Open 17:30 - Closes 23:15
Sunday Open 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Open 17:00 - Closes 22:30

Baltic serve a variety of East European dishes as well as bar snacks and natural flavoured vodkas in the separate bar area. They can cater for private parties of up to 40 people and provide outside seating on the pavement.

All In London Review

Buzzy, busy, dark and attractively noisy

I first visited this Polish restaurant and bar one evening ages and ages ago. On the corner of the cut, I remembered it as being buzzy, busy, dark and attractively noisy and that I felt a little too old and not quite fashionable enough to be there. So I was surprised when a business colleague suggested it for lunch recently.

The innocuous entrance – two huge wooden doors with micro fairy lights and a couple of chairs and tables on a small frontage enters into a slim, sophisticated, intimate and beautifully decorated bar. Loved the metal work, the textured walls, inset benches and warm hues. It is a contrast to enter the large airy restaurant area with its high ceilings – this was once, apparently, a Citroen garage.

The lunch menu is almost as exciting as the main menu. Although there were plenty of interesting options on the starter menu, I stuck with tradition and ordered smoked salmon blinis (£6.50) while my colleague tackled the seared scallops with courgettes, garlic and coriander.

Resisting the grill menu offering mouth watering sounding dishes such as haunch of venison (£17), Sirloin Aberdeen Angus steak (£17.50), roasted partridge (£14.50) and ossobuco (shin of veal with spetzle dumplings - £19.50) I browsed the fish menu – pausing a bit at the roast halibut with crayfish, leek and celery (£18.50) and settling finally on the set lunch option of venison meatballs with spiced plum sauce (set menu of two courses £14.50). The food was good enough to distract us from our business conversation – which was lively enough anyway.

As it was lunchtime on a work day we didn’t dare sample any of the cocktails or even peek at one of the most extensive wodka menus you can imagine - that alone would be worth returning for.

Reviewed by KimT
Published on Apr 8, 2009


User Reviews

Susie
from Surrey

May 10, 2013

I loved this place.. unusual but delicious food, characterful surroundings and good service. Eastern-European influence comes through throughout the menu... fantastic!
matthewso84

Sep 21, 2011

Admittedly I can only base this on the Sunday set menu, but Baltic is my favourite restaurant in London. I went their last year and am itching to go back. £20.50 for 3 incredible courses and a cocktail included. The fish starter was delicious and the moussakka was sublime. (I say that as someone previously against the dish after a troubling Cretan experience.)

It was not that busy when I went but the place itself is lovely, and wonderfully convenient from Southwark station. The staff were fine as far as I can remember and they even gave me another free drink as it was my birthday! I want to go back to Baltic so very much, I'm just a bit worried that, seeing as how perfect my one visit was, it can but disappoint. We'll see...
matthewso84

Sep 21, 2011

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