Jones and Son

European Restaurant in Dalston
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8 / 10 from 1 review
Address
23-27 Arcola Street
Dalston
London
E8 2DJ
Map
Telephone
020 7241 1211
Cuisine
European
Region
Dalston
Nearest Station
Dalston Kingsland
0.34 miles

Housed in an old Victorian textile factory in Dalston now home to Cell Studios, Jones & Sons is the latest addition to the local landscape and aims to offer a haven for the more discerning Dalston diner. Open from 11am for breakfast and lunch with dinner served from 6pm through to 10/11pm, it’s a space to meet, eat, relax and also have the odd drink, where the speciality is quality, well-made British food.

Coffee comes from Monmouth and is served by baristas trained by coffee maven Tim Williams (from a vintage Faema machine that has to be seen for its beauty to be truly appreciated). All meat comes from local Well Street Butchers and is cooked to perfection on the imposing char-grill, centrepiece of the open kitchen. Steaks are thick, veggies are well catered for and the bar snacks are classic. All ales, bar the black stuff, are London brewed and include Meantime, uber-local Beavertown Brews from Duke’s Brew & Que and The Kernel. Whilst the owners have handpicked the wine menu, adding to the personal touches you’ll find throughout.

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All In London Review

Jones and Son serves all day but most importantly it might just serve East London's best full English breakfast.

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Smart and sophisticated, Jones and Son is Dalston all grown up. Tucked away on Arcola Street, the café-restaurant has taken an airy, industrial space (a former textile factory) and added the luxe furniture (heavy on the mid-century Danish) and design touches to give it both comfort and chic at once; a combination you won’t always find matching in this part of town.

We visit on a Sunday for brunch and find it surprisingly empty on arrival at 11:45 – although maybe that’s to be expected given the hours Dalston will keep you out till. We order Bloody Marys and coffees and while the coffee is a good cup, the lack of Tabasco leaves the Bloody Mary feeling a tad impotent to us (a problem that couldn’t be remedied due to the fact they’d run out of the hot sauce – so probably a one-off thing). No such issues with the food – I’ll say it now, the Jones and Sons full English breakfast is hands down the best I’ve eaten in London. Granted, I’m yet to sample the Hawksmoor spread but until that day the Dalston restaurant is the winner. The price of a full English breakfast these days can be scandalous but at £8.50 here you’re getting a bargain. The huge sausage and premium black pudding stand out on the plate but every ingredient worked. We also sample poached eggs and avocado, which was a large pile of that good, green fattiness with perfectly poached eggs on chunky toast. On this offering the brunch menu is faultless.

Evenings are presumably a lot busier when the lights are dimmer and the menu shifts to main mode. Sticking to a slim line selection, the steak, grilled whole fish of the day and pan-fried polenta and artichokes catch our eye. Desserts include chocolate and blueberries with Earl Grey ice cream and Eton mess. With mains costing around £13.50, a bottle of house wine at £16.50 and cocktails all around £8, Jones and Son adds up to a bit of a bargain. It may not be cheap eating but add together the environment and the quality of the food and the value is well worth taking a trip to Arcola Street.

Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on Aug 7, 2014


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