Located just off Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch, Merchants Tavern is housed in a Victorian warehouse and former apothecary, and comprises a large restaurant, buzzing bar and private dining room. Merchants Tavern serves a Modern European menu, directed by seasonality.

Upon arrival, I stood in the middle of the buzzing bar and drunk in the glorious interior. It’s Mad Men meets Victoriana, referencing the great design era of the fifties and sixties with the odd flash of neon lighting, a log fire and an awesome soundtrack.

Cocktails are classic with innovative riffs, staff are engaged and full of knowledgeable recommendations, and the atmosphere is buzzing.

My starter of quail featured a roasted breast, confit leg and pan fried foie gras, with hazelnut pesto and remoulade ”“ it’s a house dish, and rightly so. The plantation pork belly main was quite divine, with a hard-to-break layer of crackling topping the juicy meat below. Dessert was overshadowed by the warm lemon-scented Madeleines delivered fresh from the oven and were the perfect note to finish on.

http://www.merchantstavern.co.uk/

Merchants Tavern London
36 Charlotte Road, London EC2A 3PG, United Kingdom
+44 20 7060 5335

Quail, hazelnut pesto, remoulade & foie gras starter at Merchants Tavern London

Nina is Melting Butter’s vivacious London correspondent who has been tasked with curating the best hotspots London has to offer. Being based in Brixton, South London’s notoriously vibrant cultural mecca, makes Nina’s quest for the newest, most fashionable, design-centric hotspots a total breeze. Head to her blog Have You Heard Of It?, a jackpot for fellow neophiles looking for fresh reviews on London’s restaurants, bars, things to do and see. Follow her on Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest too.

(All images courtesy of Merchants Tavern)

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