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Ambassador 55 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QL Clerkenwell 020 7837 0009 www.theambassadorcafe.co.uk Category: Modern European Travel: Farringdon tube/rail/19, 38, 341 bus Breakfast served 8.30am-noon, lunch served noon-3pm Mon-Fri. Brunch served 11am-4pm Sat, Sun. Dinner served 6.30-10.15pm Mon-Sat Main courses £9.50-£17. Set lunch £12.50 2 courses, £16 3 courses Credit cards: AmEx, MC, V |
Ambassador As a day-long café-style operation the Ambassador – runner-up for Best New Restaurant in the 2006 Time Out Eating & Drinking Awards – aims to please all the people all the time. That it succeeds, and impressively, is down to skill, commitment and an eye for detail. The various menus include breakfast waffles and pastries, a weekend brunch, dinner, and small sharing dishes for those primarily here to enjoy the beautifully crafted wine list. The room and furnishings are simple. Tables spill seamlessly out on to the street when weather allows. Everything that matters is made to count: tap water arriving unprompted on a hot day, linen napkins, perfectly judged service. And of course the food. We’ve not had a dud dish here. From the terrine-and-omelette style of the good-value set lunch to the more cheffy, complex à la carte (pollock, for example, with soft celeriac, crispy fennel and a ghosting of foam) – everything has impressed. Desserts deserve special mention: no afterthought, these, but exquisite riffs on a theme; blood orange three ways is a lesson in texture. Enjoy the casual atmosphere and reasonable prices, but don’t be deceived by them: this is a fine restaurant indeed. Source: Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2008
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Child facilities: Babies and children welcome: children's menu; high chairs; toys http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/9245.html Available in print from Time Out and in shops
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