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Addendum
As you’d expect from a hotel restaurant located smack bang in the City, most if not all of Addendum’s clientele are business people. Brief, stylish lunches over which one debates the ebb and flow of the world’s economies and politics are the order of the day. Staff are adept at making the logistics of serving food melt into the background with as few interruptions as possible. No expansive menu descriptions are recited and explanations on the menu are concisely written. Talented chef Tom Illic has departed, handing over the reins to his deputy Darren Thomas. The savoury side of things is now simpler, more conventional and hasn’t necessarily been improved by the handover – although desserts are still on sparkling form. A starter of barbecued beef with mustard leaves and horseradish sauce was, unexpectedly, a fragile-tasting carpaccio skimming the bottom of the plate, with a confetti dusting of baby leaves and dash of indistinct sauce. A main course of tomato tarte tatin, also served with salad, made a barely discernible impression, resting unimaginatively on a pile of sliced tomatoes, while a faint balsamic glaze somewhere along the line lent scant flavour to a few salad leaves. Pudding really got the taste buds going, belying its simple description on the page. Lemon meringue pie was a truly delightful, tangy carnival of contrasting tastes, textures and temperatures, including chunky shreds of candied peel and a dab of shiveringly cold, tart lemon sorbet to counteract the sweet warm meringue – almost worth a visit on its own.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2008
Services:
Disabled: lift; toilet (in hotel)
Function room: Separate rooms for parties, seating 10-50
Outdoor tables: 12, terrace
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